Posted on 07/25/2006 1:41:39 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
This morning, the home office of AMD demonstrated a 4x4 enthusiast system, affectionately referred to as the “Quad Father”, running a variety of different multi-threaded applications. Among the demonstrations given, Half Life 2 was run while playing MP3 audio and MPEG4 video running in the background.
AMD, in an attempt to appeal to the entire enthusiast market (not just the high-end enthusiast market) , promised dual CPU bundles for less than a $1,000. AMD says they are targeting what they call the Mega-tasking enthusiast, those of us who use their machines for everything, all the time. Hopefully this little nugget of information will hold you over for now, we’ll have more details for you soon.
the motherboard and processor have a warranty though Intel and
ASUS... you could still get the 6mo, warranty and tech support from Monarch, if you need someone to help you out. :)
this is one persons review of it from newegg...
runs good on p5wdh
Pros: price, overclocking, micron chip, and good customer service eamil reply fast!...
so thats looks like that ticket... Cons: package is not going good... More »
Other Thoughts: P5wdh bios 0602 and conroe E6600 together with this ram, works great. 2.45v can push up to DDR2 1066 4-4-3-4-2. very nice memory. and DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 with only 1.9v.
as far a video cards go, its a crossfire deal so i'd go with ATI x1800 or x1900... if you have a PCI-E card now i'd just use that until directX10 comes out this winter...
look at this from OCworkbench.com article... this board supports core2Duo and supports ddr ddr2 and old AGP! :) now thats good for the budget builders... and this board is pretty cheep also...
Considering the performance factor, the ASRock 775Dual-VSTA based on the VIA PT880Pro chipset + 8237A is considered an old pair of chipsets. The North bridge supports only a PCIe x4. Results shows that 3D performance takes a dip in comparison with the 3 other boards. Although this board is slightly slower, it offers a native AGP implementation and supports both DDR and DDR2 modules (operated seperately). It gives budget users a chance who wants to tap the power of Core 2 Duo/Extreme CPU power without going through the hassle of upgrading to the more expensive DDR2 modules. The options opened for AGP also allow users to be able to use both the AGP and PCIe graphics card at the same time for surround display. The BIOS offers very minimum options for you to adjust other than the FSB. The board is also Windows Vista™ Premium Logo Hardware Ready.
asrock ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Socket T (LGA 775) VIA PT880 PRO ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $58.99
Just think about it, you can use the video card and memory that you have right now... :D hehehe.... actually that may be the way to go just to tide you over for 6 months or so... , then get a new mobo(better overclocking), better ram, and better video card when DX10 comes out, you cna still use the E6600 processor... :)
hard drive(ata, sata)?
video card (pci-e or agp)?
memory(ddr400 or ddr2)?
if you have DDR400 memory and an AGP or PCI-e card you could get the
ASRock 775Dual-VSTA $59 newegg.com
Intel E6600 $360 monarchcomputer.com
total = $419 + shipping costs if any...
You too?
Remember...4.7 MHZ..64K RAM memory...2 - 360K floppies and a green screen. Then again I was skinny, had brown hair, which grew from all parts of my head and a hangover was something old people got.
Memories.
what do you do with your computer(what will you be using this "new" computer for?)
| General Spec | |
| Brand | Acer |
| Series | Aspire |
| Model | ASE360-U-D4200 |
| Recommended Usage | Media Center |
| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+(2.2GHz) |
| Processor Main Features | 64 bit Dual Core Processor |
| Cache Per Processor | 1MB L2 Cache |
| Memory | 2GB DDR |
| Hard Drive | 300GB 7200rpm SATA |
| Optical Drive 1 | DVD Burner(DVD±RW) |
| Optical Drive 2 | DVD-ROM |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon X600 256MB |
| Audio | Integrated Realtek ALC850 with AC97 codec |
| Ethernet | Integrated Marvell 888E1111 GigaLAN |
| Keyboard | Wireless Multimedia keyboard |
| Mouse | Wireless Optical mouse |
| Operating System | Windows XP Media Center |
| Special Features | TV Tuner Remote control |
| Warranty | |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 1-Year |
| CPU | |
| CPU Type | Athlon 64 X2 |
| Installed Qty | 1 |
| Max Supported Qty | 1 |
| CPU Speed | 4200+ |
| L2 Cache Per CPU | 2 x 512KB |
| CPU Main Features | 64 bit Processor |
| Graphics | |
| GPU/VPU Type | ATI Radeon X600 |
| Graphics Interface | PCI Express x16 |
| Memory | |
| Memory Capacity | 2GB DDR |
| Form Factor | DIMM 184-pin |
| Memory Spec | 1GB x 2 |
| Hard Drive | |
| HD Capacity | 300GB |
| HD Interface | SATA |
| HD RPM | 7200rpm |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±RW |
| Optical Drive 2 | |
| Optical Drive 2 Type | DVD-ROM |
| Audio | |
| Audio Chipset | Integrated Realtek ALC850 with AC97 codec |
| Audio Channels | supporting 16 bit PCM format for 7.1 Channel |
| Audio Features | High Definition Audio codecs with UAA (Universal Audio Architecture) |
| Communications | |
| Modem | 56K |
| LAN Chipset | Integrated Marvell 888E1111 GigaLAN |
| LAN Speed | 10/100/1000Mbps |
| Front Panel Ports | |
| Card Reader | 9-in-1 MediaCard Reader |
| Back Panel Ports | |
| PS/2 | 2 |
| Rear IEEE 1394 | 1 |
| RJ45 | 1 port |
| Expansion | |
| PCI Slots (Available/Total) | 1 PCI-Ex16 + 2 PCI |
| Mouse | |
| Mouse Type | Wireless Optical mouse |
| Keyboard | |
| Keyboard Type | Wireless Multimedia keyboard |
that system has AMD dual core processor, 2GB ram, Vista Premium ready video card and audio, dvd burner, tv tuner and windows media center edition, keyboard and mouse.. it should be fine for <$1000 :)
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