daz98 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 HeyI'm getting an ati radeon x850xl for christmas and i want to know him my system can perform up to the best of the graphics card ability. I have 1 gig ram, an amd athlon[tm]xp 2000+ (socket a) and other miner details....would the x850xl perform to the best without overclocking it on this system or would i need another cpu. I was thinking of maybe upgrading to a 2800xp (barton)(socket-a)Thanks ohh and its an agp 8x x850xl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyridean Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Definitely upgrade the processor. I'll be your biggest bottleneck in a system like that. Also consider upgrading your hard disks, making sure they're at least ATA133 with 8mb cache, or SATA if you have it on your mobo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid as a rock Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 read this: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/displ...8cpu-games.html and also this: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/displ...u-games2_2.htmlvery interesting what you will read there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 (edited) i would definetly considering getting a dfi nf4 ultra-d and an opteron 154or if you dont have the money, try to get the fastest cpu that ur current mobo will support Edited November 13, 2005 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz98 Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 well i dont really want another motherboard to much hassle do you no what the best upgrade for a socket a would be and will i have to upgrade both before it will run the best of its ability...i dont want the graphics card unable because of my processorthanxsalso im not very good with comps what do you mean about hardisks ATA133 with 8mb cache, or SATAall in all just tell me what good motherboard and processor and if need be more ram will make the x850xl not overclocked run to the best it can Thanksat a reasonable price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid as a rock Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 read my given urls, at least the conclusions of both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz98 Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 ok so what would be a suitable price for a amd 3200+ a motherboard that could take it...im australian so put it in us dollars and i will work it out...i dont know how to work out pounds or anythingsry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmokee Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 If you have to buy a new motherboard and CPU dont bother sticking with socket A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz98 Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 yeh i wasn't going to i was going to get an amd athlon 3200+venice or somthing like that... its a socket 939 but there is a problem i dont noi what price to look at for a good motherboard and the cpu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwolf Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Where abouts in oz are you??IN melb I use cpl.net, centrecom.com.au, and msy.com.Also have a look at staticice.com.au.I have been looking at 939boards with agp, and I have more or less decided on gigabyte K8NS-9 Ultra, and maybe the 3700+ with 1mb cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid as a rock Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 if you want to buy new motherboard, why not one with PCI-E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 give us a budget in US dollars. one of the best mobos u can get for s939 is the dfi nf4 ultra. and if u can find an opteron 154 or better then grap it, it is much butter than a 3200 venice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz98 Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) yeh im in melb and nah i cant get a pci-e because my bro and dad are in america and are buying the agp one for me for about 200 - 300 dollars(us)...so i have to get an agp motherboard. so the gigabyte K8NS-9 Ultra...With the motherboards do they fit all hirdisks like sata and the other type... how much u reackon a good cpu would cost...remeber i dont wont a frikin awsome computer that would cost me tonees i just want a comp that will keep the x850xl perform to the best and not be shut down because of my cpu...also the budgert i would have to have in us dollars would be about 300dollars max...if i cant get an alright motherboard and cpu with that then i will have to save up...300 dollars is about 500 dollars ausThanxsone other thing how do i fugure out my harddisk speed and detailsalso sry for being a nag but how do i find out what type of ram i got and if it is compatible to the motherboard Edited November 14, 2005 by daz98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz98 Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 (edited) actually it turns out i can get my hands on a $1000 australian so any motherboard and cpu, harddisk and ram at that price that would make my x850xl run perfectly i would like to know... so yeah Edited November 18, 2005 by daz98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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