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18th Jun 2009, 08:23
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Well my problem is I have 2 computers. I want to upgrade one of them to run my games better.
Computer 1: Pentium 4 3.0GHz GA-8IPE1000 Rev 4.X Motherboard 2GB DDR 400 Ram 520W PSU AGP 8x GeForce BFG 6800GT OC (The motherboard has an AGP 8X slot, so limited graphics card upgrades) Computer 2: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz ECS RS482-M754 Motherboard 2GB DDR 400 Ram 420W PSU Onboard ATI Xpress 200 (Has a PCI-E 16x slot so upgrading the graphics card will be easier) For the upgrades I will upgrade to a Corsair 650W PSU. And a RAIDMAX SMILODON case. As for graphics upgrades For the AGP one It would be a Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3. For the PCI-E 16x one, for the same price, I would get a Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 . Upgrades for both machines are about the same price. My question is, which system would be best after the upgrades? =/ *I know both these systems are probably overall crappy, but I wanted to get another year out of one of these systems. I only play games from around 2004. WoW, counter-strike: source, hl2 games. |
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18th Jun 2009, 11:04
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Overall the first one would be better.
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But specifically for gaming, probably the second one, as the graphics card is more important than th CPU for gaming. My System: FordyPC
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18th Jun 2009, 15:31
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4770 is a mile better than the 4830. Get that, it's more oomph and less pennies.
Second system all the way. That P4 will just suck power, AGP will limit fps with a cruddy card and AMD have a better IPC than Intels Pentium series. You may think about selling those 2, get what you can for them and buy a shiny new, yet cheap, dual core system. Will run all the source games and WoW without breaking a sweat. Don't hold me to this but I think a dual core Celeron would give half decent performance in those games and they cost little more than buttons these days. |
