AMD vs Intel

[Difolo]

Ya, I will have to look into it some more as I dont even know much of what do to except go into BIOS and change a few things, so if I got the 4800, what would be the max stable point I could OC it to?

 

[Vybuni]

You cant really be guaranteed a max Overclock, because every chip is a little bit different. If your going to be overclocking look into theAMD opteron 165 or 170. They are the same as the X2 series but overclock better.

 

[Difolo]

Alright thanks, well nows I got the video card and processor outta the way, just gotta look for a above average mother board.

 

[Vybuni]

DFI Lanparty Ultra-D if you want to overclock.

 

[Difolo]

What about one that just good as it is and not for overclocking? As I said before, Im an overclocking noobie.

 

[PZEROFGH]

MSI K8N NEO4-F

good for OC'ing or good for not OC'ing

MSI K8N NEO4-F and an Opty

 

[NeedAcpu]

get the dfi board and learn how to overclock here. http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20823

 

[Difolo]

Great thanks for the link I will be sure to read over that and that board looks pretty well so I am probably going to go with that one. But what must be the same to replace the motherboard? I know the socket #s on the processor and Motherboard must match and thats about it. Can anyone please give me a layout on what needs to match up so this motherboard will work with my componets I already have. I asked a friend and he said something about the case footing, the hard disk drive connection, did he miss anything and can someone elaborate please, because Im not sure what that means.

 

[NeedAcpu]

Other then the cpu socket type make sure u get a pci express video card, an atx compatible case, ddr memory, and just get a sata hard drive.

 

[NathanM]

If you are leaning towards a dual core processor, here's a good link to check out for a comparison of the Pentium D's vs the Athlon 64 X2's: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7-6389077-1.html