Is 2.2GHZ good speed today??

mecharmor25 · August 5th, 2003

First and foremost my computer specs:

AMD 800MHZ
Soundblaster LIVE
512 SD RAM
Geforce2MX400 32MB
50X CDROM
Floppy drive

I've decided to change the cpu to 2.2GHZ and maybe and mainboard as well. I found out its only 150-160$$ in my area. The 2.5 to 3.2 GHZ cpus seems too much so I'm wondering if this is a useful upgrade? I'm using it mainly for Epsxe, N64, WarcraftIII, and C&C generals(this one seems to lag no matter what your computer specs are while everything else runs fine.....). Also I don't wan't any major upgrades until later.

your opinion??

scottlc · August 5th, 2003

Yes it is a good speed.

**Chrono Archangel** · August 5th, 2003

2.2 is plenty enough

....me wants 2.2ghz

N1ghtw0lf · August 5th, 2003

with modern games and such you don't need mroe than 2Ghz and 512MB Ram...be glad you won't have to upgrade later...

scottlc · August 5th, 2003

I have 2.26GHz so w00t! But only 256Meg DDR RAM. I need to upgrade.

didamangi · August 5th, 2003

Maybe you should consider a new gfx card too?
GF2MX is pretty slow on todays standard.

mecharmor25 · August 6th, 2003

one problem. And I forgot about this.
My primary power supply only has 230V and 235W OUTPUT!!!
Will it manage?? on the other hand I got my machine over 2yrs ago......
Or do I at least need 300Watts??

August 6th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by mecharmor25

one problem. And I forgot about this.
My primary power supply only has 230V and 235W OUTPUT!!!
Will it manage?? on the other hand I got my machine over 2yrs ago......
Or do I at least need 300Watts??

Probably not. No

mecharmor25 · August 6th, 2003

Oh BTW currently my computer is really loud. I was wondering what kinda athlon XP cpu fan would you recommend thats quiet and economic wise. Does the power supply play a BIG part in noise as well??

I'm concerned about the high level of noise because when my computer is on, the only thing that is louder than my computer is either the waching machine, vacumm cleaner and the car.........

GSDragoon · August 6th, 2003

Most people reccomend at least 350 watts.

August 6th, 2003

2.2 is a fine speed for a CPU. It should run everything w/ease. If you have 512 megs of SD ram right now, you might want to consider upgrading to 512 megs of DDR ram. That, plus your new processor should really make a difference.
Chris Ray is right, 230 Watts should be sufficent but most CPU makers and mother board makers reccomend as big a PSU as you can, just to be safe.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

scottlc · August 6th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by mecharmor25

Oh BTW currently my computer is really loud. I was wondering what kinda athlon XP cpu fan would you recommend thats quiet and economic wise. Does the power supply play a BIG part in noise as well??

I'm concerned about the high level of noise because when my computer is on, the only thing that is louder than my computer is either the waching machine, vacumm cleaner and the car.........

QuietPC specialise in ultra quiet PC parts.

Galway no Sora · August 6th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by sxamiga

Chris Ray is right, 230 Watts should be sufficent but most CPU makers and mother board makers reccomend as big a PSU as you can, just to be safe.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

sxamiga, I've tried 235W PSU with 2 HDD, 1 CD ROM, 1 CD RW, floppy, 4 fans and it works! For 2 month

before it dead ... an XP1600 as the processor. I however recommended at least 350W, since newer computers are hunger of power

. Don't try my spec at home ... I don't want to get scolled by your mother

.

**Kane** · August 6th, 2003

A 300W PSU died in my system without my Voodoo 5

GSDragoon · August 6th, 2003

My friend has an Antec 350watt true blue PS. It works fine with his 2800+, 9700 pro, 8 fans, 3 cold cathodes, 3 other led lights, 2 HDD, burner DVD rom and a floppy.

I think it all depends on the quality of the PS.

Galway no Sora · August 6th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSDragoon

My friend has an Antec 350watt true blue PS. It works fine with his 2800+, 9700 pro, 8 fans, 3 cold cathodes, 3 other led lights, 2 HDD, burner DVD rom and a floppy.

I think it all depends on the quality of the PS.

Correct. But however, if that system run in 235W PSU, I'm pretty sure it will dead. Not enough power or system reset.

August 6th, 2003

Im gettin a HEC300W PS unit soon .. if you want ill tell you how much it will hold on my machine (cdrom,cdrw,radeon 9500pro,1700+ cpu , heatsink + two fans,one or two cards)

**n_w95482** · August 7th, 2003

The power supply that I am getting is an antec truepower 430w. It costs $80 US. I figure that having a little more power than needed is better than not having enough, and if you ever decide to upgrade (more cdrom/dvdrom/burners, more hd's, faster processor and video card, more fans, etc.) you won't have to worry about not having enough power. I would say that anywhere in the range of 300-400w should be fine (350w probably would be the best for you).

Gamer1 · August 7th, 2003

>>The power supply that I am getting is an antec truepower 430w.

good choice. i too am getting that ps. kinda sad how 400w is now the recommended minimum for power systems. my 350w isn't gonna last longer as i am going to put more harddrives and a cathode in my machine.

well, last week i was sure that i was going to get an antec truepower 430w, then i saw that thermaltake purepower 480w costs the exact same amount as a 430w. but yesterday, i saw anandtech's review of antec, vantec, thermaltake, and enermax ps. http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1841 i'm definately going for antec now.

August 7th, 2003

Antec are considered the best by many .. though i wouldnt trust anand's review too much .

August 5th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
mecharmor25 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 133	Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? First and foremost my computer specs: AMD 800MHZ Soundblaster LIVE 512 SD RAM Geforce2MX400 32MB 50X CDROM Floppy drive I've decided to change the cpu to 2.2GHZ and maybe and mainboard as well. I found out its only 150-160$$ in my area. The 2.5 to 3.2 GHZ cpus seems too much so I'm wondering if this is a useful upgrade? I'm using it mainly for Epsxe, N64, WarcraftIII, and C&C generals(this one seems to lag no matter what your computer specs are while everything else runs fine.....). Also I don't wan't any major upgrades until later. your opinion??

August 5th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
scottlc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Posts: 1,575	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? Yes it is a good speed. __________________ OS: Arch Linux w/ Kernel 2.6.23.8 + GNOME 2.20.1 - CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz - Memory: 1280MB DDR PC2700 - Browser: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10

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scottlc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Posts: 1,575	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? I have 2.26GHz so w00t! But only 256Meg DDR RAM. I need to upgrade. __________________ OS: Arch Linux w/ Kernel 2.6.23.8 + GNOME 2.20.1 - CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz - Memory: 1280MB DDR PC2700 - Browser: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10

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August 6th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
mecharmor25 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 133	one problem. And I forgot about this. My primary power supply only has 230V and 235W OUTPUT!!! Will it manage?? on the other hand I got my machine over 2yrs ago...... Or do I at least need 300Watts??

August 6th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
mecharmor25 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 133	Oh BTW currently my computer is really loud. I was wondering what kinda athlon XP cpu fan would you recommend thats quiet and economic wise. Does the power supply play a BIG part in noise as well?? I'm concerned about the high level of noise because when my computer is on, the only thing that is louder than my computer is either the waching machine, vacumm cleaner and the car.........

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GSDragoon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,970	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? Most people reccomend at least 350 watts. __________________ Athlon64 3400+ @10.5x250MHz, 2.625GHz \| DFI NF3 250GB 2x512 Corsair pc3200 \| BFG FX6800 OC 128MB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer

August 6th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	2.2 is a fine speed for a CPU. It should run everything w/ease. If you have 512 megs of SD ram right now, you might want to consider upgrading to 512 megs of DDR ram. That, plus your new processor should really make a difference. Chris Ray is right, 230 Watts should be sufficent but most CPU makers and mother board makers reccomend as big a PSU as you can, just to be safe. sincerely, sx/amiga

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? A 300W PSU died in my system without my Voodoo 5 __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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GSDragoon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,970	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? My friend has an Antec 350watt true blue PS. It works fine with his 2800+, 9700 pro, 8 fans, 3 cold cathodes, 3 other led lights, 2 HDD, burner DVD rom and a floppy. I think it all depends on the quality of the PS. __________________ Athlon64 3400+ @10.5x250MHz, 2.625GHz \| DFI NF3 250GB 2x512 Corsair pc3200 \| BFG FX6800 OC 128MB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer

August 6th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
chaosblade Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? Im gettin a HEC300W PS unit soon .. if you want ill tell you how much it will hold on my machine (cdrom,cdrw,radeon 9500pro,1700+ cpu , heatsink + two fans,one or two cards)

August 7th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? The power supply that I am getting is an antec truepower 430w. It costs $80 US. I figure that having a little more power than needed is better than not having enough, and if you ever decide to upgrade (more cdrom/dvdrom/burners, more hd's, faster processor and video card, more fans, etc.) you won't have to worry about not having enough power. I would say that anywhere in the range of 300-400w should be fine (350w probably would be the best for you).

August 7th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? >>The power supply that I am getting is an antec truepower 430w. good choice. i too am getting that ps. kinda sad how 400w is now the recommended minimum for power systems. my 350w isn't gonna last longer as i am going to put more harddrives and a cathode in my machine. well, last week i was sure that i was going to get an antec truepower 430w, then i saw that thermaltake purepower 480w costs the exact same amount as a 430w. but yesterday, i saw anandtech's review of antec, vantec, thermaltake, and enermax ps. http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1841 i'm definately going for antec now. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

August 7th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
chaosblade Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is 2.2GHZ good speed today?? Antec are considered the best by many .. though i wouldnt trust anand's review too much .

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