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[jakop92]

thanks

[Mr. Hahn]

There's no point in me even posting my '05 score. I scored a little over 2000 on '03 not to long ago, so one can only imagine how pitiful that would be. I will be building myself a new gaming pc in a month or two though. I'll be getting an AMD Athlon 64 3500+, Abit AV8 mobo, 500 or 550 watt PSU, the overclocked-out-of-the-box Asus 6800 Ultra, etc. I'll post both my '03 and '05 scores once I have it built.

I preordered Guild Wars, the MMORPG, so I can participate in the beta testing each month before its launch in February. It skips around so much on my 1.6 P4 and Asus FX5600 that it's hard to tell what's going on at times. I can't wait to see it once I build the new PC. Heck, I'll want to play all my old games just so I can see them at maxed out settings with a smooth fps. Are any of you playing the the Guild Wars betas? Post your in-game name and feel free to add 'The Hahn' to your buddy list in game if you are.

[VanBuren]

[quote name='"Mr. Hahn"]I'll be getting an AMD Athlon 64 3500+' date=' Abit AV8 mobo, 500 or 550 watt PSU, the overclocked-out-of-the-box Asus 6800 Ultra, etc.[/quote']

Thats a good deal, i will also go for a 3500+ next time i upgrade

Im still stuck on a AMD 1700+, but i bought a Fx 5900 Ultra a few months ago, and need AGP 8x, so Intel is out of the picture for me.

VanBuren

[Mr. Hahn]

If you're into gaming at all, AMD chips are definitely the way to go. I've seen benchmark after benchmark prove it. The 64 3500+ actually beat out Intel Extreme Edition chips in most game benches. But, if you're into number crunching and and serious multitasking, the hyperthreading on Intel chips and large cache on the EE's have AMD beat. It still isn't anything signifigant enough for me to go with them though. This will be the first AMD chip I've ever bought, and I feel I'll be happy with it. The 3500+ is the best bang for your buck as far as I can tell. I think it's running a little under $280 right now from reliable resellers, and it can keep up with and surpass many top-end chips.

[VanBuren]

From www.tomshardware.com



very good deal, compared to what the other CPU´s cost hehe

VanBuren

[Mr. Hahn]

Yeah, I always surf around Tom's and a few other sites when I'm looking for hardware benches.