Need help upgrading my comp

2007-07-08 14:14:30

#1

Larkin: Banned; +22|6988|West Yorkshire, England

Okay, I wanna upgrade my computer because BF2 lags my system silly. I get an average of 30FPS with everything set on "low" and intermittant screen freezes. So - I'll post my system specs and if you'd be so kind as to suggest how I can improve it

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Card name: RADEON X800 PRO

Anything else you need I'll post on request.

2007-07-08 14:16:42

#2

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6914|Stealth City, UK

Larkin wrote:
Okay, I wanna upgrade my computer because BF2 lags my system silly. I get an average of 30FPS with everything set on "low" and intermittant screen freezes. So - I'll post my system specs and if you'd be so kind as to suggest how I can improve it

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Card name: RADEON X800 PRO

Anything else you need I'll post on request.

CPU's a bitch.

Graphics card isn't awful but could be better.

RAM isn't too bad, but 2GB is obviously better.

How much have you got to spend?

Whats the Mobo?

Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-07-08 14:17:03)

2007-07-08 14:23:12

#3

Larkin: Banned; +22|6988|West Yorkshire, England

I've got about £200-300 to spend. I can't find my mobo in DXDiag...can you point me in the right direction?

2007-07-08 14:27:22

#4

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6914|Stealth City, UK

Download this http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpu-z-140.zip and you should be able to find it under 'Mainboard'.

2007-07-08 14:29:59

#5

Mong0ose: Will it blend?; +24|6958|UK

my bro has the same gfx and can run bf2 on high, but he has a 3ghz P4

i wld suggest a new cpu and another gig of ram

2007-07-08 14:35:58

#6

Larkin: Banned; +22|6988|West Yorkshire, England

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Mong0ose wrote:
i wld suggest a new cpu and another gig of ram

I was thinking along the same lines.

Last edited by Larkin (2007-07-08 14:37:37)

2007-07-08 14:36:39

#7

wah1188: You orrible caaaaaaan't; +321|6932|UK

Well if your looking to spend 300 stick another 70 quid and you can get a new computer significantly better! Definately need to know what mobo you go though!

2007-07-08 14:44:28

#8

Larkin: Banned; +22|6988|West Yorkshire, England

wah1188 wrote:
Well if your looking to spend 300 stick another 70 quid and you can get a new computer significantly better! Definately need to know what mobo you go though!

Seriously I can get a decent comp for £370??

I posted my mobo btw.

2007-07-09 06:01:32

#9

Larkin: Banned; +22|6988|West Yorkshire, England

Shameless bump.

2007-07-09 06:05:52

#10

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6920

Larkin wrote:
wah1188 wrote:
Well if your looking to spend 300 stick another 70 quid and you can get a new computer significantly better! Definately need to know what mobo you go though!
Seriously I can get a decent comp for £370??

I posted my mobo btw.

No you won't! seriously, if you are looking for a C2D CPU and a decent 8-series GPU then you can't get anything with £370...

2007-07-09 06:05:54

#11

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|7184|US

i forget wut the currency change is, but i can buy a pretty decent computer for $400, but have to stick another gig of ram & buy a gfx card.

2007-07-09 06:07:39

#12

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|7184|US

r'Eeee wrote:
Larkin wrote:
Seriously I can get a decent comp for £370??
No you won't! seriously, if you are looking for a C2D CPU and a decent 8-series GPU then you can't get anything with £370...

He said decent, not top-of-the-line.
read...

2007-07-09 06:10:57

#13

gvers: Bad at BF:BC2; +109|7144|The Real World

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £84.99 (£99.86) £84.99 (£99.86)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £44.99 (£52.86) £44.99 (£52.86)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £45.99 (£54.04) £45.99 (£54.04)
Abit IB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99 (£64.61) £54.99 (£64.61)
Sub Total : £230.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £41.86
Total : £281.07

Forgot to add then overclock to 2.8-3Ghz

Last edited by gvers (2007-07-09 06:11:57)

2007-07-09 06:13:36

#14

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|7184|US

gvers wrote:
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB)

not very fast is it?

& if u do OC it'll need an aftermarket fan with all the extra heat, wont it?

2007-07-09 06:19:08

#15

gvers: Bad at BF:BC2; +109|7144|The Real World

Yes a better cooler would be good.

Noctua NH-U9F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink £27.99 (£32.89) £27.99 (£32.89)

Have a read of this E6600 overclock V E2160 Overclocked

2007-07-09 06:21:13

#16

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6920

Tdog2007 wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
Larkin wrote:
Seriously I can get a decent comp for £370??
No you won't! seriously, if you are looking for a C2D CPU and a decent 8-series GPU then you can't get anything with £370...
He said decent, not top-of-the-line.
read...

And I said decent as well...

read...

2007-07-09 06:25:54

#17

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7092|Mhz

gvers wrote:
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £84.99 (£99.86) £84.99 (£99.86)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £44.99 (£52.86) £44.99 (£52.86)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £45.99 (£54.04) £45.99 (£54.04)
Abit IB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99 (£64.61) £54.99 (£64.61)
Sub Total : £230.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £41.86
Total : £281.07

Forgot to add then overclock to 2.8-3Ghz

This is pretty much what I'd have gone for, + fat cooler (Asus motherboards OC better though). + quicker RAM from a less up it's own arse brand.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2007-07-09 06:27:45)

2007-07-09 06:30:28

#18

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|7184|US

r'Eeee wrote:
Tdog2007 wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:

No you won't! seriously, if you are looking for a C2D CPU and a decent 8-series GPU then you can't get anything with £370...
He said decent, not top-of-the-line.
read...
And I said decent as well...

read...

a C2D and 8 series are top of the line. how is that decent?

explain urself...

2007-07-09 06:45:53

#19

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6920

Tdog2007 wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
Tdog2007 wrote:
He said decent, not top-of-the-line.
read...
And I said decent as well...

read...
a C2D and 8 series are top of the line. how is that decent?

explain urself...

How can a C2D E2140 and GF 8600 top of line, compared to E6700 and 8800GTX/Ultra. You see the difference, eh?

I bet when someone say C2D and 8-series, you just go think, WOW, that's gonna cost shit loads of money.

Last edited by r'Eeee (2007-07-09 06:48:08)

2007-07-09 07:16:22

#20

Slayer: ---hates you; +1,137|7228|Hell, p.o box 666

gvers wrote:
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £84.99 (£99.86) £84.99 (£99.86)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £44.99 (£52.86) £44.99 (£52.86)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £45.99 (£54.04) £45.99 (£54.04)
Abit IB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99 (£64.61) £54.99 (£64.61)
Sub Total : £230.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £41.86
Total : £281.07

Forgot to add then overclock to 2.8-3Ghz

yeah, listen to this man! I´d say, just like Pessimist, go for a ASUS motherboard, but all in all the above mentioned system is pretty okay!

2007-07-09 07:24:51

#21

lt.jpsmith: Member; +10|6743

What is the exact model of your x800? I dont remember exactly cause i dont own one, but you can unlock one the the x800s im quite sure.

2007-07-09 07:32:28

#22

Larkin: Banned; +22|6988|West Yorkshire, England

gvers wrote:
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £84.99 (£99.86) £84.99 (£99.86)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £44.99 (£52.86) £44.99 (£52.86)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £45.99 (£54.04) £45.99 (£54.04)
Abit IB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99 (£64.61) £54.99 (£64.61)
Sub Total : £230.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £41.86
Total : £281.07

Forgot to add then overclock to 2.8-3Ghz

Thanks for taking the time to add all that shit up. Can you suggest a processor which won't require overclocking though? Because I'll probably end up burning down my house.

lt.jpsmith wrote:
What is the exact model of your x800? I dont remember exactly cause i dont own one, but you can unlock one the the x800s im quite sure.

Card name: RADEON X800 PRO
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON X800 PRO AGP (0x4A49)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A49&SUBSYS_00021002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB

To be honest guys I don't want to be arseing around overclocking my CPU, so if you can suggest some processors which won't require overclocking.

Last edited by Larkin (2007-07-09 07:32:55)

2007-07-09 07:37:54

#23

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|7184|US

r'Eeee wrote:
How can a C2D E2140 and GF 8600 top of line, compared to E6700 and 8800GTX/Ultra. You see the difference, eh?

I bet when someone say C2D and 8-series, you just go think, WOW, that's gonna cost shit loads of money.

touche

2007-07-09 07:39:47

#24

lt.jpsmith: Member; +10|6743

Id recommend the 4mb cache e6600 its clocked at 2.4ghz so you wont need an overclock and its fast. Im not sure if you were implying to overclocking to the videocard unlock but its not an overclock its unlock from x800 pro to x800xt.

2007-07-09 07:45:06

#25

gvers: Bad at BF:BC2; +109|7144|The Real World

For a C2D than does not require overclocking you are probably looking at the E6600 2.4Ghz but that's just under £150. Intel reduce their prices on the C2D's on 22nd July so it should get cheaper after that but may take some weeks for the cuts to filter down.

Overclocking these processor's is not hard to do but if you are unsure it's probably best not to.

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