CheeseMan42 Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 I currently have a P4 @ 1.4GHz, 128MB PC800 RDRAM, 32MB nVidia TNT2. I want to build a Athlon XP 2500+, ABit NF7-S, 2x256MB PC2100 DDR, Radeon 9600XT. Will I notice a big change in performance? I am especially talking in regards to games. I probably won't oc it right away, but plan to in the future. Also, what kind of frame rights would I be looking at for folding? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 Don't get PC2100 RAM. For a few dollars more you can get PC2700 or PC3200, with much better performance. For folding, you could probably get 1.5-2WU/day, if you run it 24/7. With faster RAM (2700/3200) you will probably notice a large increase in performance, depending on the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overclocker16 Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 From a TNT2 to a 9600XT it's like going from black and white to HDTV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypicalSloan Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 From a TNT2 to a 9600XT it's like going from black and white to HDTV. Hehe, true. You would definetly notice a difference, i didnt know u could play games with a tnt2. Just get atleast some good pc2700, if your not goin to oc, good pc3200 if you are goin to oc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotle Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 You will most definitely notice a major performance. Your biggest difference should be your video quality and frame rate. I would hold off on the Athlon if your P4 has Hyper Threading. I would rather have a p4 1.4GHz CPU with HT then an Athlon 2500+ as HT is a virtual CPU. This means that one P4 CPU with HT is equivalent to two p4s at the same speed. Pretty nice eh? You would need at least an OS that can handle two or more Processors (any OS that isn't 3.x or Win9x). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 Umm HT didnt come in until the 2.4 p4.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overclocker16 Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 Umm HT didnt come in until the 2.4 p4.... I think it was a misspelling lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 I would rather have a p4 1.4GHz CPU with HT then an Athlon 2500+ as HT is a virtual CPU. This means that one P4 CPU with HT is equivalent to two p4s at the same speed. Pretty nice eh? Uh, not exactly. The two "virtual" cpu's still have to share that one physical cpu's clock cycles. Intel says HT gives like a 20% boost over a Non-HT p4 at the same speed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 I think it was a misspelling lol. No, because in the original post he says that he has a 1.4GHz P4 with PC800 Rambus memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overclocker16 Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 Heh, I guess it wasn't. Anyways, wherever HT was twice the speed as regular, they are WAY off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newb_ocer Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 Hahaha, If that was true Pentium 4's with HT would sell like Cocaine in the ghetto, I know i would have at least 20 of them haha= 40 cpu's? I see no little performance differance between my 2.4c dc 512 and a 2500+ dc 512 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMB3017 Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 I hate to let you guys in on this little secret but... (and i'm prolly wrong...) But HT just disables error checking (a big part of a clock cycle) and reads one step ahead before acutal work to check for errors? (hence virtual dual cores.) HT will be good one day, but that day isn't here yet. There are many imperfections to the pipelines of a P4 that could be better optimized for HT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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