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    Machine building advice

    My turn to tap into the geek knowledge of this forum.
    After the sudden death of my main HD last month I figured it's time to consider building a new machine. Building a budget machine due to the usual drain of children on the coffers.

    I plan on going with the top o line AMD processor, AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition and some sort of O'clockable MB. The price can't be beat.
    Yes I know Intel will crush it in the benchmarks, but I doubt I would notice a difference playing NWN2 or browsing the Web etc.
    A nvidia card 260,275,280 in that range.
    ~4 gigs of ram. Now can Windows 7 support more then that?
    Windows 7, upgrade from XP. A big question! Is this a mistake?
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-Pst04Descrip
    Is buying a System Builders - OEM version a problem. I can't remember how many times I used my XP CD to install and reinstall on new hardware. Can that be done with this OEM version? Can NWN2 run on a 64bit OS, or safer to stay with 32bit?
    Then will need a new power supply and a extra HD to back up the one I have.
    All tips, advice, words of wisdom are welcome!
    thanks,
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    AMD processor
    Blech.
    Originally posted by Saulus
    Stop playing other shitty MMOs and work on Sundren, asshole.

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    • #3
      While you're right CPU doesn't make a huge difference in the end I am a big fan of the new Intel chips. If you're going to go for gaming though, I highly recommend nvidia. Something like a 285 or even a 260 is quite sufficient.

      To answer your question, Windows 7 can support up to 64GB of memory in 64 bit, so you're all set there.

      In terms of upgrading from XP to 7, you can't. You would have to upgrade to Vista first. I recommend doing a fresh install for optimal performance and compatibility.

      Also using an OEM version is fine, it just means its tied to one particular unit -- limited activations. So if you change your PC hardware a lot you may have trouble reactivating down the road without calling M$.

      However in terms of your CPU, even getting a low-end intel offering can beat out most of AMDs top CPUs, so I would do some homework on that.
      The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.

      George Carlin

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      • #4
        Alright I will take your advice and read up on Intel chips. The last Intel I had was a pentium2 400MhZ.
        Thanks

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        • #5
          is NWN2 multi threaded? I have a few 6 core Opterons gathering dust.
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          Alexandra: Ever faithful (just shy of a Zealot)
          Yodglum: May Kossuth's flame light your way and burn those in it!
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          • #6
            Originally posted by nezzerscape View Post
            is NWN2 multi threaded? I have a few 6 core Opterons gathering dust.
            No, but the toolset can support up to 4 cores.
            The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.

            George Carlin

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            • #7
              Grab an Intel E8500, they are cheap and I can say from experience: 3.8Ghz+? No problem.

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              • #8
                then I will stick with my Intel:
                http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6029/img5955.jpg
                Elandra: A former Red Blade, now roams the wilderness with the Lone wolf as her guide
                Alexandra: Ever faithful (just shy of a Zealot)
                Yodglum: May Kossuth's flame light your way and burn those in it!
                Ash: Dusty old miner of still looking for the "mother load" on Exigo's stag

                Shaving kittens: not an official sport, but fun just the same

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