Bottleneck |
Bottleneck |
Aug 1 2010, 02:21 AM
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Man at arms Group: Clan Members Posts: 152 Thank(s): 1 Points: 152 Joined: 28-April 10 Member No.: 4,262 |
Ok here's the deal. I've had my homemade system for about 3.5 years now, so obviously performance isnt exactly top notch any more (though its still a very capable system). Only problem is, I have no idea what the bottleneck component is. That goes beyond my hardware knowledge. So, heres my question. Based on the specs below, whats my bottleneck (as in, which one will give me the biggest improvement per £).
In no particular order: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs) Memory: 3072MB RAM (2x GEIL 1GB, 1x generic cheap 1GB, dont know the model or how to find out without taking them out) OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) GFX: Sparkle NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB (running at 1440x900) Mobo: ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM (one 250GB, one 500GB) Any suggestions? -------------------- |
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Aug 1 2010, 09:58 AM
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Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Points: 317 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
cpu as K suggests, and graphics card - thats a 3ish year old card now and ive had 2 different cards since i owned an 640mb 8800gts each making a noticeable improvement - although my 1gb 4870 has lasted longer then i thought as it still runs the latest games on max at a decent fps (i get a pretty stable 45fps on bc2) so i wont be upgrading from that anytime soon
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