im in the process of learning as much as i can about computer components to make an informed decision on what i should buy to build my first REAL gaming computer. right now, i know i want and AMD processor with the new nVidia 7800 card. couple questions though.
most rigs i see people have in these forums and others, they dont have the latest and greatest processors. they have amd 64bit 3200+'s and others like that. now ive been reading a lot about the FX-55 and FX-57 and am impressed with what ive been reading. ive already ruled out the 57 as i am not made of money..but i would be willing to drop $850 on the 55 if it is worth the extra money. so is it? does it really out perform the other amd chips enough to make it worth the extra 300-500 bucks? im willing to spend around $2000ish on components, but would still like to get the most for my money..ive got bills to pay after all! side question: whats the diffrence between Venice and SanDiego and all those? anything major?
also, about the 7800 gfx card..is there a great difference in performance in the GT vs. the GTX models? also what is the BFG i see infront of a lot of card names? there are a few other common words i see there, but i see BFG the most, whats up with that?
any help would be great. thanks!
most rigs i see people have in these forums and others, they dont have the latest and greatest processors. they have amd 64bit 3200+'s and others like that. now ive been reading a lot about the FX-55 and FX-57 and am impressed with what ive been reading. ive already ruled out the 57 as i am not made of money..but i would be willing to drop $850 on the 55 if it is worth the extra money. so is it? does it really out perform the other amd chips enough to make it worth the extra 300-500 bucks? im willing to spend around $2000ish on components, but would still like to get the most for my money..ive got bills to pay after all! side question: whats the diffrence between Venice and SanDiego and all those? anything major?
also, about the 7800 gfx card..is there a great difference in performance in the GT vs. the GTX models? also what is the BFG i see infront of a lot of card names? there are a few other common words i see there, but i see BFG the most, whats up with that?
any help would be great. thanks!