Name That Bottleneck!

CommunistWithAGun

<div class="IPBDescription">*insert crappy gameshow music*</div> Athlon XP 2800+ (clocked at 2.3ghz)
MSI Radeon 9800 pro
512 PC2700 DDR (333mhz fsb)
GA-7VT600-L mobo
WinXP pro sp 1
DX9.0b

Basically Im asking what should be upgraded.

Venmoch

I'd say RAM, but I'm nub....

RaVe

Well, you ould start by getting DX9c and updating your motherboard if possible....

And you could try going for an AMD 64, just for the heck of it when you want to install some sort of 64-bit OS like Fedora Core 64 (aka Linux distro) or something....beats me. I've only used Intel processors. I fear my CPU getting burned down by insufficient measures to remove heat so I use Intel. I feel so useless XD

/me hits self with brick

EDIT : And you need exactly 512 MB more RAM. Nothing hurts if you have 1 GB o' RAM!

Bijiy

Well, PC3200 ram couldn't hurt.

Thaldarin

<!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Sep 2 2004, 09:24 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Sep 2 2004, 09:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Athlon XP 2800+ (clocked at 2.3ghz)
MSI Radeon 9800 pro
512 PC2700 DDR (333mhz fsb)
GA-7VT600-L mobo
WinXP pro sp 1
DX9.0b

Basically Im asking what should be upgraded. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
All of it. Nah joking, I got all or better without that damn Radeon <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> Upgrade DX and RAM

Amplifier

Get a GB of pc3200 ram so you can O/C that cpus fsb more.

Jasp

Thiers nothing thier that needs upgrading unless you use the PC for something specific such as RAM intensive programs or Art design such as modelling.

That PC will run anything thats out or coming out in the future, save your pennys or better yet give them to me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Bogglesteinsky

chances are the bottleneck is the hard drive. get a bigger faster one.

ZiGGY

Im beginning to wonder if HDs are like Jesus in a non-religous, non-blasphemous kind of sense <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

CommunistWithAGun

My current HD sucks arse. 40gb diamond max +8.

Its slow....says its 7200 RPM but it feels sluggish. Blargh

Birdy

I would say processor, or a gig of 3200 ram which you can always use later if you ever upgrade your mobo/proc.

ZiGGY

if in doubt up your psu power & stability, it works :S

CommunistWithAGun

Well in 2 weeks Im getting a 3200+ CPU, next week a new case and
PSU.

Today I'll get that gig of pc3200 then. Thanks

Delarosa

make sure the HDD is 7200+ rpm as opposed to the normal 5200 rpm... faster seektimes on the hard drive mean faster load of the os and games...

it's a small change, but more noticable than a case upgrade...

taboofires

You can get a really cheap 10g 10000 rpm drive, and stick your OS on it with your other important applications. This will help your bootup times greatly, as well as other loading times.

It also helps alot of the game is on a different drive than your paging file.

the_x5

<!--QuoteBegin-Z.X. Bogglesteinsky+Sep 2 2004, 05:50 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Z.X. Bogglesteinsky @ Sep 2 2004, 05:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> chances are the bottleneck is the hard drive. get a bigger faster one. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
that and if you have legalized "parasitic computing" programs like Kazaa.

Cereal_KillR

<!--QuoteBegin-taboofires+Sep 2 2004, 07:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (taboofires @ Sep 2 2004, 07:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You can get a really cheap 10g 10000 rpm drive, and stick your OS on it with your other important applications. This will help your bootup times greatly, as well as other loading times.

It also helps alot of the game is on a different drive than your paging file. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
what drive would that be?

A Raptor is expensive, and I don't think SCSI solutions would be cheap.