Possible stupid Q... X4 vs X2..

[Wildside]

i think you misunderstand ste, wildside...
it is a fact that a low resolution monitor bottlenecks a high-end graphics card. thats what ste is saying. as a matter of fact, most bottlenecks in most (if not all) decent gaming rigs are the monitors, especially if they are smaller than a 24".

err ya i sure did after reading ur post lol. I was concerned about my monitor is all.

 

[Apokalipse]

The connection keeps timing out but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

It's timing out for me too, so I had to copy the link from another site. so I'm not 100% certain it's the right thread.

 

[NosBoost300]

erm.. even a gtx260 or a 4870 can handle 1920x1200 just fine... heck.. an 8800gtx can still do it just fine... with of course.. the exception of crysis...

you will need a 4870x2... gtx280.. or gtx260 sli for that one...

 

[Drizzt]

naga, drizzit, everyone who would normally be considered a fanboy.

Not I. Who btw is not a fanboy I still choose whats best. Including taking future upgrades into account.

 

[baron5]

lol as much as i hate to admit it....
about the only good time to suggest an x2 would be if the person has an aging x2 3800 and needs more juice. then the suggestion would be get an x2 5400BE and overclock like mad.
but as far as ground-up builds, even the cheap intels are better (sic. "faster).
and this comes from the ex-AMD fanboy king (or prince, i should say....apok holds the crown).
hopefully the 45nm will be something to look at. if they fail like phenom, man o man intels are going to get expensive.

its so true, i had to give way to my urges to get a e2180 and overclock it like crazy, instead buying this 5000+ which is good still i guess, but only about the same o/c as everyone gets, i was hoping to get some kinda monster o/c on the intel.

 

[Nagasama]

thats a good oc on that 5000. thats about as high as i could ever get mine. i think the record is only like 3.6

 

[NosBoost300]

it seems almost pointless to have watercooling for amd... its limits are easily reached by an aircooler for everyday use

 

[Nagasama]

yes indeed.

 

[NosBoost300]

i think i may crossover to amd for the meantime... i can't stand this p4...

 

[Nagasama]

burn it.
lol yeah i saw you posted on that for sale thread about the chip and mobo.