Thread: Ok I Got the Go Ahead

Originally Posted by ghost_513

6 is the new hotness. Me and Walter (the crg lives) built a hexcore AMD beast for him and it runs anything and everything.

Word, how does it look for upgrading down the road? would the MB be compatible for upgrades?

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Originally Posted by Freakyfrek

Word, how does it look for upgrading down the road? would the MB be compatible for upgrades?

That's the problem. AMD has kinda given up on the AM3 platform from what I see when they introduced their new APUs and the Bulldozer series. If you are gonna update, I would say go with the setup I custom made for you, but more than likely, you can hang on to the 6-core and be good for about 4-5 years with it.

Originally Posted by ghost_513

That's the problem. AMD has kinda given up on the AM3 platform from what I see when they introduced their new APUs and the Bulldozer series. If you are gonna update, I would say go with the setup I custom made for you, but more than likely, you can hang on to the 6-core and be good for about 4-5 years with it.

Word.... I think I might get it and upgrade the RAM and vid card down the road.... what are your thoughts on that course of action?

Best case scenario: your CPU holds fine and you don't bottleneck too much when you upgrade your RAM and GPU

Worst case: your PC ****s itself from having an outdated CPU and won't running any newer games at the frame rates you expect

Originally Posted by ghost_513

Best case scenario: your CPU holds fine and you don't bottleneck too much when you upgrade your RAM and GPU

Worst case: your PC ****s itself from having an outdated CPU and won't running any newer games at the frame rates you expect

Ok cool, so the AM3 is their latest right now until the bulldozer comes out right?

Originally Posted by Freakyfrek

Ok cool, so the AM3 is their latest right now until the bulldozer comes out right?

FM1 is the newest. It's the setup I posted earlier. I don't know yet what Bulldozer will be using. For all I know, it could end up using AM3 as well

Originally Posted by ghost_513

FM1 is the newest. It's the setup I posted earlier. I don't know yet what Bulldozer will be using. For all I know, it could end up using AM3 as well

Can you send me a list of the stuff so I can add it on tiger direct and check it out? if not ill add it from the photo.

Originally Posted by Freakyfrek

Can you send me a list of the stuff so I can add it on tiger direct and check it out? if not ill add it from the photo.

Diablotek PHD850 850W PSU
Cooler Master RC-130-SWN1-GP case
Sapphire 100314-2SR Radeon HD 6870
MSI A75MA-G55 mobo
Corsair XMS3 Tri channel 6GB PC10666 DDR3 memory
Lite-On IHAS124-04 DVD writer
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM version
Seagate ST31000520AS Barracuda LP 1TB hard drive
AMD A8-series AD3850WNGXBOX Quad-Core A8-3850 APU

I think that's everything.

Here is the laptop..... let me know



Color dark umber edit
Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit edit
Processor AMD Quad-Core A6-3410MX Accelerated Processor (2.3GHz/1.6GHz, 4MB L2 Cache) edit
Graphics card 1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD Dual Graphics [HDMI, VGA] edit
Memory FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) edit
Hard drive 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection edit
Office software No Additional Office Software edit
Security software FREE Upgrade to Norton Internet Security(TM) 2011 - 15 Month Subscription (activation required) edit
Primary battery High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery edit
Display 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Display (1366x768) edit
Primary optical drive FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner edit
Personalization HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader edit
Networking 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R) edit
Keyboard Standard Keyboard