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lordkingod,Jan 15 2007, 12:15 PM Wrote:Thanks for all the advice guys... Its made me feel better about my decisions. As for the power supply I got a 450 watt thermaltake and I've read a review of where I guy has my exact setup (except a 1900xtx) and three hard drives and hes having no problem.

Oh yeah and about the RAM, I have two gigs (4x512) of generic stuff that came with my Gateway (I think its made by Kingston though) is this stuff good enough for now, will I be able to maybe run a mild mild overclock with it or should I wait and get some corsair, or ocz stuff?

http://support.gateway.com/s/MEMORY/DIMM/1.../100894mv.shtml


Im pretty damn excited. As I said im sticking with my Althlon 64 x2 3800+ for now, but what is the real performance differences between the Opteron and the FX-60? I was planning on holding out until the FX 60 came down in price then I would upgrade.
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Good choices with the Video and Mobo. I'd be a bit worried about the 450w falling short for the XTX though.

How many amps are on the 12v rail. does the PSU have single or multiple 12v rails.

In the future i'd make sure to pick up some performance ram, just to keep the timings tight. Good ram makes all the difference in the world especially if you ever plan to overclock.

AMD's S939 offerings all seem to overclock pretty well. My FX-60 has been rock solid at 2.8ghz since i got it in the summer. even with ridiculously hot case temps it usually doesnt see above 45c under load.


If you're interested in an FX-60 check with me in a few months. I'm waiting for a Quad Core hand me down, and then i'll have a FX-60, and 2gb of OCZ platinum 2-3-2-5 ram for sale.