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BlueSteel69 · 2006-06-16 20:18:46

I'm wondering whether or not to get a new processor or if its even nessecary. My specs are: 1GB DDR RAM 256MB Radeon 9800xt Audigy2 zs Pentium 4 2.00GHZ processor Would upgrading to a newer proccesor give much of a performance boost with games and such? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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16-06-2006 9:18pm

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BlueSteel69

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I'm wondering whether or not to get a new processor or if its even nessecary.
My specs are:

1GB DDR RAM
256MB Radeon 9800xt
Audigy2 zs
Pentium 4 2.00GHZ processor

Would upgrading to a newer proccesor give much of a performance boost with games and such?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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#2 16-06-2006 9:20pm
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What motherboard have you got and what does it support?

What games do you play or intend to play?

Have you overclocked your parts already? < this is the OCing forum Computers tech may get you a better response.

kdjac

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#3 16-06-2006 9:45pm
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All i know is its this one here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-DIMENSION-4550-MOTHERBOARD-J0592-6U214-M0321_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ1244QQitemZ6879634452QQrdZ1

Not too sure bout the excact specs but i'm guessing another pentium 4 is all i can go for without buying a new motherboard

Nothings been overclocked and dont think it can be

Btw, games i can play fine are Doom 3, Half Life 2, FEAR but ones that are causing hassle are Call of Duty 2, Hitman Blood Money and Battlefield 2. Would a faster processor make much differance?

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#4 16-06-2006 9:49pm
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You could a buy a new Socket 478 CPU but if you intend to play something other than ....umm what you play or want to play?

Of course a new CPU is great but could be useless if you play Counter Strike a Gameboy can run that .

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#5 17-06-2006 3:37pm
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I have a similar dell, came with a P4 2Ghz, 400Mhz FSB. The board itself is rated for 533Mhz FSB so I picked up a 2.8Ghz, 533Mhz from boards. Decent upgrade. Be carefull though you need a socket 478 P4 and the 800Mhz FSB ones won't work.

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#6 17-06-2006 5:12pm
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Cheers for the advice lads. Will shop around and see what i can find, dont think that pentium 4's would be too pricy these days

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#7 17-06-2006 5:22pm
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054946434
That chip would probably do you but it's a celeron so hard to tell if it'd be any better...

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#8 19-06-2006 1:47am
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KdjaC wrote:

What motherboard have you got and what does it support?

What games do you play or intend to play?

Have you overclocked your parts already? < this is the OCing forum Computers tech may get you a better response.

kdjac

well its obviously a agpx8 board, as afaik 9800xt was about 18months before pci-e

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