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Originally Posted by txtmstrjoe
Please welcome our newest member, DaMirrorLink!
 There's a very interesting thread on the current asking price of S939 CPUs here, and I find it quite amusing because, well, some people just simply don't get it. Club member TestECull does, though, when he says that S939 as a platform is about as close to being future-proof as anything that has ever come out. Think about the fact that S939 parts first came into being in June 2004. That was almost four and a half years ago, which is forever in the computer business. And yet the platform is still quite relevant and potent enough for today's needs. Sure, it's not quite as fast as the latest and the greatest that's out there (that's including Core 2 Duo/Quad and AM2/AM2+ X2 Athlon and Phenom Tri/Quad), but it's not dog-slow either. I tell thlnk3r all the time, in our private conversations, that I don't foresee myself jettisoning my S939 gaming rig until maybe mid-2010 at the earliest. There simply isn't a need for me to cast my machine aside. It will run anything a new rig will, and do so reasonably quickly. It also proves the point that benchmarks are one thing, but when you play games, if you get a potent-enough video card matched with a reasonable resolution (1680 x 1050 for me is great), you're good to go. (This message was sent to you @ 9:39 PST, per my clock.  ) |
I whole heartedly agree. it just goes to show you that if you get a good foundation when you initially build, your rig should last you a good long time.
And the good thing is parts have just gotten cheaper
. I bet if I got a GTX280 Id score (benchmarks) just as well as the new rigs that actually have a pcie 2.0 slot. Hell im not too far off now 
.At any rate, I was thinking of building a folding rig since I have some spare parts (figured Id put em to good use for our team). All I really need is a mobo and a case. I can pick up a fugly case for $10 or so. Anyone have a spare mobo they wanna donate to the cause?
But, if no one does, go here and cast your vote. Do not pick the second choice its only 1600mt/s, the other two are 2000mt/s.
But if anyone can shed some light on the first board (ECS) which has an ATi chipset on it, that be great. What I would like to know is the ATI chipset as good as the nforce4 ultra chipset? Which one would be better for a specific folding rig? I plan on running both the cpu and gpu clients. Any input will be helpful, thanx guys
