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05-31-2007, 11:37 PM
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Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,158
|  Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
The X1950PRO is actually better until the 7900GS is overclocked to around 550/780 or something, but yes the 7900GS and X1950PRO are right across from each other in the rival section. However the X1950XT really just kicks both of their asses..
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05-31-2007, 11:43 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: manchester, NH Posts: 385
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
sorry for all these questions, but besides the fact that 8800gts 320mb is dx 10, would it come close to the x1950xt????
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05-31-2007, 11:46 PM
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Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,158
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
The closest cards are the X1900XTX, the X1900XT 512, and the 7900GTX.
The 7950GT 512 comes kind of close but about 15% slower.
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05-31-2007, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,165
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Originally Posted by siddanth3  sorry for all these questions, but besides the fact that 8800gts 320mb is dx 10, would it come close to the x1950xt???? | The 8800GTS 320 beats, the X1950XT. | |
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06-01-2007, 09:17 AM
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disgruntled ex-moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: probably on the lake Posts: 6,857
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i dont know if we should suggest to new builders putting their hdds in RAID 0. you know, if something happens...they will lose all of their data. which is unfortunate. and a pain in the a**. lol
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06-02-2007, 01:20 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 61
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hmmmm since u guys say i should go for the e6600... which motherboard would u guys suggest? I'm not that familiar with Intel's cpu so not that clear for me about motherboards for intel cpu either. If I get the e6600 it would be my 1st build for intel. Are the core 2 duos really better than AMD X2 cpu's ?
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06-02-2007, 07:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,165
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Look at the links posted up, earlier (6th post). The MSI P6N Platinum is a very good board, for C2Ds. Currently, the C2Ds are the best processors out.
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06-02-2007, 07:45 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 2,134
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
I would possibly wait for the E6420, as it will be cheaper. It still has 4MB cache, and it should OC to a good 3.5GHz with no problems, with a decent aircooler.
Apart from that, I'd say b1gapl has a decent spec sorted there. That ram is good, and those PSUs get some good reviews.
(An OCed and vmodded 79GT can keep up with an X1950XT.)
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06-02-2007, 10:02 AM
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| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
just out of curiosity, how does the x1900xt stand up to its big brother, the x1950xt.
and yes, get the e6420, but if your dirt cheap, just get a e4300 like me  they still overclock VERY well. but wait until the price drop july 22. then get a e6420 or the q6600 like me.
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06-02-2007, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,165
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
The the X1900XT and X1950XT, are pretty close with the X1950XT winning slightly. Isn't the X1950 series, just a revision of the X1900 series?
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