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ANTant
Hello. I am planning to upgrade my computer system in a few weeks. I am
going to replace its motherboard, CPU, and memory. You can view my
current primary/gaming system on
http://alpha.zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/computers.txt ...
I am planning to keep all my old parts except sound card, RAM, CPU, and
motherboard. Now, the question is which CPU and which motherboard (was
an ASUS person in the past) do I want to get. From brief researches from
reading benchmarks, AMD Athlon64 seems like a good choice for a gaming
system. I read that Intel P4 CPUs does a better job with video stuff
which I rarely do (mostly cropping and encoding with DivX).
Also, I plan to replace my old SB Live! Platinum (without its LiveDrive)
to an Audigy2 (good EAX) or maybe a M-Audio Revolutions (probably not
due to weak EAX emulation).
Also, I will be installing Debian with Windows XP Pro to replace Red Hat
Linux 7.2. Yes, I do game in Linux with old games like Q3A, RTCW, ET,
etc.
Mainly, this upgrade is for gaming. The newest games are starting to show
my system's age like DOOM 3, Far Cry, etc. I do not overclock and my
setup must be able to survive in a 85+ degrees(F) room (AC is weak,
upstair room, and Southern CA's heat waves). Heat is a big issue for me.
Any suggestions on what I should get for my upgrade is welcomed.
--
"Have I told you how much I like ants, huh? Especially fried in a
subtle blend of mech fluid and grated gears?" --Rampage to Inferno,
"Transmutate" in Transformers (Beast Wars)
/\___/\
/ /\ /\ \ Phillip (Ant) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx & http://aqfl.net
| |o o| | E-mail: (e-mail address removed) or (e-mail address removed)
\ _ / Nuke ANT from e-mail address if your e-mail was returned.
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going to replace its motherboard, CPU, and memory. You can view my
current primary/gaming system on
http://alpha.zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/computers.txt ...
I am planning to keep all my old parts except sound card, RAM, CPU, and
motherboard. Now, the question is which CPU and which motherboard (was
an ASUS person in the past) do I want to get. From brief researches from
reading benchmarks, AMD Athlon64 seems like a good choice for a gaming
system. I read that Intel P4 CPUs does a better job with video stuff
which I rarely do (mostly cropping and encoding with DivX).
Also, I plan to replace my old SB Live! Platinum (without its LiveDrive)
to an Audigy2 (good EAX) or maybe a M-Audio Revolutions (probably not
due to weak EAX emulation).
Also, I will be installing Debian with Windows XP Pro to replace Red Hat
Linux 7.2. Yes, I do game in Linux with old games like Q3A, RTCW, ET,
etc.
Mainly, this upgrade is for gaming. The newest games are starting to show
my system's age like DOOM 3, Far Cry, etc. I do not overclock and my
setup must be able to survive in a 85+ degrees(F) room (AC is weak,
upstair room, and Southern CA's heat waves). Heat is a big issue for me.
Any suggestions on what I should get for my upgrade is welcomed.
--
"Have I told you how much I like ants, huh? Especially fried in a
subtle blend of mech fluid and grated gears?" --Rampage to Inferno,
"Transmutate" in Transformers (Beast Wars)
/\___/\
/ /\ /\ \ Phillip (Ant) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx & http://aqfl.net
| |o o| | E-mail: (e-mail address removed) or (e-mail address removed)
\ _ / Nuke ANT from e-mail address if your e-mail was returned.
( )