What should I upgrade next?

Pxl_Buzzard · May 12, 2008, 09:09 PM

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+.

**kris23** · May 12, 2008, 09:38 PM

everything.....

ok seriously, the 8500GTs are the most pathetic cards i have ever seen in existence of DX10....

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

the 6000+ is garbage..... a graphics card upgrade is better

mkk · May 12, 2008, 09:39 PM

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.

Al_Vampyre · May 13, 2008, 06:49 AM

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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+.

Why do you think its the CPU? Is it games you're struggling with? If so which ones?

Pxl_Buzzard · May 13, 2008, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Al_Vampyre

Why do you think its the CPU? Is it games you're struggling with? If so which ones?

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.

**kris23** · May 13, 2008, 09:20 AM

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

**ChaosMinionX** · May 13, 2008, 01:25 PM

Given that setup....video cards most definitely, thats the choke point of your system right now.