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For an upgrade on my PC...
Currently have...
1GB DDR PC2700 RAM
Radeon 9800 XT
2600 XP + (clocked at 3200 speeds)
40GB HD with 512k cache
Looking for something to see me well into next year, most of all I don't want any dodgy frame glitches and what not with Half Life 2 and Doom 3. Will wait for PCI Express as far as my graphics card is concerned, everything else can go though. The RAM has taken a beating with heavy over clocks, as has the CPU. I know the cache on the Hard Drive needs seeing to, not bothered about the RPM as 7200 is ample.
This is mainly aimed at NB or someone else who really knows what they are talking about. How far off are the new socket CPU's and Mobo's from release? Worth an upgrade yet or would you hand back until October when things start to hot up with the X800?
Cheers!
Currently have...
1GB DDR PC2700 RAM
Radeon 9800 XT
2600 XP + (clocked at 3200 speeds)
40GB HD with 512k cache
Looking for something to see me well into next year, most of all I don't want any dodgy frame glitches and what not with Half Life 2 and Doom 3. Will wait for PCI Express as far as my graphics card is concerned, everything else can go though. The RAM has taken a beating with heavy over clocks, as has the CPU. I know the cache on the Hard Drive needs seeing to, not bothered about the RPM as 7200 is ample.
This is mainly aimed at NB or someone else who really knows what they are talking about. How far off are the new socket CPU's and Mobo's from release? Worth an upgrade yet or would you hand back until October when things start to hot up with the X800?
Cheers!
I'm almost certain on selling my Radeon 9800 pro for an X800 XT Platinum Edition, on the benches it looks kick ass and with my Athlon 64 3200/1gb ram my system would be excellenté.
What's wrong with your existing kit? It will easily be another year before anything comes out to punish it.
The standard Athlon64 processors are really top-notch. If you only want it to last a year, unless you're doing *really* tough stuff, there's probably not a lot of point with the FX51/53 chips - a lot of extra cash. I really like my S-ATA HDD as well - an extra couple of quid on top of the IDE price and you get 50% more data-transfer rate. And you do notice that!
With RAM, I went for PC3500 although my mobo only supports PC3200 (it was only an extra £5 and they didn't have the PC3200 stuff I wanted in stock). When I compare it to various benchmarks of very similar systems to mine (e.g. same mobo/processor/hdd/os) but with PC3200 RAM, mine seems a lot faster. Not sure if it just stops the RAM being a bottleneck, but I get over 8.5GB/s transfer rate off my RAM.
With RAM, I went for PC3500 although my mobo only supports PC3200 (it was only an extra £5 and they didn't have the PC3200 stuff I wanted in stock). When I compare it to various benchmarks of very similar systems to mine (e.g. same mobo/processor/hdd/os) but with PC3200 RAM, mine seems a lot faster. Not sure if it just stops the RAM being a bottleneck, but I get over 8.5GB/s transfer rate off my RAM.
Yeah, going for a top whack upgrade, hopefully I can replace stuff to last for a year before needing to be replaced.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> Yeah am looking at one on Ebuyer...
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> [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=61316[/URL]
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> Just wondering whether to hold back for the new socket CPU's though.
Geez geezer - you're dead serious aren't you? :P
I would wait for the next generation of motherboards though, especially with the much hyped socket 939 and PCI express on the way...
> Yeah am looking at one on Ebuyer...
>
> [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=61316[/URL]
>
> Just wondering whether to hold back for the new socket CPU's though.
Geez geezer - you're dead serious aren't you? :P
I would wait for the next generation of motherboards though, especially with the much hyped socket 939 and PCI express on the way...
I don't like saying this, but I would wait for socket 939 for the AMD 64 and wait for PCI Express. The only thing you might want ot go for now is a new HD. I would say RAIDed WD rapters but people tell me this is OTT...
Yeah am looking at one on Ebuyer...
[URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=61316[/URL]
Just wondering whether to hold back for the new socket CPU's though.
[URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=61316[/URL]
Just wondering whether to hold back for the new socket CPU's though.
It hurts me to say this, but the Athlon 64 in all its iterations is hotting up on all fronts...
Ie I would give the market time to mature then plump for a 64 bit processor
Ie I would give the market time to mature then plump for a 64 bit processor
Must emphasise on how badly I need new RAM and a new Mobo, clocked too far and looking at the NF7 which NB recommended a while back. Cash flow ain't a problem so just chuck your ideas in, tar.
For an upgrade on my PC...
Currently have...
1GB DDR PC2700 RAM
Radeon 9800 XT
2600 XP + (clocked at 3200 speeds)
40GB HD with 512k cache
Looking for something to see me well into next year, most of all I don't want any dodgy frame glitches and what not with Half Life 2 and Doom 3. Will wait for PCI Express as far as my graphics card is concerned, everything else can go though. The RAM has taken a beating with heavy over clocks, as has the CPU. I know the cache on the Hard Drive needs seeing to, not bothered about the RPM as 7200 is ample.
This is mainly aimed at NB or someone else who really knows what they are talking about. How far off are the new socket CPU's and Mobo's from release? Worth an upgrade yet or would you hand back until October when things start to hot up with the X800?
Cheers!
Currently have...
1GB DDR PC2700 RAM
Radeon 9800 XT
2600 XP + (clocked at 3200 speeds)
40GB HD with 512k cache
Looking for something to see me well into next year, most of all I don't want any dodgy frame glitches and what not with Half Life 2 and Doom 3. Will wait for PCI Express as far as my graphics card is concerned, everything else can go though. The RAM has taken a beating with heavy over clocks, as has the CPU. I know the cache on the Hard Drive needs seeing to, not bothered about the RPM as 7200 is ample.
This is mainly aimed at NB or someone else who really knows what they are talking about. How far off are the new socket CPU's and Mobo's from release? Worth an upgrade yet or would you hand back until October when things start to hot up with the X800?
Cheers!