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Athlon XP? Isn't that like 3 generation old technology? :eek: :grin:

Did anybody but J3RK read that long post I just wrote about AMD cuz it took me like 2 hours.
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3 generations old, but good enought to smoke your pc! :grin: Hopefully :uhh:

Yes, I read the post. Very nice. I was totally out of the loop as far as next gen cpus / chipsets go, but now i feel i could hold my own at the watercooler.
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And the site? You check it out?
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I didn't check out the site yet. I actually need to get off my PC for a wee, but I'll give you some feedback later.
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Yes i did check out the site, looks great!

One thing though, is it supposed to say "budget system specs" on all the pages?
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ooh - good catch.
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Looks like I got mine just in time, AMD seems to be discontinuing the Athlon XP.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20074
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Oh yeah... good news. :wtf:
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enderzero wrote:Did anybody but J3RK read that long post I just wrote about AMD cuz it took me like 2 hours.

Yes, and based on what you wrote, I think i'll "switch" to amd for my next rig.
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Excellent comparison, you picked nearly perfect hardware. I would fully recommend the 6800 GT over both X800s though. I've owned both, and that's my unbiased opinion. (You know how much I was pushing ATI until this card came out.) Same price as the X800 Pro, yet performs as well as the XTPE in most cases. OpenGL implementation is WAY better too. The X800s are not bad in any way whatsoever, but the 6800 GT is just a lot better. I'd change that, and only that. You chose excellent parts for each level, and it's something I would have expected from HardOCP, AnandTech, etc. The 6800 GT opinion would definitely be backed up by several thousand people. At the low range though, the 9800s are the perfect recommendation as Nvidia's cards suck from that generation. Nice job!
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BTX is dead. Here comes DTX.
BTX, introduced a couple of years ago, has not caught on very widely, and Intel decided to shelve future development late last year.
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