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hawtpawkithero Lurker  Posts: 445 Joined: May 2008 |
07-09-2008, 12:30 PM
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.as...6819103608 ![[Image: 1260992540627.gif]](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/115411/DONOTDELETE/1260992540627.gif)
(This post was last modified: 07-09-2008, 01:57 PM by hawtpawkithero.)
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Versus My fursona is a blops attack dog Posts: 10,103 Joined: Mar 2008 |
07-09-2008, 02:21 PM
Proc would definitely be holding you back.
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hawtpawkithero Lurker Posts: 445 Joined: May 2008 |
07-09-2008, 04:14 PM
(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.
(This post was last modified: 07-09-2008, 04:22 PM by hawtpawkithero.)
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Versus My fursona is a blops attack dog Posts: 10,103 Joined: Mar 2008 |
07-09-2008, 07:09 PM
Shit, I have a quadcore, and I'm not looking to get a 9800GX2. I think you should just build a new computer.
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps  Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
07-09-2008, 07:35 PM
(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. Ripped like paper raped with ease hey scrub nerd pyros suck on these |
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CaffeinePowered Mad Hatter   Posts: 12,998 Joined: Mar 2008 |
07-09-2008, 09:43 PM
(07-09-2008, 07:35 PM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: [quote author=Versus link=topic=779.msg20160#msg20160 date=1215631285] (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. ![[Image: caffsighl7.jpg]](http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/5918/caffsighl7.jpg) Â![[Image: 1184299259221.gif]](http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x284/CaffeinePower/1184299259221.gif) Sig by Joel |
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
07-09-2008, 09:45 PM
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. Ripped like paper raped with ease hey scrub nerd pyros suck on these |
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hawtpawkithero Lurker Posts: 445 Joined: May 2008 |
07-10-2008, 02:54 PM
The FX-60 is Dual core :/
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CaffeinePowered Mad Hatter Posts: 12,998 Joined: Mar 2008 |
07-10-2008, 03:53 PM
(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 ÂSig by Joel |
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hawtpawkithero Lurker Posts: 445 Joined: May 2008 |
07-10-2008, 08:22 PM
So would the fx-60 handle the 9800 GX2 then?
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Versus My fursona is a blops attack dog Posts: 10,103 Joined: Mar 2008 |
07-10-2008, 09:29 PM
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hawtpawkithero Lurker Posts: 445 Joined: May 2008 |
07-10-2008, 10:31 PM
(07-10-2008, 09:29 PM)Versus link Wrote: [quote author=hawtpawkithero link=topic=779.msg20465#msg20465 date=1215739365] no [/quote] :[ |
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