Maximum PC dream machine

[blackeye]

I was reading this months maximum pc and something caught my eye. Aparantly next months dream machine is going to have DDR2. WTF are they thinking? I have no idea why they would use intels new chips in this years dream machine. But then something got me thinking. What if they got an early release of an nforce 4 board. I would like to see an athlon 64 paired with DDR2. Im not to sure but I think athlon 64's dont need as tight latency timings as pentiums so DDR2 might be a bit of a boost for them. Just going to wait and see. Personally though I though last years dream machine was a joke. Maybee this years will be better.

 

[Asus]

The nForce4 platform will be nice, Soundstorm 2 and PCI-Express, but it won't have DDR2.
When AMD goes DDR2, it will require a socket change. The memory controller is on the chip, remember.
It will be at least a year before that happens.

Ace's Hardware finally did their Intel Socket T (LGA775) review (Conclusion) and I really don't what Intel was thinking with Prescott. I guess just something to get them through to 4GHz. It will get them there but at what cost?

 

[lePobz]

There is only one viable option for a dream machine these days.

Mobo: ASUS nForce4 Pro (dual cpu + dual pci-e)
CPUs: 2x AMD FX-55s
GFX: 2x nVidia 6800 Ultra Extremes in SLI
RAM: 4x 1gb Corsair Ultra 3200 XMS dimms
HDD: 2x 74gb WD Raptors (raid 0) + 2x 250GB WD Caviars

umm, yeah. that.
If anyone's gonna build one to that spec, please build me one too.

 

[blackeye]

I bet they will have 2gigs but not 4. And as far as I know no motherboard supports dual athlon fx. I dont know much bout nforce 4 (maybee it will)

 

[lePobz]

I know it will, that's why I said it. *duh*

 

[blackeye]

Well I havent been paying much attention to nforce 4. Not to excitted about it. Theres no use for it right now for me. I can run an x800 on an agp slot right now just fine. Not that I have an x800

 

[Asus]

Only dual Opteron (which is the same thing) but the 2** series cost more since they can be used in dual operation.