what should i do?
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Name: memberiam
Date: August 11, 2005 at 18:30:27 Pacific
Subject: what should i do?OS: winxpCPU/Ram: 3200 512 |
Comment: i wanna get a 7800 gtx, what processor should i get with it? i was thinking amd 64 3500, will this bottle neck me in anyway?
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Response Number 1
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Name: jam
Date: August 11, 2005 at 21:55:29 Pacific
Subject: what should i do? |
Reply: (edit)You're willing to spend $500+ for a video card but wanna save money on the CPU? ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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Response Number 2
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Name: heropsycho2177
Date: August 11, 2005 at 22:31:30 Pacific
Subject: what should i do? |
Reply: (edit)If you're gonna spend $250 on 3500, Spend $290 on 3700. It's got more cache, so you'll actually see a difference between the 3200 and the 3700. "If that [soiled bed] sheet is a [holy] manifestation, then I'm working on a miracle in my Jockey's!"
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Name: skyfear
Date: August 13, 2005 at 21:13:11 Pacific
Subject: what should i do? |
Reply: (edit)Do NOT listen to heropsych! The 3700+ he recommends is only for Socket 754 mobos and I'm assuming you have a Socket 939 since you're after the 3500+.
(I really don't see what's wrong with your 3200+...)
Your 3500+ won't bottleneck your performance unless you're using two 7800 GTXs in SLI... then your CPU becomes the limiting factor. It doesn't really matter though because other bottlenecks (optical, HDD, mem) will affect you much more noticeably than CPU against super-videocards like the 7800.
If you're spending that much money on a graphics card, you better make sure you have a SLI mobo bc the true potential from nVidia cards is SLI, and you waste a lot of upgradability if you don't have potential SLI.
But anyway your 3500+ should be fine, but if you have money to burn (sounds like you do) move on up to a 3800+ or even the FX line.
Remember, there's no such thing as futureproof.
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Response Number 4
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Name: heropsycho2177
Date: August 14, 2005 at 07:23:17 Pacific
Subject: what should i do? |
Reply: (edit)What do you call this?! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539 "If that [soiled bed] sheet is a [holy] manifestation, then I'm working on a miracle in my Jockey's!"
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Response Number 5
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Name: heropsycho2177
Date: August 14, 2005 at 07:29:52 Pacific
Subject: what should i do? |
Reply: (edit)BTW, it's HeroPsycho, NOT HeroPsych... Mr. HeroPsycho if you're nasty!!! :-) "If that [soiled bed] sheet is a [holy] manifestation, then I'm working on a miracle in my Jockey's!"
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