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Oz3050   08-26-2004 at 03:35:36 PM

I've only got enough money for one or the other so which should it be? Right now i have a Athlon XP 2100 and a GeForceFX 5900.

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sparky853   08-26-2004 at 03:53:10 PM
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You have a pretty good video card as it is, first off I would get the A64 FX-53, if I were you.

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XeenRecoil   08-26-2004 at 04:10:09 PM
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if it were me i would do A64-3500+, Asus mobo with Nforce3 250GB chipset, and 1GB of DDR4000. The core you have now is so old and outdated you will notice a huge increase in performance.

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mopeygoth   08-26-2004 at 05:01:45 PM
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you can get all that for the prize of an FX-53?!

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peteroy   08-26-2004 at 05:37:01 PM
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Athlon 64 FX will make ten times more difference with FX5900 than a 6800 Ultra with Athlon XP.

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coylter   08-26-2004 at 07:06:27 PM
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Get a a64 3200/3400 AND the 6800GT...
That would be the best upgrade...

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RichPLS   08-27-2004 at 12:53:50 AM
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I agree, vote is unamious...


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Icedout   08-27-2004 at 02:15:05 AM
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Look starting price of fx-53 with just 512 meg memory on av8 mother board is like $1138 if you get 3500 with av8 deluxe 1 gig cosair dual channel 3500 and leadtek 6800gt for same price and it will out perform your fx5900 with fx-53.
Look around a little you will see.

I went from
xp2600
fx 5900
512 meg 3500 dual channel corsair
Gigabyte 7nnxp

64 3500
Bfg 6800 ultra OC
1 gig corsair 3500 dual channel
asus av8

BAM WHAT A DIFFERENCE MAN


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Mr5oh   08-27-2004 at 02:15:50 AM
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I think the others have a better point, why go with the FX53 chip? If your budget was unlimited, yes the FX53 chip would be a perfect choice. However you budget obvisuly isn't unlimited, so it really would be better to go with a 64-bit, 3500+ or a 3400+. Going with one of these chips you would still be able to get a 6800 GT, which would still be an incredible setup.

Just my two cents, but taking this route seems much more sensible.

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Oz3050   08-27-2004 at 02:17:40 AM
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By the way. I already have an MSI K8N Neo2. No matter what im upgrading the CPU. I just wasn't sure if i should sacrifice CPU power for a new video card.

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Icedout   08-27-2004 at 02:19:56 AM
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3500 with 6800 gt still better choice one or the other your limited by either old video technology or cpu technology
go with both on top you get best of both worlds.

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dhlucke   08-27-2004 at 03:16:27 AM
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Upgrade both your CPU and Videocard. Get a 6800GT and the best AMD 64 CPU setup you can afford.

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endyen   08-27-2004 at 05:54:56 AM
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Since you already have the mobo, I guess you upgrade often. May as well use the board now, and get the graphics card when you can. A week or two should be ok.

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Spitfire_x86   08-27-2004 at 06:21:48 AM
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Get A64 3400+ (2.4 GHz, 512k L2 cache) with GeForce 6800GT

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endyen   08-27-2004 at 12:32:18 PM
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For those of you who missed the info, he already has an nforce3 250 ultra (socket 939) mobo. Buying a socket 754 board makes no sense.

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Mr5oh   08-27-2004 at 04:02:45 PM
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It still seems more resonable to get the 3500+ (939 socket), which is almost half the price of the FX, and still have money for a video card.

If you do get the FX chip, how far off is a video card upgrade?

I missed the 939 part also, oops.

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Oz3050   08-27-2004 at 05:11:06 PM
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Well, i've decided im gonna go with the Athlon 3500 and Leadtek Geforce 6800GT. I just got back from Iraq so technically i have the money to buy anything i wanted but i don't wanna spend that much money. I already got the 6800GT on order for $395 and will order the 3500 for $345 if it gets back instock at this one store soon. Well, thanks for the help guys.

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phial   08-27-2004 at 08:49:28 PM
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you lucky bastard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Mr5oh   08-28-2004 at 04:21:49 AM
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Great Choice!, Have Fun :smile:

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Cybercraig   08-28-2004 at 05:00:16 AM
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Welcome home and thanks for your service to the USA! :smile:

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endyen   08-28-2004 at 07:46:47 AM
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Nice post. Send along thanks from a Canadian, as well.

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Spitfire_x86   08-28-2004 at 11:40:43 AM
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Congrats for coming back alive

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