Upgrade System

longam · 11-06-08, 08:54 PM

$1534 US with taxes.

Hylander_1314 · 11-06-08, 09:01 PM

Looks like a good system there Longam. It should handle SH4 just fine. And it leaves you room for improving the system with upgrades when the prices become affordable like a Core2 Extreme processor, or a better video card, and ram.

With Vista you may wish to go here: http://www.blackviper.com/

It will help you set up vista to run better than the stock settings by showing you what you can turn off to reduce the resource gobbling power of vista.

longam · 11-06-08, 09:16 PM

Thanks Hylander, been running Vista on this P4 for a few months now so I don't think I'll have much trouble with the new one. I have all the tricks down now to run it smooth. (ok smooth as u can until they fix everything)

I was considering going with a dual vid card setup but it just wasn't worth the extra cash in my book. I currently run a 7800 and if the performance is even better with the 9800 I won't complain. Also I noticed the bus speed is around 1300 on the MB and I'm currently at 600 or so.

I'll do some comparison test when its all said and done because I'll still have this one online for my daughter.

Edit: and the improvement part is so true, I have upgraded this system so many times.....

11-07-08, 02:41 AM

As for playing games I would rather choose AMD phenom class CPU instead on Intel, no matter how many core it has.

And of course speaking of saving bucks, cheaper but not the worse option was to leave max 2 GB of ram with Win XP

11-06-08, 08:54 PM	#1
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	$1534 US with taxes. Last edited by longam; 11-06-08 at 09:47 PM.

11-06-08, 09:01 PM	#2
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Looks like a good system there Longam. It should handle SH4 just fine. And it leaves you room for improving the system with upgrades when the prices become affordable like a Core2 Extreme processor, or a better video card, and ram. With Vista you may wish to go here: http://www.blackviper.com/ It will help you set up vista to run better than the stock settings by showing you what you can turn off to reduce the resource gobbling power of vista. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

11-06-08, 09:16 PM	#3
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Thanks Hylander, been running Vista on this P4 for a few months now so I don't think I'll have much trouble with the new one. I have all the tricks down now to run it smooth. (ok smooth as u can until they fix everything) I was considering going with a dual vid card setup but it just wasn't worth the extra cash in my book. I currently run a 7800 and if the performance is even better with the 9800 I won't complain. Also I noticed the bus speed is around 1300 on the MB and I'm currently at 600 or so. I'll do some comparison test when its all said and done because I'll still have this one online for my daughter. Edit: and the improvement part is so true, I have upgraded this system so many times..... Last edited by longam; 11-06-08 at 09:17 PM.

11-07-08, 02:41 AM	#4
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	As for playing games I would rather choose AMD phenom class CPU instead on Intel, no matter how many core it has. And of course speaking of saving bucks, cheaper but not the worse option was to leave max 2 GB of ram with Win XP Last edited by Contact; 11-07-08 at 02:52 AM.