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iroc409 · 04-01-2004, 12:06 AM

if you want to go cheap, and can still get ahold of them, snatch up an axpm 2600+. out of the box mine overclocked to 2672 on a via kt400. right now i run it at a happy 2500mhz, mostly for cooling purposes and the fact that my pc2700 and single se hdd just won't keep up.

other than the sound card issue, i've had no reliability problems with the hardware. according to sandra 04, the chip benches faster than a p4 3.2, and amd 64's (opteron and fx51/52's), if you take the sse2 out of the equation.

fast enough for me for now for games and such, i find my vid card lacks more than the system, or the memory, or the incredibly annoying hard drive.

for excel and that sort, i doubt you'll be displeased. doing a 5mp extract filter takes only a few seconds in ps, while several other power-hungry apps are running.

personally, i'd keep the gaming and work seperate if possible. but if you're determined to run a thousand apps with a high end game and get good results, you may want to look into smp (a very costly option).

for $200 with an nf7-s and axpm, you'll have a pretty fast system without spending a college fund.

i'd agree, wait until the 64-bit market matures. then i'd go with a dually opteron, but for work only

i've used amd almost exclusively for the last several years, including in the work place, where i supported and built who knows how many workstations, with no real hardware issues (other than the occasional dead hdd).

also, one other consideration. if you do depend on this machine for your livelihood (aka job), then i would get a second machine for work, and steer clear of WC. not that it's not reliable, but there are so many variables, accidents, and tinkering that can go awry and consume a lot of time to play with. if it's something you must depend on, remove as many of the "ifs" and time-consuming tinkerings as absolutely possible (which i would also take ocing as a potential "time-consuming tinkering"). that's the main reason i haven't taken the dip.. i haven't built a new work-only machine yet, and i just don't want to have the hassle.

but, if you work for someone else on their equipment, then tinker until it explodes

04-01-2004, 12:06 AM	#3
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	if you want to go cheap, and can still get ahold of them, snatch up an axpm 2600+. out of the box mine overclocked to 2672 on a via kt400. right now i run it at a happy 2500mhz, mostly for cooling purposes and the fact that my pc2700 and single se hdd just won't keep up. other than the sound card issue, i've had no reliability problems with the hardware. according to sandra 04, the chip benches faster than a p4 3.2, and amd 64's (opteron and fx51/52's), if you take the sse2 out of the equation. fast enough for me for now for games and such, i find my vid card lacks more than the system, or the memory, or the incredibly annoying hard drive. for excel and that sort, i doubt you'll be displeased. doing a 5mp extract filter takes only a few seconds in ps, while several other power-hungry apps are running. personally, i'd keep the gaming and work seperate if possible. but if you're determined to run a thousand apps with a high end game and get good results, you may want to look into smp (a very costly option). for $200 with an nf7-s and axpm, you'll have a pretty fast system without spending a college fund. i'd agree, wait until the 64-bit market matures. then i'd go with a dually opteron, but for work only i've used amd almost exclusively for the last several years, including in the work place, where i supported and built who knows how many workstations, with no real hardware issues (other than the occasional dead hdd). also, one other consideration. if you do depend on this machine for your livelihood (aka job), then i would get a second machine for work, and steer clear of WC. not that it's not reliable, but there are so many variables, accidents, and tinkering that can go awry and consume a lot of time to play with. if it's something you must depend on, remove as many of the "ifs" and time-consuming tinkerings as absolutely possible (which i would also take ocing as a potential "time-consuming tinkering"). that's the main reason i haven't taken the dip.. i haven't built a new work-only machine yet, and i just don't want to have the hassle. but, if you work for someone else on their equipment, then tinker until it explodes __________________ :shrug: Last edited by iroc409; 04-01-2004 at 12:13 AM.