schweet, new comp

[c0nspire]

ordered it and it arrives

specs:

Asus K8V-SE Deluxe S754 VIA K8T800 Chipset 1AGP8x/5PCI/3DDR, w/Sound Gigabit Lan SATA Raid USB 2.0 IEEE1394 ATA-133
512MB PC3200 400Mhz 184pin DDR (Kingston KVR400X64C3/512)
512MB PC3200 400Mhz 184pin DDR (Kingston KVR400X64C3/512)
AMD® Athlon™ 64 3200+ w/800Mhz FSB 512K Box
ATI Radeon 9600 XT 256MB DDR AGP8X w/S-Video & DVI-I OEM
Antec Sonata 17" Black ATX case w380 watt True power supply (8xbays)
Maxtor 160GB HD 7200rpm 8MB (SATA)
LiteOn 52x32x52 IDE int CD Writer Retail Box
LiteOn 16x DVD Reader

and some pics



http://lowpolycg.com/upload/comp/IMG_0085.jpg
http://lowpolycg.com/upload/comp/IMG_0087.jpg
http://lowpolycg.com/upload/comp/IMG_0089.jpg
http://lowpolycg.com/upload/comp/IMG_0109.jpg
http://lowpolycg.com/upload/comp/IMG_0113.jpg

[PhantomOokami]

You lucked out. New geForce series beats the living crap out of ATI now.

[c0nspire]

ive had issues with geforce, i prefer ati, and i am getting a 9800pro in a month for 150cad, thats about 115 usd

bts this isnt a gaming machine, thats what my other one is for. this is my school comp

[Jason-Lavoie]

dude 1 gig of ram... F U ... FU !!!!

So this is your... dev comp? like 3d modeling comp... lol

[Jason-Lavoie]

crap man i just read thourgh the whole specs... lol

if thi sisn't your gaming machine.. please tell me the specs of your gaming machine..

i like theblue lights

[Daniel]

kinda makes me wish I knew how to build a comp :p

[jawahar]

hmm...nice circuit board :drool: :) :D

[PhantomOokami]

I thinking about upping my ram to 700mb. I need like, 200-400$ to upgrade right now =(

[c0nspire]

PhantomOokami - 2-4 hundred?? my ram was 100 bucks a stick. if your going to up your ram try not to mismatch sticks. ie 1x512 and 1x256, try to keep the memory sticks the same size and brand. Makes it easier to run dual channel and you'll get better performance.

jawahar - its a motherboard ;)

jason - my all around machine is an overclocked barton with pc3200 ram and a radeon (9500 pro w/softmod and overclock).

runs at 2.3 (3500+ish)

[jawahar]

yup sorry ,typo ;) :p :) :D

[ross_coe]

sweeeeet :D

you got the logitech cordless desktop too :) good choice dood!!! I got the same (well almost....my keyboard isn't the cordless one tho :P )
I beat you in RAM tho....got 1.5 gigs :)
love the neon lights too :D

[c0nspire]

that is my second mx dou set, i have 2, one for that computer (the amd 64) and one for my 2500+ barton machine

[Downup]

I beat u all soon in ram.. 4x512

[Dr.N]

a friend of mine is thinking of getting a 4X512 :D.. i have 1024 MB now..ill add some when i really need to lol

and consire congrats man great computer:)

[Jason-Lavoie]

Getting anotehr 512 soon... that will be my cap.. unless i go buy 2 more 512 ramies... so i can only get 3x 512... :(

Definatly all i need though.. :)

[Dr.N]

is 4X512 the maximum?

[Jason-Lavoie]

NEVVVAAA.. it can be abillion... lol

[c0nspire]

on server boards 8 is the max, on regular boards i think its 4 now

[Downup]

Originally posted by Dr.N
is 4X512 the maximum?

i got 4slots.. my motherboard support 4*1024mb

[Torlok2002]

I fi remember correctly the athlon 64 has a hypertransport bus... which isnt measured by FSB clock... am i incorrect and lost my memory?

[PhantomOokami]

Originally posted by c0nspire
PhantomOokami - 2-4 hundred?? my ram was 100 bucks a stick. if your going to up your ram try not to mismatch sticks. ie 1x512 and 1x256, try to keep the memory sticks the same size and brand. Makes it easier to run dual channel and you'll get better performance.

Man, you got ripped off! I can get good ram for cheap... my dad just upgraded his entire computer and it costed him 400$. His video card was the new geforce series and it costed 86$. Theres also this good place in Toronto near China town, its like computer city! Everything is good quality but cheap at the same time. Also, I usually buy parts online, and I don't mean used ones. I guess my family has an easy time finding computer parts.

Anyway, all my slots are full so I'll probably get new ones all together. HUZZAH FOR 15$ MAIL IN REBATE XD 45$ per stick of ram!

[c0nspire]

Torlok2002 - yes that would be correct, the amd64's have HT (hypertransport)

here is some reading http://www.ukgamer.com/article.php4?id=143&page=1

PhantomOokami - chinatown... sounds like everything might be boot legged. anyways, i got my stuff from the cheapest local "dealer" around. he is cheaper than a-power and anitec.ca (some of the cheapest sites ova here)

the proc also has the cool n quiet feature. the clock speed will range anywhere form 1 gig to 2.2 gigs depending on the demand from the user. the proc speed can change as many times as 30 times a minute.

[c0nspire]

here are some quotes pulled off forums to maybe make it easier to understand

pulled from this (http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=1387933) thread

"64's dont technically have an fsb. it has a 2 way bus system: 800mhz one way, 800Mhz the other way"

FSB = HTT

HTT plus the multiplyer = Hypertransport Bus speed

HTT = 4 x 200 = 800

When they upped the HTT they needed to lower the multipyer in order for it to be stable. Just like oyu need to do with the multiplyer on normal systems..

So in A64s you have 2 multiplyers while other only have one..

There are 3 multipliers in an A64.
1. The logic core multiplier (CPU multiplier).
2. The memory controller multiplier (RAM)
3. The HyperTransport multiplier.

I'll use my A64 3200+ 1MB as the example.
Clock Generator = 200MHz
CPU clock = 200MHz X 10 = 2GHz
RAM clock = 200MHz X 1 = 200MHz(DDR) = 400MHz (PC3200)
HTT clock = 200MHz X 4 = 800MHz(unidirectional) = 1600MHz

HT is not only like FSB but it is how fast the CPU can address the other components of the system

[novoAlias]

i have six slots and 2 processor slots :D

[Dr.N]

isnt HT hyperthreeding?

[c0nspire]

Originally posted by BlackWolf
i have six slots and 2 processor slots :D


damn you and ur dualies...

Dr.N HT is hyperthreading, HTT is hyper transport but it is often refered to as HT for amd

[PhantomOokami]

Originally posted by c0nspire
PhantomOokami - chinatown... sounds like everything might be boot legged. anyways, i got my stuff from the cheapest local "dealer" around. he is cheaper than a-power and anitec.ca (some of the cheapest sites ova here)
Uh, it wasn't in China Town, it was OUTSIDE of it. China Town is actually legit and it would be hard to find some bootlegged products.

I don't go for local dealer sites that much.

[c0nspire]

just easin, just teasin