so heres my problem...... i'm trying to run oblivion.... and if any of u play it u'd know how hard it is on a comp..... so i'm thinking of going amd.....


my current specs

p4 3.2ghz socket 478
asus p4p800 se mobo
ati radeon x700 AGP 256 meg
1 gig (2x512) ram dual channel
160 gigs ata hd



i'm looking at getting

athlon 3800 dual core 64 bit
asus A8N-Sli mobo
Geforce 7600 GT OC Pci-e 256 meg
1 gig (2x512) ram dual channel
250 gig sata 2 hd, 16 meg cache, 8ms response


what do u guys think about this, think i'll get much better performance in gaming?

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lost - mage
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Peter - GM fisher, GM cook, 80% tailoring

Yes, i actually use the mobo/proc combo, or a very similar model of mobo, and i can attest it's a nice rig. The dual core really helps in background procs, but i'd recommend more memory as your first upgrade. If you really want ti.

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eh, people that have been benchmarking and testing out oblivion, have noted that going from 1 gig, to anything higher realy doesn't make that big of a difference at all


as in, 2 frames a second tops gain

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lost - mage
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Peter - GM fisher, GM cook, 80% tailoring

Forget Oblivion for a minute...If you are building a modern PC, you want 2GB of RAM. Make sure it has fast timings too (e.g. OCZ Platinum DDR 400 CL2).

The 7600GT is a good card, but I would recommend investing the extra cash in a 7800gt or better a 7900gt for Oblivion and the newer games on the horizon.

The board and CPU sound a good bet. However, with the lack of applications that take advantage of the Dual-Core CPU (especially games) you would be better off getting a fast single-core Athlon, and putting the saved cash toward a better graphics card as mentioned above, or...

Also, be sure to get a Creative X-Fi soundcard as it will give better framerates than any other card on the market, compared to onboard sound in alot of games it will be like having a faster CPU because it takes alot of the burden away from your processor.

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the other gig of ram i can purchase later when i'm on a better budget


the 7900gt graphics card is 600 or so (if i remember correctly)

and i already invested in a 100$ sound card



remember thass, i'm 17, just bought a car, found out how f****** EXPENSIVE car insurance is for a newbie, and only earning 8.5$ cad an hour

so yea, i'm getting like 840 ish cad for my old parts i have lying around, and some of my current, and i hope to only spend UP to 1100 cad

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lost - mage
Lost -[Cove Trades] Gm smith, Gm alchemy
Peter - GM fisher, GM cook, 80% tailoring

btw, that 1100 cad i spoke of, is including the 840ish from my buyer

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lost - mage
Lost -[Cove Trades] Gm smith, Gm alchemy
Peter - GM fisher, GM cook, 80% tailoring

OK, nevermind bro.

But still, I'd recommend saving money and getting a fast single-core athlon such as my San Diego 3700+ Athlon 64... and then putting the cash saved toward a slightly better gfx card.

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Thassius
"Blessed are the noobs, for they shall inherit Obsidian" - Thassius

I think he's wise to get a dual core if he can afford it, it does help the 3800 isn't the fastest dual core, but it deffinately gets the job done.

You are mistaken about not many apps taking advantage of the dual-core, it's more that most apps don't take advantage of the 64bit proccessors. Two is better than one.

yep. dual core rapes.

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