Any thoughts or experiences with the new Phenom X3's on this system? It doesn't seem as if AMD has released any information on anything less than 95W variants. Also, how about the Phenom X4, namely the 9100e which is apparently 65W. Any thoughts?
In addition, any recent consensus on the "best" compatible video card (with either a 65W or 45W CPU)? Are we looking at the GeForce 8500/8600gt or ATI Radeon 3450? Has anyone tried anything else? How's the noise with the additional fans?
as for the 9100e, the only pc using that is the hp s3430F, which is a slimline model. So it seems to be quiet usage, since it is running a 8500gt, a TV tuner, and 4gb of ram. so that would be a max system. most likely that PC is also running a 180w PSU while most of us are using a 160w psu.
As for comment on the CPU, i been looking online for the past 2-3 weeks, and have yet to find someone selling the CPU, OEM or Retail. The few place that have it listed, have it back order and have it for 2xx. I was under the understanding that this would be a 100~150 price range CPU...
I am using the Radeon 3450 from Diamond. Great fit, just need to find a bracket, i ordered one from MSI, it was $7 dollars ship. the bracket was free, i just had to pay for shipping. the 8500 and 8600 both work, if your going to go for gaming, the 8600 are nice, and there is a 512mb ddr2 and a 256 ddr3 version. The Radeon from Diamond, is quiet, i NEVER HEAR IT. I hear my HD rev up on my NAS that sit next to the PC more then i hear any sounds from the PC.