amd athlon + mobo ??

evdb · Post by **evdb** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:03 am

i'm considering buying a new PC for my pulsar2 card.

my main interest is a quiet PC with lots of memory. somebody recommended me AMD athon 64 X2 instead of Intel P4 (dual core). has anybody experienced any problems with AMD athlon 64 X2 /pulsar2 card.?? does scope software (and winXP 32b)benefit from 64b AMD processors,
and, which mobo is the best choice. maybe ASUS A8N SLI ??

can anyone help me ??

evdb

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erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:10 am

I've recently updated my system to Athlon 64 and all works ok.
My motherobard is a MSI K8N Neo4 (4 slot pci+3 PCIe).
Go for AMD, it's cheap and very stable with my 2 Pulsar2.
Remember: Nvidia chipset is IMO the best choice for AMD systems

Look for MoBo with a passive Northbridge Heatsink... my MSI has a little fan that seems a great noisy tornado!!!

I've read that Athlon 64 +3500 is better than +3000 & +3200 because his minor heat production.

For a quiet PC I suggest a Zalman CNPS7700AlCu or an Arctic Cooler Freezer 64 pro, a Zalman Hard disk enclosure, a Zalman fanless PSU and a well isolated PC case (ask to google for "quiet pc" and similar phrases)

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darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Sun May 07, 2006 5:00 am

I recommend Nforce3 board with single-core CPU. While some people have got dual-core systems working with Scope, most people have problems. In my experience single-core is more reliable and cheaper. I also had bad experiences with Nforce4 chipsets - I would avoid.