Which CPu for Dfi NF4

loggan26 · 26 Feb 2006 at 22:43

Hi guys i am looking at upgrading from NF2 to NF4, specifically the DFI NF4 SLI Expert..........what i am kind of looking for is some guidance on a half decent Ocing cpu for this mobo, money i will stretch to about the £200-£250 mark for processor, i am unsure of whats a decent stepping and was just wondering what users would recommend. Mmmm i might stretch further on the money for the cpu so any advice would be welcome.
I will hopefully be running dual GFx in sli....and sata raid0, OCZ psu and mem as well.
Thanks in advance

Explicit · 26 Feb 2006 at 22:54

Opteron 165 with 1MB cache and overclocks well.

smids · 26 Feb 2006 at 23:40

Explicit said:
Opteron 165 with 1MB cache and overclocks well.

Seconded. If not, then at least an X2 3800+ Toledo (CD) cored one.

loggan26 · 27 Feb 2006 at 00:17

Cool thanks for input, next question where am i gonna get one, here? Or have you guys got any "other" suggestions?

Paul11 · 27 Feb 2006 at 00:34

loggan26 said:
Cool thanks for input, next question where am i gonna get one, here? Or have you guys got any "other" suggestions?

Have a quick read of the FAQ, as even hints to other competitiors will get you a nice holiday

smids · 27 Feb 2006 at 00:37

Best place is to get it from here anyway as they currently have good steppings in stock which have been clocking well.

loggan26 · 27 Feb 2006 at 00:49

Cool okay never new it was that strict, K i will take heed. Thanks for pointers both of ya. Later.

smids · 27 Feb 2006 at 00:54

One thing, I wouldn't bother with SLi in the current market as DX10 cards will be out in about September, and the 7900 (G71) is out on March 9th so get one card for now, and then get a DX10 card come the end of the year. SLi'ed cards will devalue quickly when the new cards come out.

loggan26 · 27 Feb 2006 at 01:06

Okay i hadnt yet looked at gfx as i am still getting to grips with the whole NF4 drama, am still gathering research as it were.

Mmm so get one sli card for now and wait till they drop in price later in year and then get another is that what yer saying?

Seeing as i am here how about HSf for cpu any advise and while i am on it what about mem. Am looking at the 520w OCz powerstream to power it but might go the 600w though its a bit more pricey.

ACESHIGH · 27 Feb 2006 at 01:43

loggan26 said:
Okay i hadnt yet looked at gfx as i am still getting to grips with the whole NF4 drama, am still gathering research as it were.

Mmm so get one sli card for now and wait till they drop in price later in year and then get another is that what yer saying?

Seeing as i am here how about HSf for cpu any advise and while i am on it what about mem. Am looking at the 520w OCz powerstream to power it but might go the 600w though its a bit more pricey.

the Opteron 165 is a good CPU for overclocking.

imo, as for graphics just get one fast card now, later upgrade to another next gen faster card. At present Nvidia are overpriced on their top end cards, as such i would suggest you look at the X1800XT 256MB & X1800XT 512MB cards - both quicker than the 7800GTX & yet cheaper.

smids · 27 Feb 2006 at 01:46

loggan26 said:
Okay i hadnt yet looked at gfx as i am still getting to grips with the whole NF4 drama, am still gathering research as it were.

Mmm so get one sli card for now and wait till they drop in price later in year and then get another is that what yer saying?

Seeing as i am here how about HSf for cpu any advise and while i am on it what about mem. Am looking at the 520w OCz powerstream to power it but might go the 600w though its a bit more pricey.

No, I meant buy whichever card now (just one) and then sell that and buy the next gen card when it comes out later this year. Buying two current gens will not be worthwhile given DX10 cards' release dates being this summer/autumn.

Buy something like the X1800XT 256MB - excellent card at an amazing price for now, then upgrade to the new G80 (nV 8000 series) or R600 (Radeon X2000 series) when they are released later this year.

HSF - if you want the best, the Scythe Ninja. Pricey but amazing.

RAM : now you see, you've hit a stumbling point. You could build this rig now, or just wait for Socket M2 to hit the market in about 2-3 months time which will take the AMD platform to DDR2 RAM. Sorry, this is one of those times where you are caught in the middle of a complete overhaul...

Big.Wayne · 27 Feb 2006 at 01:57

smids said:
SLi'ed cards will devalue quickly when [edit] . . . . . you click on the *buy* button

smids · 27 Feb 2006 at 02:02

LMFAO.

easyrider · 27 Feb 2006 at 02:07

loggan26 said:
Hi guys i am looking at upgrading from NF2 to NF4, specifically the DFI NF4 SLI Expert..........what i am kind of looking for is some guidance on a half decent Ocing cpu for this mobo, money i will stretch to about the £200-£250 mark for processor, i am unsure of whats a decent stepping and was just wondering what users would recommend. Mmmm i might stretch further on the money for the cpu so any advice would be welcome.
I will hopefully be running dual GFx in sli....and sata raid0, OCZ psu and mem as well.
Thanks in advance

So basically get the :

DFI expert.
opteron 165

All this talk of wait is nonsense.

As we all know if you wait ....you never get.

PC tech is like that.

If you want to wait till june for a platform that offers no real improvement over S939 then pay the price.

If you want to be smart then get a opty 165 and the dfi and run at FX 62 speeds anyway.Saving hassle in buying into early DDR2800.

loggan26 · 27 Feb 2006 at 02:18

<<<<<<<Originally Posted by smids
SLi'ed cards will devalue quickly when [edit] . . . . . you click on the *buy* button>>>>>>>>

ROFLMAO oh aint that the truth man, aint that the sore truth........

Smids:= Yes i here what yer saying an Rgonian

dude kind of said same thing to me, "wait for next gen cpu/mobo", but to be truthful i will not be able to afford what is coming, my megre wage wont stretch to the high end stuff as its released so i gotta go middle of the road usually, off course waiting a few months might also help with prices drops etc. I will see, but like i said this is just the research bit afore i do hit the (youve lost a $heet load of money already button)..........................

Yup okay sold on the Opty 165 (1mb)

ANd the X1800xt card gonna have a look see at that. Scythe Ninja as well Ta for dat dudes......

Okay i see what yer saying now about GFX yes i would prob do that anyway, i used to buy a lot of stuff from here but a lil harder to do now as it changes a wee bit LOL.

Mem okay i see a lot of folks using Gskill stuff , i wonder if old BH5 will work? Any one ran that in any of these DFI NF4 mobo. I got 2 sets of it and it runs high and tight on NF2, dont know how it would fair on this platform though.

easyrider · 27 Feb 2006 at 02:27

loggan26 said:
<<<<<<<Originally Posted by smids
SLi'ed cards will devalue quickly when [edit] . . . . . you click on the *buy* button>>>>>>>>.

Crossfire too..... its the nature of the business.

loggan26 said:
wont stretch to the high end stuff as its released so i gotta go middle of the road usually, off course waiting a few months might also help with prices drops etc..

S939 is not middle of the road.

And the majority of S939 users won't go to AM2 staright away.

loggan26 said:
Yup okay sold on the Opty 165 (1mb).

good choice

Mem okay i see a lot of folks using Gskill stuff , i wonder if old BH5 will work? Any one ran that in any of these DFI NF4 mobo. I got 2 sets of it and it runs high and tight on NF2, dont know how it would fair on this platform though.

if you want 1:1 then get the fastest.
If you want tight timings get the low latency stuff.

And if you win the pools get redline mushkins(they will do both)

loggan26 · 27 Feb 2006 at 03:29

<<<<<<S939 is not middle of the road.

And the majority of S939 users won't go to AM2 staright away. >>>>>>>>

No i know its not middle of the road, it was just a "saying" never ment to dis it

<<<<<<if you want 1:1 then get the fastest.>>>>>>> Mmmmm i see a few on OCersUK which ones???????? The 4800 stuffs?????

<<<<<If you want tight timings get the low latency stuff.>>>>> A decent OC with reasonable timings would be cool im not too bothered about them being too tight

<<<<<And if you win the pools get redline mushkins(they will do both)>>>>> LOL

yer not kidding thats steep, would love to run them but cant justify that price.

What about this stuff G.Skill 1GB DDR LA PC4800 (2x512MB)?????????

easyrider · 27 Feb 2006 at 03:34

Best to get a 2 gig kit

corsair
g skill
ocz

loggan26 · 27 Feb 2006 at 03:38

easyrider said:
Best to get a 2 gig kit

corsair
g skill
ocz

Mmmm okay is there no impact on OCing how high you can go in say using a 2gb compared to a 1gb, it used to be that 256b stick OCed higher than say a 512mb stick or 1gb. Is this not the case with these newer sticks of mem?????