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| Thread ID: 72656 | 2006-09-21 07:01:00 | Should I get a new PC? | PedalSlammer (8511) | Press F1 |
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| 486147 | 2006-09-30 23:12:00 | I wouldn't bother with such a small upgrade - in order to notice any difference, you will have to get a decent amount of RAM & a decent video card too. I doubt your current motherboard is PCI-E. Video cards are well on the way to ditching AGP, so a good AGP card would be more expensive than an equivilent PCI-E card. If you do go for that upgrade, it will only be good enough for the current generation of games & none of it will be any use when you build a new PC for the next generation of games. Build a caore 2 system - even though the actual CPU won't make much difference for at least a year, the faster DDR2 RAM & PCI-E graphics will make a difference. While you are at it, get 2 SATA drives & run them in RAID 0 config - the hard drive is the major bottleneck in modern computers. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 486148 | 2006-10-01 00:49:00 | The problem is my computer is around 4 years old now and using only P4 1.6Ghz CPU and with AGP port not PCI-E. And it is hard to get parts, I know small upgrade wouldn't make much difference. How about changing the P41.6Ghz CPU to 2.4Ghz CPU. [Remember it is 478pin CPU not fancy 775pin CPU] Upgrade the DDR ram from 512MB to 700+MB RAM. From 40GB HDD add another used HDD to 80GB. From 64MB Video Card to 256MB Video Card. Does that make any difference? :rolleyes: I hope the above upgrading will work and what do you guys think? Good? |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 486149 | 2006-10-01 01:37:00 | And where do I get those parts from anyway? Trademe have limited parts. TE is no longer available and any other places? I live in Auckland anyway. | PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 486150 | 2006-10-01 01:41:00 | Well, I would forget 478 pin altogether. As you've said its hard to get parts, 478 pin CPU's are pretty much scarce. and you may as well say obselete these days. They've been taken over by dual-core / x2, Pin 775 and AMD processors. And most systems use hdd's bigger than 80 GB these days. A few games and if u use XP would fill it up in no time. I wouldnt bother with 2nd hand parts. You may have no guarantee that they work, and if it / the part breaks down, then what? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 486151 | 2006-10-01 01:53:00 | Well, I would forget 478 pin altogether. As you've said its hard to get parts, 478 pin CPU's are pretty much scarce. and you may as well say obselete these days. They've been taken over by dual-core / x2, Pin 775 and AMD processors. And most systems use hdd's bigger than 80 GB these days. A few games and if u use XP would fill it up in no time. I wouldnt bother with 2nd hand parts. You may have no guarantee that they work, and if it / the part breaks down, then what?Yes, you're very right Speedy. But my new computer which cost up to around $3000 will have to wait until the next year first quarter. Which have 4 cores in in. lol. No joke, I really want to spend on a good computer now but it has to wait or face it by losing your money for new four cores CPU. Anyway my P41.6Ghz haven't been break down even in a single day for 4 years now. Imagine that. My old 486 which is more than ten years ago aways break down within in a year(I mean in the olden days), now days the computer are quite durable except the performance. That's all I have to say. If I upgrade a computer it will cost around $200(Will be OK to play games) and will gurantee get a 4 core CPU. If I get a new computer minimum $1000 and will not get a $3000 computer with 4 cores CPU. Which one will you choose if you're in my position? I mean lets said you've only got $3000 for now. |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 486152 | 2006-10-01 02:00:00 | Well I'm using Intel now. (478 pin - 2.4 - with 1 GB ram). Nothing wrong with them. Play games, I can edit videos etc. I wouldnt mind building an AMD system. Nothing wrong with them. They're most probably cheaper than building an Intel system with the same specs. I wouldn't bother updating a current system, if you're going to buy a $3000 system later anyway. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 486153 | 2006-10-01 02:23:00 | Speedy there no point trying to reason with this guy he doesnt listen to logic or other peoples advice. He seems to think that when Quad Core arrive they will be some kind of holy grail and fix all his problems. PedalSlammer you should waste all our money upgrading your old P4 system and wait for Intel to atleast release 8 core CPU's. By then CPUs will be so fast you wont need to ever upgrade. :rolleyes: |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 486154 | 2006-10-01 02:24:00 | Well I'm using Intel now . (478 pin - 2 . 4 - with 1 GB ram) . Nothing wrong with them . Play games, I can edit videos etc . I wouldnt mind building an AMD system . Nothing wrong with them . They're most probably cheaper than building an Intel system with the same specs . I wouldn't bother updating a current system, if you're going to buy a $3000 system later anyway . Thank you Speedy . But I still need to run some serious application that needed 2 . 0Ghz above CPU . So upgrade was an option for me . For temporary purpose . lol . I hope Intel will prepare to release the Core 2 Quad in the first quarter of 2007 . :D It'll be like the best system ever if AMD failed to make their new AMD 4 cores processors by next year . |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 486155 | 2006-10-01 02:29:00 | Speedy there no point trying to reason with this guy he doesnt listen to logic or other peoples advice. He seems to think that when Quad Core arrive they will be some kind of holy grail and fix all his problems. PedalSlammer you should waste all our money upgrading your old P4 system and wait for Intel to atleast release 8 core CPU's. By then CPUs will be so fast you wont need to ever upgrade. :rolleyes: lol I think you're right. I shall now shutup :badpc: |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 486156 | 2006-10-01 02:30:00 | PedalSlammer you should waste all our money upgrading your old P4 system and wait for Intel to atleast release 8 core CPU's. By then CPUs will be so fast you wont need to ever upgrade. :rolleyes: haha, that's funny. I think you forgot one thing. The newer version games will eat up more of its processing unit plus the new applications software will eat up the CPU power as well. Have you forgoten that? What will the new Window be? Super CPU resource eater? By the way many thanks to others who give advise to get a new PC or not. I did appreciate your help and others think might not. |
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