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So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - hawtpawkithero - 07-09-2008
but my PC's motherboard only supports socket 939. Right now, i'm running on an opteron 180 (server processor, but it runs cool, so I have it overclocked to 2.2 GHz from 1.8). I was going to upgrade to a 9800 GX2 from my dual 7600GSs, a huge upgrade, but would the processor be holding me back? I'm just wondering if it would be worth upgrading just the video card, or going through with just building from scratch with a new mobo.
EDIT: This is the only processor I could find worth buying, but it's deactivated: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103608
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - Versus - 07-09-2008
Proc would definitely be holding you back.
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - hawtpawkithero - 07-09-2008
(07-09-2008, 02:21 PM)Versus link Wrote: Proc would definitely be holding you back.How much you think? I was hoping I could get away with just buying a really high end video card, like a 9800 GX2, but how much of that performance do you think I'd be losing?
Also, what if I picked up an FX-60 with it. Would the processor still be an issue then?
Although I have no idea where to find an fx-60 anymore.. other than ebay, used.
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - Versus - 07-09-2008
Shit, I have a quadcore, and I'm not looking to get a 9800GX2. I think you should just build a new computer.
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - copulatingduck - 07-09-2008
(07-09-2008, 02:21 PM)Versus link Wrote: Proc would definitely be holding you back.
(07-09-2008, 07:09 PM)Versus link Wrote: I think you should just build a new computer.
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - CaffeinePowered - 07-09-2008
(07-09-2008, 07:35 PM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: [quote author=Versus link=topic=779.msg20160#msg20160 date=1215631285]
Proc would definitely be holding you back.
(07-09-2008, 07:09 PM)Versus link Wrote: I think you should just build a new computer.[/quote]
Dont bother with any processors that don't have at least 2 cores, those FX chips might be fast, but they are still single core. Id rather have 2 slightly slower cores than one really fast one.
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - copulatingduck - 07-09-2008
To expound on what I said:
Even a mid-range dual-core processor would likely be your bottleneck with that card. As Caff said, dual-core should not even be a question anymore. For a 9800GTX you'd want to pick up a dual-core CPU a bit nicer than mid-range.
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - hawtpawkithero - 07-10-2008
The FX-60 is Dual core :/
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - CaffeinePowered - 07-10-2008
(07-10-2008, 02:54 PM)hawtpawkithero link Wrote: The FX-60 is Dual core :/
Most of the old FX chips were single core, and were ridiculously overpriced, given that dual core was the new wave
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - hawtpawkithero - 07-10-2008
So would the fx-60 handle the 9800 GX2 then?
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - Versus - 07-10-2008
(07-10-2008, 08:22 PM)hawtpawkithero link Wrote: So would the fx-60 handle the 9800 GX2 then?
no
Re: So I want to upgrade my PC, but... - hawtpawkithero - 07-10-2008
(07-10-2008, 09:29 PM)Versus link Wrote: [quote author=hawtpawkithero link=topic=779.msg20465#msg20465 date=1215739365]
So would the fx-60 handle the 9800 GX2 then?
no
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