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May 12, 2008, 09:09 PM
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DriverHeaven Newbie
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 11
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What should I upgrade next?
Alright, my (custom build) machine has:
4GB RAM
2x nVidia GeForce 8500 GT's
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+
No Soundcard (still have default)
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
So, what's the weakest link in this lineup? I personally think that the CPU is what's holding it back, but I wanted some input before I blew $150 bucks on an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6000+.
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May 12, 2008, 09:39 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Gefle, Sweden
Posts: 3,226
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I'd get an Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition and clock it a bit. It's made for overclocking as one can simply raise the multiplier and it costs much less. Either that or save the money for a bigger rebuild.
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May 13, 2008, 06:49 AM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Scotland
Posts: 1,325
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pxl_Buzzard
Alright, my (custom build) machine has:
4GB RAM
2x nVidia GeForce 8500 GT's
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+
No Soundcard (still have default)
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
So, what's the weakest link in this lineup? I personally think that the CPU is what's holding it back, but I wanted some input before I blew $150 bucks on an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6000+.
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Why do you think its the CPU? Is it games you're struggling with? If so which ones? |
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May 13, 2008, 08:38 AM
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DriverHeaven Newbie
Join Date: May 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Al_Vampyre
Why do you think its the CPU? Is it games you're struggling with? If so which ones?
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Yes, I'm upgrading this to improve gaming performance, and the graphics of CoD4 can be run at medium alright, but high slows it down a bit, and I think it's just the CPU having trouble processing all the data. And as for the graphics cards, I know they aren't the best, and I didn't even know they released a 9600 yet, I only knew about the 9800's. |
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May 13, 2008, 09:20 AM
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DH's Youngest Mod
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 3,969
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your CPU can hardly be called a bottleneck, it still has power to run games today...... not max or anything but they can run better with a new card
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May 13, 2008, 01:25 PM
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4870X2 Anyone??
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: New York
Posts: 2,112
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Given that setup....video cards most definitely, thats the choke point of your system right now.
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