Pethegreat Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Ok my comp is getting slow and I got some $$$ :) Here is what i have p4 2.4ghz Intel i875p mother board(i think it has 8x agp)512mb of pc2700 ram MicronATi Radeon 9000pro 128mb 60gb maxtor HDCd read/re-wite drive(48x)Flopply drive17inch moniterand a ton of other stuffI want to get an ATi radeon 9800 pro(256bit)-about $200and another 512mb of pc 2700 ram- About $70And i found them http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-141-167&depa=1 this is the PC2700 ram i want http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-268&depa=1 this is the Radeon 9800 i wantwould there be any bottleneck with the system after i get this? And if you can find those parts for cheaper can you tell me. I'm going to get some one to install it casue my folk won't let me so i need some more $$$ to pay for install Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Sounds like a good upgrade. Upgrading your video card will make you see your games more differently.If you want to see the difference, score your current system with the 3dmark program. Then when you havethe new components installed, run it again and see the difference :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3m0nger Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I wonder what score you got nyar :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I wonder what score you got nyar :PAfter some tweaking 6893 points...But I'm having plans on building a new one. I just need to wait for a good mobo that has 2 PCIe 16x.Reason for that is that I want to have two GeForce FX6800 Ultra's in there, both linked, so it becomes a dual video card system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3m0nger Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I can't imagine the speed.But what do you mean with PCIe 16x? is AGP 8x out of date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygirl4 Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I can't imagine the speed.But what do you mean with PCIe 16x? is AGP 8x out of date? PCIe (PCI express), is the replacement for the AGP and PCI slots, there are 4 types of PCI express slot, ranging from x 1 to x 16, the x 16 will be used for the next generation of graphics cards, also make sure your mainboard has the socket 939 as I believe there are still some 940's out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 also make sure your mainboard has the socket 939 as I believe there are still some 940's out there.That is, if you want an AMD processor (just to make the info complete :))... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Eagle25 Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 AMD > Pentium. Who wouldnt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 AMD > Pentium. Who wouldnt?I would go for an Intel every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Eagle25 Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I run two system's, both with the eact same setup (Except for Motherboard) and one has an Intel Pentium IIII, whereas one is running an AMD 64 FX-53. The AMD is FAR superior. Pentium's claims higher speeds, boasting a whopping 3+ GHz processor, whereas my AMD boasts a mere 2.2 GHz. However, thanks to higher multiplier speeds, you can equivelantly add an additional +1.7 Ghz to the X Ghz speed, and thats the true speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Of course there will be people who would choose an AMD over Intel every day.The discussion about which is best will never end, it all comes down to personal experience and preference (same as with ATi and Nvidia). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3m0nger Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 PCIe (PCI express), is the replacement for the AGP and PCI slots, there are 4 types of PCI express slot, ranging from x 1 to x 16, the x 16 will be used for the next generation of graphics cards, also make sure your mainboard has the socket 939 as I believe there are still some 940's out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-ness Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Mobos supporting PCI Express are only Pentium PrescottsNo AMD mobs as of yet support PCI EXpress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 The new nForce 4 chipsets will have this support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3m0nger Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 The New nForce4 was released 3 days ago, along with the AMD 4000+ and the FX-55 processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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