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thatoneguy775 Warrenties? Where? voids mad messenger total posts: 343 since: Mar 2006	Feb 12, 07 at 8:24pm ^ Which Rig Wins?
	Log in to remove this advertisement Though my friend will never admit it, we are in competition with our gaming rigs. Since I've never gotten a benchmark out of him, I need your opinions as to which rig wins. His is a Dell Dimension 8100 (I think), financed by his daddy and furnished completely with no cost to my friend. Mine was custom-built by myself and completely financed by me, which is why I'm so eager to beat his Dell garbage with my custom-built rig... to triumph over the evil Dell empire! Rawr! His computer: Pentium D 3.0 ghz 1024MB DDR2 PC5400 or so 7900 GS 256MB 2x 75GB hard drives (his dad insists they are RAID 0, but they show up as ATA 100. I trust Sandra and PCwizard more than papa dearest) Dell motherboard, PSU, everything else. Blah blah blah... My super-awesome gaming rig built and financed by me: Opteron 146 OC'd to 2.6 ghz 1024 MB DDR PC 3200 ATI X1950 Pro 256MB Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA II VIO 550W PSU Asus A8N-SLI socket 939 motherboard I know I need a second gig of ram, but so does he, so we're equal in that aspect. I think I beat him in video cards, but he might have me beat with having a dual-core processor, despite it being based of the P4 architecture. What do you guys think? Which rig wins? ------------------- Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Core 2 Duo E6320 @ 3.2ghz 3GB DDR2 916mhz VIO 550w PSU HD 3870 512MB Seagate 320GB SATA300 Ownage!
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Entropy *fapfapfap* Neolithic total posts: 6499 since: May 2004	Feb 12, 07 at 8:38pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	Your rig wins by far, I mean every single part is faster apart from the RAM, which would hardly make a difference. ------------------- Props to my Americano Pimpa~ Tweaker, for being Neo's very own sexy d00d
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Cheesysoapopra hi Seeketh Maximus total posts: 5870 since: Mar 2002	Feb 12, 07 at 8:42pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	Your rig wins by a small margin. Both would perform just about the same, in CPU intensive scenarios yours should always have a good upper hand. ------------------- Asus Maximus V Formula i5 3570k @ 4.6ghz 2x8GB G.Skill DDR2400 MSI GTX 660 @ti Corsair 850AX Samsung 830 256GB SSD
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thatoneguy775 Warrenties? Where? voids mad messenger total posts: 343 since: Mar 2006	Feb 12, 07 at 8:52pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	So my processor is better despite only being single core? Nice, I like it. I am going to buy an Opteron 165 dual-core and a second gig of ram very soon... as soon as I can get $250, that is, which for a 14 year kid like me isn't exactly easy. Which should I get first, the ram or the dual core cpu? Which would show me better results, FPS-wise? Oh yeah, I multitask like a banshee, so I'm leaning towards the dual-core, but everywhere I look I see people saying that 2 gigs is necessary. Once more I need the opinions of the experts here at neoseeker. ------------------- Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Core 2 Duo E6320 @ 3.2ghz 3GB DDR2 916mhz VIO 550w PSU HD 3870 512MB Seagate 320GB SATA300 Ownage!
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AllNamesTaken Big Up Hitmn N Tweakz Eurocana PimPaz true seeker total posts: 1098 since: Jun 2006	Feb 12, 07 at 9:15pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	I think the processor bro. Mainly because it will give a big increase in perforamce relating not only to multitasking but just general shit. -------------------
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Cheesysoapopra hi Seeketh Maximus total posts: 5870 since: Mar 2002	Feb 12, 07 at 9:17pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	Two gigs makes a huge difference currently when loading games. Specifically FPS games like BF2/BF2142. 2Gigs of ram can almost cut the load time in half, and completely eliminate any stuttering in the first couple of minutes of play. Obviously in threaded applications that are heavily CPU bound your friend's Pentium D is going to beat out your opty. He may have a faster system for a game like Oblivion, which utilizes multi threading/multi core. I suggest you upgrade to 2gigs of ram though. ------------------- Asus Maximus V Formula i5 3570k @ 4.6ghz 2x8GB G.Skill DDR2400 MSI GTX 660 @ti Corsair 850AX Samsung 830 256GB SSD
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thatoneguy775 Warrenties? Where? voids mad messenger total posts: 343 since: Mar 2006	Feb 12, 07 at 9:34pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	Now that I think about it, having only 1 gig may be what's hurting my multitasking, not my processor. I tend to leave at least 6 windows open at a time, but none of them are really doing anything other than just sitting there, taking up ram. I think I'll go for the 2nd gig. Besides that, the ram is cheaper! ------------------- Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Core 2 Duo E6320 @ 3.2ghz 3GB DDR2 916mhz VIO 550w PSU HD 3870 512MB Seagate 320GB SATA300 Ownage!
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Cheesysoapopra hi Seeketh Maximus total posts: 5870 since: Mar 2002	Feb 12, 07 at 9:36pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	If you ever need to win an argument with your friend about who has the better PC, just say "HDR+AA", that will shut him up. ------------------- Asus Maximus V Formula i5 3570k @ 4.6ghz 2x8GB G.Skill DDR2400 MSI GTX 660 @ti Corsair 850AX Samsung 830 256GB SSD
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Iceguy2003 Freakaholic Neolithic total posts: 6245 since: Sep 2005	Feb 13, 07 at 2:58am ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	You win... believe us when we say this. 3Dmark03/05/06... you win them all. RAID 0 on an 8100 Dell Dimension... LMFAO!!!! -------------------
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Darknet Half as long, twice as bright Elite Seeker total posts: 30145 since: Aug 2002	Feb 13, 07 at 1:26pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	quote thatoneguy775 Now that I think about it, having only 1 gig may be what's hurting my multitasking, not my processor. I tend to leave at least 6 windows open at a time, but none of them are really doing anything other than just sitting there, taking up ram. I think I'll go for the 2nd gig. Besides that, the ram is cheaper! When you upgrade your RAM, make sure you use the least amount of sticks possible. 2x 1GB > 4x 512MB. ------------------- Superhero Costumes
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thatoneguy775 Warrenties? Where? voids mad messenger total posts: 343 since: Mar 2006	Feb 14, 07 at 10:00pm ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	Well, I've got a fan sitting over two of my ram slots, so another 1gb stick is my only option. Thanks for your advice, everyone! I know I can always count on the dedicated posters of the Neoseeker forums. This message was edited by thatoneguy775 on Feb 14 2007. ------------------- Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Core 2 Duo E6320 @ 3.2ghz 3GB DDR2 916mhz VIO 550w PSU HD 3870 512MB Seagate 320GB SATA300 Ownage!
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Koloth I travel the river of blood True Addiction total posts: 18978 since: Nov 2002	Feb 15, 07 at 1:32am ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	I have to wonder though why you are using an ATI on an SLI motherboard? Get a good pair of Nvidea cards and you will really blow him away. ------------------- Education Forum\|Books & Literature My Brute
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axforts2212 Resident Neo total posts: 2803 since: Jul 2006	Feb 15, 07 at 2:35am ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	His x1950PRO = HDR + AA Blows Nvidia Away
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bobbyg2 s-e-e-k-e-r total posts: 1594 since: Sep 2005	Feb 15, 07 at 3:00am ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	Hey, that rhymes! "HDR+AA, blows nVidia away!"
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thatoneguy775 Warrenties? Where? voids mad messenger total posts: 343 since: Mar 2006	Feb 15, 07 at 3:05am ^ re: Which Rig Wins?
	Wow, that's catchy! However, eventually he's going to have his dad's computer: Pentium D 3.6 ghz 2 GB PC6700 or whatever DDR2 8800 GTS 640MB Other stuff ALSO A DELL! RAWR! How am I supposed to compete with that??? Eventually I'll go C2D, if I bought an e6300 and OC'd it like crazy, could I compete with his computer, or is the 8800 GTS going to forever be my downfall? Damn his dad and his damned money! ------------------- Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Core 2 Duo E6320 @ 3.2ghz 3GB DDR2 916mhz VIO 550w PSU HD 3870 512MB Seagate 320GB SATA300 Ownage!
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