Hi all.

1st February 2008, 18:03

Hi, I just joined.
Had some trouble creating new thread, but my Q is up ahead...
10x.

Gamer · 1st February 2008, 20:10

Hi Dalaras100, welcome.
You can post in the right section of this forum.

1st February 2008, 21:50

Hi, still couldnt find the "open new thread" option.
My Q is on my very next post.
10x.

Gamer · 2nd February 2008, 06:33

I changed it, you posted in the wrong section.

geoffrey · 2nd February 2008, 14:59

Confusing...

But hey...

Welcome!!!

2nd February 2008, 15:44

Hello Everyone.
I'm about to buy a new pc for htpc + gaming(hooked to my LCD).
I'd appreciate ur opinions as experts (about all the parts + bottleneck problems etc):
Amd athlon 64 (5000) Dual core 1MB(am2).
ASUS M2A-VM HDMI (AMD 690G)
2*KINGSTON 1GB 667
ASUS GeForce 8800 GT 512 DDR3 (retail=?)
ThermalTake MaxOrb \ Alpine 7 (cpu cooler)
2*WD 320GB 16mb AAKS 7200 \ SG (similar)
Pioneer DVR 212BK x18 DualLayer sata
NZXT LEXA BlackLine
Enermax NoiseTaker II 485w
Genuis TwinTouch wireless (kb+mouse)
Many thanks in advance.

geoffrey · 2nd February 2008, 16:15

Looks great, high value/performance factor. Planning on overclocking... then you should aim for the AMD 5000+ Black Edition which comes with unlocked multipliers, makes life just a bit easier

Regarding the cpu cooler, for the same price you might find a better performance/value product.

jmke · 2nd February 2008, 17:06

why go for AMD ?

geoffrey · 3rd February 2008, 14:57

In the low-end segment they are quite capable of challenging C2D setups, why not?

jmke · 3rd February 2008, 17:02

for same price you get more performance at this moment from Intel.

1st February 2008, 18:03	#1
Dalaras100 Posts: n/a	Hi, I just joined. Had some trouble creating new thread, but my Q is up ahead... 10x. Last edited by Dalaras100 : 2nd February 2008 at 15:46.

1st February 2008, 20:10	#2
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,582	Hi Dalaras100, welcome. You can post in the right section of this forum. __________________

1st February 2008, 21:50	#3
Dalaras100 Posts: n/a	Hi, still couldnt find the "open new thread" option. My Q is on my very next post. 10x. Last edited by Dalaras100 : 2nd February 2008 at 15:47.

2nd February 2008, 06:33	#4
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,582	I changed it, you posted in the wrong section. __________________

2nd February 2008, 17:06	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	why go for AMD ? __________________

2nd February 2008, 14:59	#5
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,117	Confusing... But hey... Welcome!!!

2nd February 2008, 15:44	#6
Dalaras100 Posts: n/a	Hello Everyone. I'm about to buy a new pc for htpc + gaming(hooked to my LCD). I'd appreciate ur opinions as experts (about all the parts + bottleneck problems etc): Amd athlon 64 (5000) Dual core 1MB(am2). ASUS M2A-VM HDMI (AMD 690G) 2KINGSTON 1GB 667 ASUS GeForce 8800 GT 512 DDR3 (retail=?) ThermalTake MaxOrb \ Alpine 7 (cpu cooler) 2WD 320GB 16mb AAKS 7200 \ SG (similar) Pioneer DVR 212BK x18 DualLayer sata NZXT LEXA BlackLine Enermax NoiseTaker II 485w Genuis TwinTouch wireless (kb+mouse) Many thanks in advance.

2nd February 2008, 16:15	#7
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,117	Looks great, high value/performance factor. Planning on overclocking... then you should aim for the AMD 5000+ Black Edition which comes with unlocked multipliers, makes life just a bit easier Regarding the cpu cooler, for the same price you might find a better performance/value product.

3rd February 2008, 14:57	#9
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,117	In the low-end segment they are quite capable of challenging C2D setups, why not?

3rd February 2008, 17:02	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	for same price you get more performance at this moment from Intel. __________________