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Which system component is bottlenecking performance the greatest?  

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  1. 1. Which system component is bottlenecking performance the greatest?

    • Athlon XP 2500+ processor
      20
    • Radeon 9800 XT 256mb video card
      0
    • 1024mb Corsair "value" ram
      9
    • Abit NF7 Motherboard
      1
    • Aspire 500w Power supply
      1
    • Chicken nugget
      13


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The chicken nugget will no longer bother you. I took care of that little critter *yum yum* :D

 

I'd probably say an A64 would do some good, just... make sure you have a good PSU! I'm currently having to run a seperate generic PSU dedicated to my graphics card :(

 

I'm not sure that the AXP is actually bottlenecking that graphics card though? I only saw a 10-20fps difference in CS stress test and about 800 points in 3dmark03 with a 6800nu .. went from an NF7 and 2600+

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10-20FPS can make all the difference :); I think thats quite a large gain. Most of my slow downs in World of Warcraft are around 20/25FPS, so an additonal 10-20 would be great (30-45FPS slowdowns, OH NOES!)

 

The ram is safely at 2.5-3-3-7, which isnt abominable for Le Chee-AP ram.

 

I could probabally OC this processor to hell and back (gotten 2.5ghz before) and It'd survive, but my shatty case needs to be replaced- it's relatively small (mid-tower ATX) and I'm a big guy so I want a full-tower ATX so I do not have "space issues." :P Also, it is lacking in the "fan holes" area; I dont really feel like going through the hassle of modding it anyway.

 

If you're wondering whats on my "To get" list, monitor and case wise:

Viewsonic G90FB Monitor (blk, retail)

Cooler Master Stacker Case (blk, retail)

 

EDIT: Also, if anyone wants to help me hunt for a motherboard + CPU + heatsink, please do so. Probabally would like some kind of A64 variant + xp 120 + compatible motherboard (PC3200), AGP 8x, 5+ PCI cards, and of course, highly recommended and reliable :). I'll be looking too, I guess I'll start looking at the XP 120 compatibility charts.

 

So far, I have found:

MSI "K8N Neo-FSR" NVIDIA nForce3 Motherboard skt. 754

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ "Newcastle" processor skt. 754

Thermalright XP-120 Heatsink

 

Does it look good?

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I voted for the chicken nugget just because duh lol we should all know by now the main bottleneck of that system is the cpu/mobo. The ram is a so-so because sometimes you can get lucky and get good OCing value ram like I did on my old 2500+ system. I would suggest this as your upgrades.

 

A64 3200+(s939, winnie)

MSI Neo2 platinum mobo(I suggest this board since you have an AGP video card. If you got a PCI-E card then I would suggest the MSI Neo4 plat. or DFI lanparty UT nf4 Ultra-D)

Gskill PC4400 LE or LA revisions

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Well... I cant find many recommended motherboards for the 939 that support an XP-120 except for one, but its $10 shy of $200.00 :(. I really cant afford to pay ~$400.00 for an XP120+fan + 3200+ 939/mobo. Could I just go with the 3000+? I should be able to OC it to 3200 speeds.

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nforce 3 - go with the msi ne2

nforce 4 - go with the dfi lanparty

 

Oh, and the dfi lanparty UT nforce3 is socket 754 nerm, and I wouldnt recommend that (i've had my socket 754 for umm 4-5 months, and I am already upgrading)

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nforce 3 - go with the msi ne2

nforce 4  - go with the dfi lanparty

 

Oh, and the dfi lanparty UT nforce3 is socket 754 nerm, and I wouldnt recommend that (i've had my socket 754 for umm 4-5 months, and I am already upgrading)

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Byron, I know the lanparty UT nf3 is a s754 but there is also a lanparty UT nf4 which is s939.

 

Oops I get what you mean I posted the nf3 UT as an option with a winnie chip hahaha thanks byron. I can't believe I did that. :)

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