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| Thread ID: 74976 | 2006-12-12 02:58:00 | Whats the best SPU i can get with my mother board? | Motokid600 (11183) | Press F1 |
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| 506082 | 2006-12-12 18:20:00 | OK, a Conroe will whip his current setup, but he can't plonk a conroe in there, and a 3Ghz CPU ain't too shabby - could even be overclocked a little perhaps. He needs a complete rebuild, just save the cash until it can be done, a 3.6 may give hime some improvement, a better VGA card will give him improvement, but IMHO both would be a waste of money as it would be pumping cash into an obsolete platform. |
trig42 (11325) | ||
| 506083 | 2006-12-12 19:02:00 | you need to get outside more mate. You have more cpu than most people. Give the pc a break and get a life. | wotz (335) | ||
| 506084 | 2006-12-12 21:26:00 | damn...what ever ill just save up for a new pc. and btw to the above coment. i dont think that was nessesary. You have no idea wht goes on in my life which i DO hae one, more so then you think ya queef... | Motokid600 (11183) | ||
| 506085 | 2006-12-12 21:49:00 | :lol: :lol: But yeah, most of us reckon that's the best strategy. You'll be glad in 6 months or whatever when you can afford a whole new rig. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 506086 | 2006-12-12 21:57:00 | What can $320 get me? | Motokid600 (11183) | ||
| 506087 | 2006-12-12 22:08:00 | What can $320 get me?Forget it. That's a goodly amount of cash to go towards your major upgrade or whole new PC. Keep in mind what you've said yourself... you're not going to benefit much at all without starting off with a new mobo. Just stick it in the bank for now. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 506088 | 2006-12-12 23:34:00 | If performance is what you need now, sell the 6800, buy a 7800GS/GT AGP card IF you can find one and over clock that Northwood core with an after market cooler. You should be able to rest 3.6Ghz speeds, however as stated several times already on this thread, the cpu isnt your bottleneck, its the card. No-one has asked the poster what resolution he is using either, or settings/games for that matter! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 506089 | 2006-12-13 00:25:00 | No-one has asked the poster what resolution he is using either, or settings/games for that matter!Yeah true, but there's a zillion other questions that could be asked or answered, which kinda goes beyond the scope of an online help forum, eh. | Greg (193) | ||
| 506090 | 2006-12-13 01:06:00 | If performance is what you need now, sell the 6800, buy a 7800GS/GT AGP card IF you can find one and over clock that Northwood core with an after market cooler . You should be able to rest 3 . 6Ghz speeds, however as stated several times already on this thread, the cpu isnt your bottleneck, its the card . I think this the most solid advice "bar" a new PC . Overclock that P4 if the board allows and buy a 7900GS for $330+GST ish (don't think the 7800GS is around anymore) . The reality is the 7900GS AGP is around 30% faster than what you have now, so in my opinion that is a pretty piss poor upgrade for $330(- resell of old card) . Add to that you will still face exactly the same problems in 6-12 months time should you want to upgrade again, still Socket 478, still AGP, still DDR1 . Save your money and go full Monty when you have enough, it will be cheaper and more satisfying long term :P |
Master_Frost (9951) | ||
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