AM2 Crossfire?

[OBCT]

Originally posted by: familyman1

Originally posted by: OBCT
Oh, forgot to post links to pics of my comp.

http://indreams-studios.com/obct/comp/build/

Lots of progress shots there. Here's the best pic:
http://indreams-studios.com/obct/comp/build/build27.png

Nice build. Thanks for the picks - you give the rest of us hope... What's your CPU temp like with the Zalman?

I don't have a program to monitor temps during operation, but idling in the BIOS it stays at 41C.

I haven't had a chance to overclock or do much of anything like that yet. Here's a CPU-Z image:
http://indreams-studios.com/obct/comp/build/cpuz01.png

Note that my memory is advertised to run 4-4-4-12, I just don't have time to deal with it yet.

 

[Tsuwamono]

I wouldnt mind a SSF AM2 system. I was thinking about it and with my girlfriend and i getting engaged, buying a new house, new car and im sure within a few years a kid i probably wont have the money to buy a SECOND high end GPU.

 

[The Mailman]

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=MB-K9A...b5de3012f6882194960c22ee42884ad3551b1e


ewiz ships to canada for the MSI board


http://www.excaliberpc.com/ASUS_Motherb..._AM2/M2R32-MVP/partinfo-id-569380.html

asus to canada for significantly cheaper than ncix , but still not in stock*



where can i get the sapphire in canada??

 

[pen pen]

Tsuwamono I'm in the same boat as you. Get the toys while you can!!!!!!! Cause once the bank accounts merge the high end buying is mostly done. I work in web develelopment and have an excuse to build new rigs from time to time to support side job work, but $1200+ on a set of video cards is hard to justify when there is a down payment to save up for or a mouth to feed. I'm not taking the plunge till later this year so I am building my one last rig with high end everything kinda as a last haraha. She's cool with the time I spend gaming and was surprisingly understanding about the water cooling setup so its not all that bad but once the big bills start to come the fun is mostly over. Unless you hit the lotto or something : )

 

[Tsuwamono]

Im fairly lucky.. she actually likes gaming too. Im giving her the rig im on now(in profile) and building my new one soon but i doubt crossfire will come into play lol

 

[The Mailman]

itd be awesome if someone could find me an am2 board that ships to canada that isnt $75 for shipping

 

[Willardjuice]

Just froogle "MSI K9A Platinum". Ewiz was just the first site that I checked out for you; I am sure there are many more...

 

[pen pen]

Oh man that DFI looks tastey : ) Anybody know what the lowest latency DDR2 1066 that is out or is going to be out in the next couple of months? I think I may pull the trigger on the DFI/FX-62 and would want to give it some memory it could take full advantage of. So far this kit looks like the best:

Cortair TWIN2X2048-8500C5.

Any other options anyone can recommend?

 

[The Mailman]

Originally posted by: Willardjuice
Just froogle "MSI K9A Platinum". Ewiz was just the first site that I checked out for you; I am sure there are many more...

ive been doing as such. most are still backordered and as i said, ewiz wants to rob me of $75 to ship here. no way. lol.

 

[craeyon]

The Mailman may i ask u where you live in Canada?

 

[The Mailman]

toronto

 

[craeyon]

You think you can come to guelph? to pick up the sapphire mobo? Thats right the mobo is only an hour's drive away.

 

[quizzelsnatch]

any ETA on that sapphire hitting retail stores?

 

[craeyon]

Its already in one Canadian Store and I am going to review it today. Dunno about you guys but i'd wait for the DFI board. Its much better than any AM2 CF board IMO.

 

[quizzelsnatch]

DFI ~200-240 while the MSI is like ~130-150... i don't want to spend more than like 160 on a motherboard

 

[Willardjuice]

The MSI board so far is perfectly stable for me (although I haven't tried overclocking), but at stock settings it's worked wonderful. I'm glad I bought it.

 

[OBCT]

As I said, the HTT is tricky to overclock because of the ****** up link speed setting. I still don't know if 'For Overclocking' is 3x or 4x or what.

 

[The Mailman]

id rather spend less

how much is the Sapphire going to run me?

Ive got an offer standing on an MSI for 125 shipped to me. I'd rather the Saph but if its going to cost a deal more then I'll go MSI.

 

[Tsuwamono]

The sapphire is going to be like 200$ canadian for sure. which puts it out of my price range unless it goes down by december

 

[The Mailman]

is there any reason whatsoever to buy the sapphire over the MSI?

so you're saying the sapphire is gonna be like $180 USD or you saying itll be 200 to canadians?

 

[craeyon]

Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
The sapphire is going to be like 200$ canadian for sure. which puts it out of my price range unless it goes down by december

The sapphire board is acctaully retailing at $296 CAD

 

[quizzelsnatch]

is that MSRP? or just gouging?

 

[craeyon]

That is the exact retail price my friend.

 

[quizzelsnatch]

:Q:disgust::frown::|

 

[craeyon]

But good news. I m anticipating the DFI (which owns) to be near 250CAD