How much of a diff does every 100mhz make? - GoFuckYourself.com

B40 · 03-15-2003, 09:16 PM

Just planning my next upgrade

asuna · 03-15-2003, 09:16 PM

depends, are you going from 166 to 1.6? big difference, 1.3 to 1.6 = not worth it

Libertine · 03-15-2003, 09:24 PM

Memory always seems to make a far greater difference for me.

tomax · 03-15-2003, 09:25 PM

not much. IMHO the best way to pic a processor is to find where the gap between one and the one above it breaks $50 or so and then get that one.

i.e. this is from pricewatch.com
$343 Pentium 4 2.8GHz
$231 Pentium 4 2.6GHz
$181 Pentium 4 2.53GHz
$154 Pentium 4 2.4GHz 533MHz
$160 Pentium 4 2.4GHz 400MHz
$159 Pentium 4 2.2GHz 400MHz
$169 Pentium 4 2.26GHz 533MHz
$169 Pentium 4 2.26GHz
id get the 2.6 ghz

Lane · 03-15-2003, 09:26 PM

get lots of ram (1 gig is good), and a good graphics card.. as long as your cpu is over 1-1.5ghz, you'll be fine

Lane · 03-15-2003, 09:28 PM

if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5942 429&rd=1

Why · 03-15-2003, 09:30 PM

harddrive speed and lots of good ram are far more important then processor speed.
if your on XP hit ctrl+alt+del, and watch your performance, only time when you would use a faster processor is when thats hitting 100%.

NoCarrier · 03-15-2003, 09:34 PM

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Originally posted by Lane
if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5942 429&rd=1

Radeon 8500??

WTF?

It's like having a top of the line car with a cheap radio system.

Go with the 9700 PRO

Lane · 03-15-2003, 09:43 PM

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Originally posted by NoCarrier

Radeon 8500??

WTF?

It's like having a top of the line car with a cheap radio system.

Go with the 9700 PRO

i agree

B40 · 03-15-2003, 09:47 PM

Thanks for the help. My current mobo will only support a CPU a couple hundred mhz's higher, so guess I gota get a new CPU and mobo.

Already got enough ram and a 7200rpm HD.

FlyingIguana · 03-15-2003, 09:48 PM

damn, when i play a video in windows media player my cpu usage jumps to 80-95%. mainly in high 80's. i got a 1600 xp+

asuna · 03-15-2003, 09:50 PM

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Originally posted by Lane
if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5942 429&rd=1

Other than the card, that IS a pretty sweet system, altho an 80gig would suit me fine

B40 · 03-15-2003, 09:53 PM

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Originally posted by asuna

Other than the card, that IS a pretty sweet system, altho an 80gig would suit me fine

Liquid cooled too..

AdultNex · 03-16-2003, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by Lane
if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5942 429&rd=1

I wonder what the reserve price is... Those Koolance cases cost a fortune.

Anyways, 100Mhz doesn't make much of a difference.

Slick · 03-16-2003, 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by B40
Thanks for the help. My current mobo will only support a CPU a couple hundred mhz's higher, so guess I gota get a new CPU and mobo.

Already got enough ram and a 7200rpm HD.

You need a Western Digital with an 8MB cache buffer

iroc409 · 03-16-2003, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by Slick

You need a Western Digital with an 8MB cache buffer

lol.. i have one of those, but all it does is store my documents and mp3's

gonna get me an 80gb model tho for my main drive.. waste of good drive space, but most cost-effective.

AdultNex · 03-16-2003, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by Slick

You need a Western Digital with an 8MB cache buffer

Ditto, I got one when it was cheap.

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mess...d1=8mb%20cache -- Sorry if it's dead.

Slick · 03-16-2003, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by AdultNex

Ditto, I got one when it was cheap.

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mess...d1=8mb%20cache -- Sorry if it's dead.

You can get an 80-gig Western Digital from Google Gear for $99 shipped if you don't wanna wait for all of the rebates - http://www.googlegear.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=101206

It doesn't specify if it's retail or OEM though. I've seen it over at NewEgg for $99.50, but they state that it's OEM, so I'm thinking that the Google Gear version is OEM also.

I guess if you can get it for $69 retail through rebates, that's a DAMN good deal

There's no Circut Cities around here though

03-15-2003, 09:16 PM	#1
B40 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,020	How much of a diff does every 100mhz make? Just planning my next upgrade __________________

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asuna Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,743	depends, are you going from 166 to 1.6? big difference, 1.3 to 1.6 = not worth it __________________

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Libertine sex dwarf Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17,860	Memory always seems to make a far greater difference for me. __________________ /(bb\|[^b]{2})/

03-15-2003, 09:25 PM	#4
tomax Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 95	not much. IMHO the best way to pic a processor is to find where the gap between one and the one above it breaks $50 or so and then get that one. i.e. this is from pricewatch.com $343 Pentium 4 2.8GHz $231 Pentium 4 2.6GHz $181 Pentium 4 2.53GHz $154 Pentium 4 2.4GHz 533MHz $160 Pentium 4 2.4GHz 400MHz $159 Pentium 4 2.2GHz 400MHz $169 Pentium 4 2.26GHz 533MHz $169 Pentium 4 2.26GHz id get the 2.6 ghz __________________ tomax

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Lane Will code for food... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 8,496	get lots of ram (1 gig is good), and a good graphics card.. as long as your cpu is over 1-1.5ghz, you'll be fine __________________

03-15-2003, 09:28 PM	#6
Lane Will code for food... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 8,496	if u want a real kickass system, get something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5942 429&rd=1 __________________

03-15-2003, 09:30 PM	#7
Why MFBA Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: PNW Posts: 7,230	harddrive speed and lots of good ram are far more important then processor speed. if your on XP hit ctrl+alt+del, and watch your performance, only time when you would use a faster processor is when thats hitting 100%.

03-15-2003, 09:47 PM	#10
B40 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,020	Thanks for the help. My current mobo will only support a CPU a couple hundred mhz's higher, so guess I gota get a new CPU and mobo. Already got enough ram and a 7200rpm HD. __________________

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FlyingIguana aspiring banker Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 10,870	damn, when i play a video in windows media player my cpu usage jumps to 80-95%. mainly in high 80's. i got a 1600 xp+