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CPU is holding back my system

jojothemonkey69

jojothemonkey69

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ok I have a poor cpu. whenever I play a game the cpu is running at 100%.
I get just 12 fps on Test Drive Unlimited.

My specs are.
Sapphire x1950 pro 256mb
1.5 gig ram
Vista Business
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU
Intel celeron 3.2 ghz cpu-z pic below
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So how much is my processor slowing me down. What advice can you give for a new processor and motherboard. Thanks.
 
Probably a major contributor, 256k L2, Prescott based, slow FSB etc.. what motherboard is it? also what type and speed RAM? If you're just looking to get a new mobo and cpu and it seems like you don't overclock i'd get a DS3 and an E6600, cooler, faster, dual cored etc.. :D
 
just a no frills motherboard. If I were to upgrade the CPU i'd ditch it anyway.

Ram is
Corsair 1GB Kit (2x512GB) DDR2 PC2-5300/5400
and standard generic DDr2 pc2-4200.

I'm going to try my system without the generic ram. and I might invest in another corsair ram kit but probably the 2gb kit. Will this run sweet with my current corsair ram? thanks
 
Seriously m8, upgrade processor to any Pentium LGA775 or like mentioned, new mobo & a Core 2 Duo CPU. Celeron are rubbish/NOT built for gaming :(

Also, you could have 4gb RAM in there & CPU would still bottleneck the whole system, i.e. its like having a 100lt petrol tank but a 1ltr engine :D
 
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celeron where never made for game's go Core 2 Duo and you will never look back, i think you can get a ASrock Mobo for about £40 now and a E2140 for £60 and overclock it, so a nice new core 2 set up for £100 :D
 
jojothemonkey69 said:
Ok thanks i'll look into it and start saving. I heard that CPu's may be going down in proce in July is this true? If so I'll wait til then I think.

Thanks
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Yes they are i'm selling my QX6700 before the price drops ;)
 
Ok I'm looking to buy now in the next week or so. I've been trying to think about a budget but I think it's probably more appropriate to post my specs and then hopefully you guys can give me the low down.

GPU - Sapphire X1950 Pro 256mb
Ram - 1 gig pair of Corsair DDR2 PC2-5300/5400
2 gig pair of same Corsair ram
PSU - Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU
OS - Vista Business

Currently have a shocking celeron CPU and a generic motherboard.

Looking to spend between £150 - £170. Can push to £200 only if performance will greatly benefit. Also think I'll be looking at chips that can be overclocked so maybe a CPU cooler and 2 case fans (one in one out)

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks :)
 
cool thanks. Could anyone approximate how much this would increase my gaming performance? Its kind of weird as I can run some games like Rfactor and Toca Race Drive 3 on very high settings and see FPS of 25 Min to 60 Max but then in Test Drive Unlimited I get 10 and its the same in NFS carbon. I don't just play driving games btw. Quake 4 I get 30 FPS.

How overclockable is that CPU? Is there an alternative AMD chip?
 
jojothemonkey69 said:
cool thanks. Could anyone approximate how much this would increase my gaming performance? Its kind of weird as I can run some games like Rfactor and Toca Race Drive 3 on very high settings and see FPS of 25 Min to 60 Max but then in Test Drive Unlimited I get 10 and its the same in NFS carbon. I don't just play driving games btw. Quake 4 I get 30 FPS.

How overclockable is that CPU? Is there an alternative AMD chip?
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You should be able to get 3GHz, maybe a little more. The AMD alternatives available currently are pretty weak compared to the C2D offerings and when you overclock a Conroe, it just eats AMD for breakfast!
 
Thanks for replies. Had a breakthrough after checking my motherboard. It's an Intel DQ9650CO
and it supports Core2Duo!!!

The main bit that I gathered was that it can support core2duo in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus and it uses a Q965 chipset. So my final question is - Will it be compatible with the Allendale E4400 Allendale E4400 I can see no reason why not. Is there anything on the motherboard that will really holdback my system?


Many thanks
 
jojothemonkey69 said:
{snip}It's an Intel DQ9650CO and it supports Core2Duo!!!{snip}
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That's great! And it does support Allendale, which is also C2D (see here) :rolleyes:

But since now looking at just a CPU upgrade, I'd go for this instead...



A new/better heatsink will help overclock higher whilst keeping acceptable noise & temperature levels (especially when compared to stock HSF). See review of ASF 7 Pro here :cool:
 
Main reason for my post was to get you to increase the amount of ram you had, particularly as you are on vista. Have you noticed much of a speed boost, assuming you have your new bits installed ?
 
deadeyedic30 said:
Main reason for my post was to get you to increase the amount of ram you had, particularly as you are on vista. Have you noticed much of a speed boost, assuming you have your new bits installed ?
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Haven't received the new ram yet so cannot say. Going away for the weekend so i'll hopefully have it on Monday. Will post changes. Thanks
 
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