I need some advice........

sonicfoot · February 19th, 2002

Okay, i have got enough ram, a decent graphics card, now all i need is a new cpu. So im asking what cpu speed would you recommend in the present time that would help run things smoothly and decently.

Mr Urt · February 19th, 2002

I'd say get the best one u can buy (whether it is an AMD or an Intel)

RZetlin · February 19th, 2002

Can you give us your current specs? (motherboard, CPU, RAM etc.)

sonicfoot · February 19th, 2002

My specs are on my sig.

Mr Urt · February 19th, 2002

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Originally posted by RZetlin
Can you give us your current specs? (motherboard, CPU, RAM etc.)

don't u feel smart¿

**Kane** · February 19th, 2002

Chuck yourself a gig athlon in there an you won't be unhappy.

Exodus · February 19th, 2002

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Originally posted by Lord Kane
Chuck yourself a gig athlon in there an you won't be unhappy.

and that will be dirt cheap too. thats what i have. i also have a 700 in back up.

Esturk · February 19th, 2002

Get the best your current mobo supports. Or if you have lotsa cash get the best mobo and cpu you can afford!

Exodus · February 19th, 2002

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Originally posted by Esturk17
Get the best your current mobo supports. Or if you have lotsa cash get the best mobo and cpu you can afford!

in general, AMD mother boards are cheap, so it shouldn't be hard to get a new one...with DDR RAM!

sonicfoot · February 19th, 2002

well, i seem to have a socket 370 on my current mobo, so i could proberly chuck in a 1 gig Pentium 3. I could get a whole new mobo That supports athlon chips, but it'll take a whole lot longer for me in saving money for it. Just how much difference is there between A 1gig Athlon And 1 GIg pentium 3 in performance?

Exodus · February 19th, 2002

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Originally posted by sonicfoot
Just how much difference is there between A 1gig Athlon And 1 GIg pentium 3 in performance?

well i don't know much about processors, but i don't think there enough of a difference to pay the extra money for a Pentium over an AMD.

Esturk · February 20th, 2002

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Originally posted by Exodus

well i don't know much about processors, but i don't think there enough of a difference to pay the extra money for a Pentium over an AMD.

No there isn't. Apparently AMD is better and cheaper anyway's.

Exodus · February 20th, 2002

so that settles it: get AMD

Esturk · February 20th, 2002

I'm gonna get the cheapest Athlon I can. Preferably at least 1ghz. I REALLY need a new CPU.

Exodus · February 20th, 2002

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Originally posted by Esturk17
I'm gonna get the cheapest Athlon I can. Preferably at least 1ghz. I REALLY need a new CPU.

well, you're going to have to get a new mother board too. but yeah, you definetly should want to ditch that celeron

Esturk · February 20th, 2002

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Originally posted by Exodus

well, you're going to have to get a new mother board too. but yeah, you definetly should want to ditch that celeron

Aw man, it's so hard to save money when you don't have a job. I figure I'll need about $250 canadian for both a decent CPU and Board. Maybe I'll get a Duron 900.

sonicfoot · February 20th, 2002

I would get an amd chip now that ive check the prices my self.
But i cant afford right now to get a new mobo and chip because I already have spent money on my current mobo which ive had for just a month. Itll have to be awhile though. Especially since Intel started phasing out there Pentium 3 chips.

Esturk · February 20th, 2002

I bought an Abit BE6 back in early november of last year and it supports up to a 850mhz P3. I would rather get an 850mhz P3 than a new board.

Exodus · February 20th, 2002

i suppose you could do that, as long as 850 mhz will work for you. or, you can just save until you have enough for the AMD and processor.

Esturk · February 20th, 2002

I'm pretty sure the 850 will do, so long as I can find one. I assume it would be pretty cheap now? With the P4's out and such.

February 19th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
sonicfoot Why im I not Happy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: England Posts: 711	I need some advice........ Okay, i have got enough ram, a decent graphics card, now all i need is a new cpu. So im asking what cpu speed would you recommend in the present time that would help run things smoothly and decently. __________________ My Notebook: [Compaq Pressario M2000] AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile 1600+, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP 64MB, 512MB DDR333 ,15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display 1024 x 768, Windows™ XP Home Edition My Computer: Intel™ Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600, Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 256MB, 2.00 GB RAM, 22" TFT Screen, Windows™ Vista Home Premium

February 19th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,885	Can you give us your current specs? (motherboard, CPU, RAM etc.) __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP2

February 19th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
sonicfoot Why im I not Happy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: England Posts: 711	My specs are on my sig. __________________ My Notebook: [Compaq Pressario M2000] AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile 1600+, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP 64MB, 512MB DDR333 ,15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display 1024 x 768, Windows™ XP Home Edition My Computer: Intel™ Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600, Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 256MB, 2.00 GB RAM, 22" TFT Screen, Windows™ Vista Home Premium

February 19th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Chuck yourself a gig athlon in there an you won't be unhappy. __________________ >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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Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Get the best your current mobo supports. Or if you have lotsa cash get the best mobo and cpu you can afford! __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

February 19th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Mr Urt gone postal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,569	I'd say get the best one u can buy (whether it is an AMD or an Intel)

February 19th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
sonicfoot Why im I not Happy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: England Posts: 711	well, i seem to have a socket 370 on my current mobo, so i could proberly chuck in a 1 gig Pentium 3. I could get a whole new mobo That supports athlon chips, but it'll take a whole lot longer for me in saving money for it. Just how much difference is there between A 1gig Athlon And 1 GIg pentium 3 in performance? __________________ My Notebook: [Compaq Pressario M2000] AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile 1600+, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP 64MB, 512MB DDR333 ,15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display 1024 x 768, Windows™ XP Home Edition My Computer: Intel™ Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600, Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 256MB, 2.00 GB RAM, 22" TFT Screen, Windows™ Vista Home Premium

February 20th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,394	so that settles it: get AMD __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

February 20th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	I'm gonna get the cheapest Athlon I can. Preferably at least 1ghz. I REALLY need a new CPU. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

February 20th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
sonicfoot Why im I not Happy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: England Posts: 711	I would get an amd chip now that ive check the prices my self. But i cant afford right now to get a new mobo and chip because I already have spent money on my current mobo which ive had for just a month. Itll have to be awhile though. Especially since Intel started phasing out there Pentium 3 chips. __________________ My Notebook: [Compaq Pressario M2000] AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile 1600+, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP 64MB, 512MB DDR333 ,15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display 1024 x 768, Windows™ XP Home Edition My Computer: Intel™ Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600, Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 256MB, 2.00 GB RAM, 22" TFT Screen, Windows™ Vista Home Premium

February 20th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	I bought an Abit BE6 back in early november of last year and it supports up to a 850mhz P3. I would rather get an 850mhz P3 than a new board. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

February 20th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,394	i suppose you could do that, as long as 850 mhz will work for you. or, you can just save until you have enough for the AMD and processor. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

February 20th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	I'm pretty sure the 850 will do, so long as I can find one. I assume it would be pretty cheap now? With the P4's out and such. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

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