Upgrading Proccesor, Need Help

Toker_WolfToker_Wolf Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22388Members
edited June 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">best proccesor & memory my mobo can use</div> this is my motherboard!

<a href='http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X%20Deluxe&langs=09' target='_blank'>http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X%20Deluxe&langs=09</a>

what is the best proccesor can it take and what kind of memory? PC3200?
I'm looking to upgrade my proccesor and maybe my memory as well. have a Athlon XP 2000+ (1.7ghz) and 1024MB memory. what you guys think? I plan on purchasing the ATI X800 XT videocard. I want my computer to run games in the best fastest most eye candy way.
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  • JaspJasp Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13076Members
    If im not mistaken the specification states everything that motherboard can handly.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Socket A for AMDR Athlon™ XP/ Athlon™ / Duron™ 600MHz ~ 3000+
    Thoroughbred/Barton core CPU ready<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Dual-Channel DDR 400
    3 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets
    Max. 3 GB unbuffered PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 non-ECC DDR RAM Memory (Twinbank)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> FSB 400* / 333 / 266 / 200 MHz
    ( * PCB 1.06 or earlier version need BIOS update )<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • Toker_WolfToker_Wolf Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22388Members
    so 2.1ghz is the best? I'm better off buying a new motherboard and proccesor, guess I'll pickup a 3.08 or 3.2 intep P4, whats the diffrence between the regular and the P4 Prescott?
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Fastest and most eye candy? Kick up to an Ath64 3400+ (or FX-57), on an ASUS K8V with 3GB of PC4000 DDR, and an x800 XTPE. It'll run you just under a grand for the whole shebang, if you go for 512 of PC3200, or over three grand with the gig-DIMMs. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Don't forget to set up a striped RAID array with a parity disk for optimal speed... one thing I forgot to do with my rig, and suffer for with slow disk access compared to the rest of the machine. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • jumpingjodajumpingjoda Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24367Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited June 2004
    Like Talesin mentioned, go for a Athlon64, lots of ram and a nice SATA raid system.
    That will kick you from BIOS to windows in a microsecond <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> .
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Who said anything about SATA? Far as I'm concerned it's an overpriced gimmick. Though the K8V comes with SATA-RAID and IDE-RAID. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • jumpingjodajumpingjoda Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24367Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    It's not a gimick, it is faster that is a fact <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> .
    And after years of those prehistoric, huge, verry sensitive spawn-of-the-devil IDE cables i am glad that the human kind made a step forward by making SATA <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> .

    P.S. I know there are rounded cables for IDE but that is just a mask <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Take a closer look at the spec. The actual SATA overhead pretty much eats up that 'faster'. It's like how marketroids can advertise a HDD as being 200GB, when you don't actually get 200 gigabytes of storage. It's a gimmick.
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  • Toker_WolfToker_Wolf Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22388Members
    WOAH!! sounds very expencieve!! are you sure that will only cost under $1000? where do you buy the stuff from? If that will only run me up to under 1grand then I'm so gonna do it!!!!!! guy I know has similar system, cost him close to 3grand for the whole system.
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  • jumpingjodajumpingjoda Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24367Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    SATA RAID Is 40% faster at reading and 25% faster at writing as a single SATA HD.
    IDE Raids are much slower.
    I can scan the pic from a hardware magazine if you want.
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  • dynamicxdynamicx Join Date: 2004-06-27 Member: 29574Members
    Well in my opinion, it all depends on if you want to future proof atall <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> Sure the Athlon 64 will kick butt, but as AMD will be changing sockets you won't really be able to upgrade. Same goes for intel.

    Personally, I would pick up a athlon 3000 or 3200 cheap and get nvidiva/ati's latest and greatest. However if you have money to burn and don't particularly care about future proofing, go for the a64 and a get a nice RAID set up. Then next year or so splash out next year when all the new technologies will be mainstream <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    I agree, buy a nice XP 2600+ (which you can overclock to 3200+) (and always upgrade later, The 64 FX I have seen for the net sum of 850 dollars)
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Toker Wolf+Jun 28 2004, 06:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Toker Wolf @ Jun 28 2004, 06:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> this is my motherboard!

    <a href='http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X%20Deluxe&langs=09' target='_blank'>http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X%20Deluxe&langs=09</a>

    what is the best proccesor can it take and what kind of memory? PC3200?
    I'm looking to upgrade my proccesor and maybe my memory as well. have a Athlon XP 2000+ (1.7ghz) and 1024MB memory. what you guys think? I plan on purchasing the ATI X800 XT videocard. I want my computer to run games in the best fastest most eye candy way. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Apart from e-wang extension/having won the lottery/being plain sad...

    WHAT THE HELL FOR?

    There's absolutely zero there that 'needs' upgrading, and everything you're considering buying will nosedive in price before it becomes vaguely useful.

    [/rant] *cough*

    - Shockwave
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  • Toker_WolfToker_Wolf Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22388Members
    I already have a AMD Athlon XP 2000+ pro which is 1.7ghz and if I bother getting a 2600+ or 3200+ all I will get is an extra 300 - 400mhz which isnt worth it for what I'll be paying.
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  • GrillkohleGrillkohle Join Date: 2003-12-23 Member: 24695Members, Constellation
    edited June 2004
    From what I have read, the number the Athlons do carry indicate the "work" they do, that means, an Athlon 2100+ will, even though it technically has only 1.7GHz, do as good as a Pentium with 2100 MHz. Athlons do more "work" per cycle. If you would get an Athlon 3200+, that would boost your speed up by 1100 MHz.

    Also, that page lists all the restrictions your motherboard has, I dont know why you ask again... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Toker_WolfToker_Wolf Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22388Members
    it wasnt very clear <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> or was too tired when making the post. best athlon i can put in is a 3000+ so your telling me its as good as a Pentium 4 3.0ghz ?
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  • ZaphodZaphod Join Date: 2003-12-30 Member: 24882Members
    Technically, the Pentium 3.0 GHz is a little better than the AMD XP 3000+, but the price difference is ridiculous for the most part.
    I picked up a Athlon64 3000+ w/ the Asus K8V and I love it, and it wasn't too expensive. But mind you, this was upgrading from my old Slot A Athlon 850 Mhz.
    But if I were you, I'd just go w/ the Athlon XP 3000+, or 3200+. And get a stick of DDR400. Any large computer upgrade (going to a new chipset) would be a waste of money in my opinion.
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Talesin+Jun 28 2004, 07:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Jun 28 2004, 07:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Fastest and most eye candy? Kick up to an Ath64 3400+ (or FX-57), on an ASUS K8V with 3GB of PC4000 DDR, and an x800 XTPE. It'll run you just under a grand for the whole shebang, if you go for 512 of PC3200, or over three grand with the gig-DIMMs. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Don't forget to set up a striped RAID array with a parity disk for optimal speed... one thing I forgot to do with my rig, and suffer for with slow disk access compared to the rest of the machine. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If you can afford that, please send me some money
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    The numbering scheme for the athlon-64 has been updated, a 3200+ athlon-64 will be better than an athlon-xp 3200+.
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  • littlewildlittlewild Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9467Members
    How about getting a board with dual PCI-E slots and go for SLI with 2 6800?
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    my wallet disagrees <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Toker_WolfToker_Wolf Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22388Members
    yarrrrr! <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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