Time to upgrade...
 

I really wasn't sure where to post this. :-? It's not got anything to do with SH3 Mods, but I figure the mods forum is where the techy types hang out.

Anyway it's time to replace my 5YO rig, but I'm a bit baffled by the new hardware options. Which is better - a standalone HD4850 graphics card, or a HD4550 in hybrid crossfire with a HD3200? Also, how much more powerful is a Phenom II X4 when compared with an Athlon II X4? Help plz. :oops:

Moved it here :)

Have fun with the upgrade. Plan to do the same sometime next year. I
will wait until after SH 5 comes out.

Oh, duh, I didn't even see this forum here. Thanks RDP!

No problem, have a good one :up:

Look at the speeds of the processors. Such as my Phenom X4 9850 are 2.5Ghz in speed. However, I believe that is x4 now as you have 4 processors working for you. I'm not an ATI fan and like Nvidia. Go no lower than a 9800GT in my opinion. Do not be afraid of a 64bit OS. I run it and love 64bit. I run 8 gig of RAM with the 64bit. Question for you, wait for windows 7 or use Vista? I have Vista and it is a good OS in my opinion. I do not have troubles with it at all. Windows 7 will be out shortly so maybe spend the time getting your hardware then purchase when 7 is out.

7 won't run older games, so I'll be sticking with Vista (which, hopefully, will). If I could have it my way I'd have XP with DX10, but M$ decided to make DX10 Vista only so I guess I'll have to wave goodbye to XP.

Why won't 7 run games which Vista can? AFAIK 7 is nothing but Vista improved.

Not true, 7 will run in XP mode. Vista does not that I'm aware of. However, Vista does play a lot of older games.

Are you 100% sure? Can anyone else confirm that? If so, Windows 7 sounds perfect.

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/ent...de-XP-Mode.htm

:salute:

Thanks AVG.

Having read the article I must say I have my doubts about this XP Mode being able to run older games. Running old windows business apps is one thing, but running games is another. :hmmm:

A techy I spoke to today, who has been testing W7 for months, said that it currently won't run hardly any games that are more than 2 years old. :-?

A motherboard I'm looking at has these graphics ports:
1 x PCIe x16
1 x PCIe x1

It says the first slot is a "x16" slot and the other is a "x1" slot. My question is, can I run two nVidia cards in SLI mode on a board like that?

Get a hold of Dowly. I think he has been running older games on it. I will dig further. Vista does play games over than 2 years. I was playing B-17 by I think Microprose. It played fine for a game like 8 years old.

Need a board that is set up for SLI. You will also use the X16 slots.



Think about a duel boot for your system. One for XP and the other hard drive for 7.

Okay, how do I know if a board is setup for SLI or not?