setup of a new asus mainboard based intel system

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Norbert Wenkel

Dear Reader,

i need some advices for a new Intel based PC which i would like to build up
in the next few weeks.
Applikation that are used mainly:

windows xp prof (vista next year!)
any kind of intensive internet usage
3D simulations (GTR, GT legands Live for Speed
3D shooters (just sometimes)
office applications
....

what intel processor should i use (Dual core or just HT)
what main board (should have SATA, firewire, 2.0 USB, Raid controller?)
RAM advices are welcome

system today
xp prof.; 3.06 Intel (HT); 1024 MB 2.5 RAM; nVidia 6600GT AGP +....

Any comments are wellcome

Norbert
 
Norbert Wenkel said:
Dear Reader,

i need some advices for a new Intel based PC which i would like to build
up in the next few weeks.
Applikation that are used mainly:

windows xp prof (vista next year!)
any kind of intensive internet usage
3D simulations (GTR, GT legands Live for Speed
3D shooters (just sometimes)
office applications
...

what intel processor should i use (Dual core or just HT)
what main board (should have SATA, firewire, 2.0 USB, Raid controller?)
RAM advices are welcome

system today
xp prof.; 3.06 Intel (HT); 1024 MB 2.5 RAM; nVidia 6600GT AGP +....

Any comments are wellcome

Norbert
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Are you expecting to see vast improvements over your current system? Your
video card isn't kick-ass and is your weakest component but not too shabby.
You might consider a better card. Save your money, you will be disappointed
with unrealistic expectations. The bleeding edge is costly and only gives
you bragging rights for a week or so. I've built 500+ boxes and NEVER did
top-end, couldn't justify it with any applications that I, or customers run.
I NEVER oc, it shortens the life of the parts, I never want to see these
boxes again. But a new box is fun until it's all tweaked. I tell my
customers that have a love for computers: "How much money do you want to
spend? Spend it!"
 
"Norbert Wenkel" said:
Dear Reader,

i need some advices for a new Intel based PC which i would like to build up
in the next few weeks.
Applikation that are used mainly:

windows xp prof (vista next year!)
any kind of intensive internet usage
3D simulations (GTR, GT legands Live for Speed
3D shooters (just sometimes)
office applications
...

what intel processor should i use (Dual core or just HT)
what main board (should have SATA, firewire, 2.0 USB, Raid controller?)
RAM advices are welcome

system today
xp prof.; 3.06 Intel (HT); 1024 MB 2.5 RAM; nVidia 6600GT AGP +....

Any comments are wellcome

Norbert
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If you do a lot of video encoding, for burning your own DVDs
and the like, a dual core might make sense. The vast majority
of programs that you would use singly, will not benefit from
a dual core. In other words, for the programs I own, I would
rather have a single 3.8GHz processor, than a dual 3.0GHz
processor.

Photoshop has traditionally been able to use more than one
processor, but other software has been slow to move to using
more than one processor. And the speedup is not linear in
any case - two processors would not be exactly twice as fast.

You will not likely see any difference in the performance of
the desktop, by moving from a 3.06GHz processor, to one of
the >3GHz processors. Only if you use the CPU at 100% usage,
will you notice the execution time of long computations being
improved.

In the old days, moving from a Celeron 300 to a Pentium 1000
made a big difference. Moving from a 3.06Ghz P4 to a 3.4GHz P4
by comparison, would be almost undetectable.

Paul
 
Norbert Wenkel said:
Dear Reader,

i need some advices for a new Intel based PC which i would like to build
up in the next few weeks.
Applikation that are used mainly:

windows xp prof (vista next year!)
any kind of intensive internet usage
3D simulations (GTR, GT legands Live for Speed
3D shooters (just sometimes)
office applications
...

what intel processor should i use (Dual core or just HT)
what main board (should have SATA, firewire, 2.0 USB, Raid controller?)
RAM advices are welcome

system today
xp prof.; 3.06 Intel (HT); 1024 MB 2.5 RAM; nVidia 6600GT AGP +....

Any comments are wellcome

Norbert
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Your present system is fine as far as the processor for those games and
apps. You could save a lot of money by going to a more "state of the art"
video card. A 6800 or ATI X800-850 would help you more than a bit of
processing speed. Just keep in mind that this may be the last time you buy
an AGP card as in the next year or two we will be seeing mainly PCI-E only
boards.


Ed
 
Ed Medlin said:
Your present system is fine as far as the processor for those games and
apps. You could save a lot of money by going to a more "state of the art"
video card. A 6800 or ATI X800-850 would help you more than a bit of
processing speed. Just keep in mind that this may be the last time you buy
an AGP card as in the next year or two we will be seeing mainly PCI-E only
boards.
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Thanks a lot to everybody for all the answers to my question. I know that
the vid card is the wearkest part of my system. But if i change this part
today i can not use it in a new system tomorrow because my P4C800 Deluxe
board use the AGP slot and a new system would have PCI-E. So I thought to
build up a new system would be better and futureproof. But reading your
answers I have now doubts that i should build up a new system today. So I
will wait and maybe find a cheap (and hopefully silent) 6800 or X800 card
with AGP slot.
 
Norbert said:
Thanks a lot to everybody for all the answers to my question. I know that
the vid card is the wearkest part of my system. But if i change this part
today i can not use it in a new system tomorrow because my P4C800 Deluxe
board use the AGP slot and a new system would have PCI-E. So I thought to
build up a new system would be better and futureproof. But reading your
answers I have now doubts that i should build up a new system today. So I
will wait and maybe find a cheap (and hopefully silent) 6800 or X800 card
with AGP slot.
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Gigabyte 6800 AGP with passive heatsink:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125142

Gigabyte's website:

http://www.giga-byte.com/VGA/Products/Products_GV-N68128DH.htm

Could not find any fanless/heatsink only X800s....good luck.
 
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