Staring...STARING IN AWE!

No_Style · Dec 3, 2003, 04:50 AM

The other day a friend and I were in RB Computing store here in Ottawa and while we were waiting for the sales dude to look for P4R800-VM some guy came in and showed an invoice. Then an RB guy carried out a AMD 64. I was like oh ok.. So he's going 64. Then the kick ass ASUS K8V Deluxe box came out. I was like "whoa" then more boxes with an ATI AIW Radeon 9800 PRO with an Audigy 2 ZS box ontop of it came along as well.

To top it all off a huge box with the Creative label on it containing probably 6.1 or 7.1 speaker setup. We just stared. Stared and stared.

That guy was gonna have A LOT of fun with that rig!

It's one thing to see signatures with kick ass rigs..it's another to see one being bought and the actual retail boxes just inches away from your hands~!

mainman · Dec 3, 2003, 04:53 AM

Dam, if it was me i would just grab and RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.................

Falstaff · Dec 3, 2003, 04:54 AM

contact wildchild about his experiences with the althon...it is phenominal, and several mags say it kicks the potatos out of the newest P4

Markius · Dec 3, 2003, 05:44 AM

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Originally posted by fallang_jeff
contact wildchild about his experiences with the althon...it is phenominal, and several mags say it kicks the potatos out of the newest P4

you dont mean the extreme edition do you??

toddsmack2k · Dec 3, 2003, 07:11 AM

As far as I know the 64 FX still outruns the P$ extreme. Not by as much but still it is the winner. The 64 rocks!

mbeeston · Dec 3, 2003, 07:57 AM

p4 are fun

KRN-Drak · Dec 3, 2003, 08:03 AM

64 = teh win

Judas · Dec 3, 2003, 08:06 AM

I'm going to soon be experiencing the exact same thing.... BUT, i think i'll be going dual or triple AMD solution ( if a triple mobo can be found)...... So far, the list contains a Radeon 9800 XT along with 4GB of PC4000 ram plus so far, the Audigy 2ZS 7.1 with at least 4 SATA Hardrives... (all raid 5).... lets just say i can't wait to get my hands on these parts and put the sucker together......*droolz*

KRN-Drak · Dec 3, 2003, 08:15 AM

WTF. I wanna win the lotto.

KRN-Drak · Dec 3, 2003, 08:16 AM

Actually, if I had money like that I wouldn't need a hobby like tinkering with my computer.

Judas · Dec 3, 2003, 08:27 AM

.....it's not lotto.... ...although it'd be nice.... simply putting my hobby to good use..... the things i've been able to do.... For example..... i had a athlon 600... 512mb of ram.... 20gb hardrive... a nice video card... etc. ... i went from that to a 1900+.... 512mb ddr....2x 30gb.....nice video card.... with maybe a few extra $ (candian).... being like maybe i spent an extra $50.... then after that.... upgraded to barton 2500+ for maybe $15..... having people bring in there computers and paying for the labour and parts... is good... i buy retail.. with full warranty.... i sell it for what it retails at the time i end up selling it..... but with the warranty packages... they come out to a similare price.... depending on how old it is... i'll of course drop it.. but labour usually accounts for a fairly damn good profit....

Markius · Dec 3, 2003, 12:06 PM

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Originally posted by toddsmack2k
As far as I know the 64 FX still outruns the P$ extreme. Not by as much but still it is the winner. The 64 rocks!

i was under the impression the athlon FX-51 out guns the P4 extreme (barely and not in all cases)
but the athlon 64 is a little slower that the both of them.....

thats what ive gathered from what ive read....

tastyweat · Dec 3, 2003, 01:34 PM

hehe - I'm fine with what I have atm - being able to push a barton 2800 to 2.65GHz is quite a feat on a Coolermaster Aero 7+ (I tend to run it around 2.45-2.5GHz for the majority of the time). I'm after an A64 an Diego myself!

No_Style · Dec 3, 2003, 02:49 PM

Just that my 9500 PRO is not cutting it in terms of my high IQ and high FPS needs. I'm saving up for a 9800. Christmas will be real sweet if I can get one of those. I'm not asking much. Just a regular 9800....so I can mod to a 9800 PRO

Judas · Dec 3, 2003, 06:34 PM

lol....good luck...

Markius · Dec 4, 2003, 12:27 PM

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Originally posted by No_Style
Just that my 9500 PRO is not cutting it in terms of my high IQ and high FPS needs. I'm saving up for a 9800. Christmas will be real sweet if I can get one of those. I'm not asking much. Just a regular 9800....so I can mod to a 9800 PRO

cant you soft mod your 9500pro to a 9700pro??
it would save you a wad of $$$

No_Style · Dec 4, 2003, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by Markius
cant you soft mod your 9500pro to a 9700pro??
it would save you a wad of $$$

Nope

Markius · Dec 4, 2003, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by No_Style
Nope

well thats gotta suck

Dec 3, 2003, 04:50 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Staring...STARING IN AWE! The other day a friend and I were in RB Computing store here in Ottawa and while we were waiting for the sales dude to look for P4R800-VM some guy came in and showed an invoice. Then an RB guy carried out a AMD 64. I was like oh ok.. So he's going 64. Then the kick ass ASUS K8V Deluxe box came out. I was like "whoa" then more boxes with an ATI AIW Radeon 9800 PRO with an Audigy 2 ZS box ontop of it came along as well. To top it all off a huge box with the Creative label on it containing probably 6.1 or 7.1 speaker setup. We just stared. Stared and stared. That guy was gonna have A LOT of fun with that rig! It's one thing to see signatures with kick ass rigs..it's another to see one being bought and the actual retail boxes just inches away from your hands~! __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Dec 3, 2003, 04:53 AM	#2
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Dam, if it was me i would just grab and RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN................. __________________

Dec 3, 2003, 04:54 AM	#3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	contact wildchild about his experiences with the althon...it is phenominal, and several mags say it kicks the potatos out of the newest P4 __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Dec 3, 2003, 07:11 AM	#5
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	As far as I know the 64 FX still outruns the P$ extreme. Not by as much but still it is the winner. The 64 rocks! __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Dec 3, 2003, 07:57 AM	#6
mbeeston HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 68 System Specs	p4 are fun __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

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KRN-Drak DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	64 = teh win __________________ etc

Dec 3, 2003, 08:15 AM	#9
KRN-Drak DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	WTF. I wanna win the lotto. __________________ etc

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KRN-Drak DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	Actually, if I had money like that I wouldn't need a hobby like tinkering with my computer. __________________ etc

Dec 3, 2003, 01:34 PM	#13
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	hehe - I'm fine with what I have atm - being able to push a barton 2800 to 2.65GHz is quite a feat on a Coolermaster Aero 7+ (I tend to run it around 2.45-2.5GHz for the majority of the time). I'm after an A64 an Diego myself! __________________

Dec 3, 2003, 02:49 PM	Thread Starter #14
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I'm not complaining about my rig Just that my 9500 PRO is not cutting it in terms of my high IQ and high FPS needs. I'm saving up for a 9800. Christmas will be real sweet if I can get one of those. I'm not asking much. Just a regular 9800....so I can mod to a 9800 PRO __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here