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Upgrade suggestions please :]
Hey guys, i built this computer a year or 2 ago, and im starting to get some low FPS in the new games and i was looking for an upgrade, but im on a budget and ide like to know where you guys think i would get the best bang for my buck :] heres my specs: i basically just cant decide if i should upgrade my CPU or my GPU? GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard BFG Ge-force 9800GTX+ Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003 Patriot Extreme Performance 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400ELK Any input would be greatly appreciated -- Manticora |
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Upgrade suggestions please :]
"Manticora" wrote
Hey guys, i built this computer a year or 2 ago, and im starting to get some low FPS in the new games and i was looking for an upgrade, but im on a budget and ide like to know where you guys think i would get the best bang for my buck :] heres my specs: i basically just cant decide if i should upgrade my CPU or my GPU? Have you tried overclocking? Those chips can usually do 3GHZ without breaking a sweat. |
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Upgrade suggestions please :]
Jim wrote:
"Manticora" wrote Hey guys, i built this computer a year or 2 ago, and im starting to get some low FPS in the new games and i was looking for an upgrade, but im on a budget and ide like to know where you guys think i would get the best bang for my buck :] heres my specs: i basically just cant decide if i should upgrade my CPU or my GPU? Have you tried overclocking? Those chips can usually do 3GHZ without breaking a sweat. Ditto on the overclocking the CPU, although it's less likely to help with FPS in newer games than upgrading or overclocking the GPU. 9800 is a good card, but it's getting pretty dated at this point. Some of the NVidia chips are overclockable. -- Nate Edel http://www.cubiclehermit.com/ preferred email | is "nate" at the | "I do have a cause, though. It's obscenity. I'm posting domain | for it." |
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Upgrade suggestions please :]
On Apr 17, 4:16*pm, (Nate Edel) wrote:
Jim wrote: "Manticora" wrote Hey guys, i built this computer a year or 2 ago, and im starting to get some low FPS in the new games and i was looking for an upgrade, but im on a budget and ide like to know where you guys think i would get the best bang for my buck :] heres my specs: i basically just cant decide if i should upgrade my CPU or my GPU? Have you tried overclocking? *Those chips can usually do 3GHZ without breaking a sweat. Ditto on the overclocking the CPU, although it's less likely to help with FPS in newer games than upgrading or overclocking the GPU. *9800 is a good card, but it's getting pretty dated at this point. *Some of the NVidia chips are overclockable. A gamer will notice a 25% difference in speed? In most other applications, I'd say, don't bother. Robert. |
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Upgrade suggestions please :]
"Robert Myers" wrote
A gamer will notice a 25% difference in speed? In most other applications, I'd say, don't bother. It helps find the bottleneck. If benchamarks go up ~25% then a CPU upgrade. If its much less then a GPU upgrade. I know its time to put the A64x2 out to pasture but those Conroe's may still have some life left in them. |
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Upgrade suggestions please :]
On Apr 19, 11:13*am, "Jim" wrote:
"Robert Myers" wroteA gamer will notice a 25% difference in speed? *In most other applications, I'd say, don't bother. It helps find the bottleneck. *If benchamarks go up ~25% then a CPU upgrade. If its much less then a GPU upgrade. As a diagnostic, it sounds worth doing. I know its time to put the A64x2 out to pasture but those Conroe's may still have some life left in them. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html If I had a Core 2 Duo (and I actually do have some), I'd be inclined to stand pat, short of moving all the way up to Core i7. Robert. |
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Robert Myers wrote:
On Apr 17, 4:16Â*pm, (Nate Edel) wrote: Ditto on the overclocking the CPU, although it's less likely to help with FPS in newer games than upgrading or overclocking the GPU. Â*9800 is a good card, but it's getting pretty dated at this point. Â*Some of the NVidia chips are overclockable. A gamer will notice a 25% difference in speed? In most other applications, I'd say, don't bother. That depends; if your games are CPU bound, you will notice the 25% speed bump quite a bit. Otherwise, you won't notice it much if at all. The one other application where it will be noticeable is video encoding. Doing big batch encoding, I've got a machine that's been sitting with 3-4 cores (out of 4) continuously active for a month now and is about half done. Even a bit non-linear, dropping 10 days out of 60 would be significant. -- Nate Edel http://www.cubiclehermit.com/ preferred email | is "nate" at the | "I do have a cause, though. It's obscenity. I'm posting domain | for it." |
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On Apr 19, 3:00*pm, (Nate Edel) wrote:
Robert Myers wrote: On Apr 17, 4:16*pm, (Nate Edel) wrote: Ditto on the overclocking the CPU, although it's less likely to help with FPS in newer games than upgrading or overclocking the GPU. **9800 is a good card, but it's getting pretty dated at this point. **Some of the NVidia chips are overclockable. A gamer will notice a 25% difference in speed? *In most other applications, I'd say, don't bother. That depends; if your games are CPU bound, you will notice the 25% speed bump quite a bit. *Otherwise, you won't notice it much if at all. * The one other application where it will be noticeable is video encoding. Doing big batch encoding, I've got a machine that's been sitting with 3-4 cores (out of 4) continuously active for a month now and is about half done. Even a bit non-linear, dropping 10 days out of 60 would be significant. Well, sure. I run long jobs, too. A day saved is a day saved, but that's not how most people use PC's. I've experimented with overclocking. My conclusion is that it isn't worth it. Either settle for a shorter job, wait a little longer, or wait for better technology. As to whether a gamer would notice it, I have no clue. Most users would never notice. Robert. |
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