FX-55's looking to be a good upgrade

NosBoost300 · 10-13-2006, 05:44 AM

hey, just thought this was a really great deal for an fx-55... free 250 gb seagate hard drive with it for only about 200 bucks... so for anyone still willing to stick singlecore.. and always wanted an fx series.. here it is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103527

pshh.. i remember a couple months ago these things were still 600 dollars.. man... what happened... and now they even come with free hard drives... insane....

wow, i have no idea how this thread was posted twice, i'm terribly sorry, can a moderator please shut one down?

wjones007 · 10-13-2006, 06:52 AM

that is insane......wow. Torn between upgrading to the FX or waiting it out to upgrade my vga card.

BTW......what type of percentage increase would you guys say I'd get by upgrading to the FX? I may order it now depending on what you guys say.
Also, I won't be upgrading from 939 anytime soon, ubless money falls from the sky....

dwarf · 10-13-2006, 07:54 AM

realistically, probably not much by most standards, it's a 400 mhz increase at stock, but in overclocking, with a board capable of decent multipliers, it might be worth it when overclocking, to be able to OC while keeping from affecting your other components, mainly ram.

I have to say, that is a really, really good deal though.

Jayvon · 10-13-2006, 08:10 AM

I say you save up for that new card and OC your 3700. Trust me on that... your cpu will be fine when playing games with your new card. Thats if you get a good card.

wjones007 · 10-13-2006, 08:25 AM

hmmmm......3700 be ok. (w/ a little oc)

the vid card I have my eyes on is the 7900gt (o) i think.

hmammen · 10-13-2006, 09:37 AM

really good deal, but for me i think its a little late to be buying another single core, i would definately go for dual core.

j12 · 10-13-2006, 10:38 AM

yeah i hate to say this but, GET CONROE, its dual core, its faster.
But thats an extremely great deal, i mean 200 dollars with a 250gb hdd. but i have never owned a FX proc. so i cant say if theyre fast or not.

wjones007 · 10-13-2006, 10:51 AM

For the apps I'm running and the majority of use my cpu get's, and since I'm not planning for an upgrade or move from 939, (funding), I like Jayvon's approach. Upgrade my vga card for now and oc my 3700 a bit.
Buying the dual core AND switching to intel, means a new mobo. I kmow my stuff is a bit dated, but it is barely broke in. I can't afford the dual core road yet.

Nitestick · 10-13-2006, 12:27 PM

i got quite excited until i realised you were talking US dollars

by the way i took care of the extra thread

NosBoost300 · 10-13-2006, 02:21 PM

thanks for taking care of the last thread

and i couldnt seem to find the fx-57 on newegg... but i hope the fx-55 is still this cheap in about 4 months when i build another computer or something.. because i would hate to pass up something that good

10-13-2006, 05:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 9,293	FX-55's looking to be a good upgrade hey, just thought this was a really great deal for an fx-55... free 250 gb seagate hard drive with it for only about 200 bucks... so for anyone still willing to stick singlecore.. and always wanted an fx series.. here it is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103527 pshh.. i remember a couple months ago these things were still 600 dollars.. man... what happened... and now they even come with free hard drives... insane.... wow, i have no idea how this thread was posted twice, i'm terribly sorry, can a moderator please shut one down? __________________ Nosboost300's Monster Rig 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte UD EX58, 30GB OCZ Solid Series SSD Core i7 920,EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192) 3dmark06 25k Club - Intel Core i7 4.0ghz Club http://www.infernodeals.com

10-13-2006, 06:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
wjones007 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 97	that is insane......wow. Torn between upgrading to the FX or waiting it out to upgrade my vga card. BTW......what type of percentage increase would you guys say I'd get by upgrading to the FX? I may order it now depending on what you guys say. Also, I won't be upgrading from 939 anytime soon, ubless money falls from the sky.... __________________ AMD 3700+ San Diego (no oc YET) Asus A8N-Sli Premium Asus 6800gt (trying to oc) 450 PWS 1 g Corsair DDR 400 (removed 2x512) Plextor DVD/+-RW 2 HDD Sata 160g, 200g XP Home SP-2 Antec Sonata II Case 19\" Viewsonic LCD

10-13-2006, 07:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
dwarf True Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 156	realistically, probably not much by most standards, it's a 400 mhz increase at stock, but in overclocking, with a board capable of decent multipliers, it might be worth it when overclocking, to be able to OC while keeping from affecting your other components, mainly ram. I have to say, that is a really, really good deal though. __________________ [SIZE=\"1\"][COLOR=\"Red\"]Case:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] MountainMods U2-UFO[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]PSU:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] PCP&C 1kW EPS12V[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]Motherboard:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] ASUS P5NSLI[/color][COLOR=\"Blue\"] (Yeah, I know!)[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]Processor:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] Retail Core 2 Duo X6800[/color][COLOR=\"Blue\"] Week 26/B2[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]RAM:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] 2x1GB OCZ Platinum Rev.2 DDR2-800[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]VGA:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] 1x eVGA 7950GX2[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]Sound Card:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] SB X-Fi XM[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]HDD:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] 2x Raptor 150GB in RAID 0/1x 500GB WD Caviar[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]Optical:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] Plextor DVD-R DL PX-716AL[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]Speakers:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] Logitech z-5500[/color] [COLOR=\"Red\"]Fans:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] 9x YL D12SM-12[/color] [COLOR=\"Lime\"]Water-Cooling:[/color][COLOR=\"Black\"] MCP355 w/AlphaCool top/PA120.3/AQX MP-05 SP LE/Silverprop Cyclone NexusSX chipset block[/color] [/size]

10-13-2006, 08:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jayvon True Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 226	I say you save up for that new card and OC your 3700. Trust me on that... your cpu will be fine when playing games with your new card. Thats if you get a good card. __________________ AMD X2 4200 + Zalman 9500 Asus A8R32 MVP Deluxe Motherboard eVga 7900Gt Ko + Vf700 @ 600/1620 SB X-Fi XtremeMusic + Klipsch PM 5.1 Thermaltake ToughPower 750w Modular Seagate Barracude SataIII 250Gb Samsung/Lite On Dvd/Cd RW NEC 20WMGX 20\'1 WideScreen Logitech G15 Logitech Mx518 ThermalTake Tsunami Case http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r58/lvlarvin/

10-13-2006, 08:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
wjones007 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 97	hmmmm......3700 be ok. (w/ a little oc) the vid card I have my eyes on is the 7900gt (o) i think. __________________ AMD 3700+ San Diego (no oc YET) Asus A8N-Sli Premium Asus 6800gt (trying to oc) 450 PWS 1 g Corsair DDR 400 (removed 2x512) Plextor DVD/+-RW 2 HDD Sata 160g, 200g XP Home SP-2 Antec Sonata II Case 19\" Viewsonic LCD

10-13-2006, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
hmammen Self Proclaimed Immortal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denton, TX (UNT) Posts: 2,488	really good deal, but for me i think its a little late to be buying another single core, i would definately go for dual core. __________________ -For now- MacBook Pro with 8600GT

10-13-2006, 10:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
j12 Monster Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,104	yeah i hate to say this but, GET CONROE, its dual core, its faster. But thats an extremely great deal, i mean 200 dollars with a 250gb hdd. but i have never owned a FX proc. so i cant say if theyre fast or not. __________________ Smith & Wesson - the original point and click interface.

10-13-2006, 10:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
wjones007 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 97	For the apps I'm running and the majority of use my cpu get's, and since I'm not planning for an upgrade or move from 939, (funding), I like Jayvon's approach. Upgrade my vga card for now and oc my 3700 a bit. Buying the dual core AND switching to intel, means a new mobo. I kmow my stuff is a bit dated, but it is barely broke in. I can't afford the dual core road yet. __________________ AMD 3700+ San Diego (no oc YET) Asus A8N-Sli Premium Asus 6800gt (trying to oc) 450 PWS 1 g Corsair DDR 400 (removed 2x512) Plextor DVD/+-RW 2 HDD Sata 160g, 200g XP Home SP-2 Antec Sonata II Case 19\" Viewsonic LCD

10-13-2006, 02:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 9,293	thanks for taking care of the last thread and i couldnt seem to find the fx-57 on newegg... but i hope the fx-55 is still this cheap in about 4 months when i build another computer or something.. because i would hate to pass up something that good __________________ Nosboost300's Monster Rig 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte UD EX58, 30GB OCZ Solid Series SSD Core i7 920,EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192) 3dmark06 25k Club - Intel Core i7 4.0ghz Club http://www.infernodeals.com

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