P4 3.0 upgrade time...

[Gav]

im looking to upgrade my old system which consists of a p4-3.0 and 1.5 gig pc3200. Im looking at going for a q6600 with 4gig ddr2-800mhz (and yeah i know about the vista 32bit issue)....

Will this be a worthwhile upgrade ? I do a lot of photoshop related stuff etc...

 

[helmutcheese]

Seems ok esp when P.S actually supports the Multicore hardware and 64bit fully in next build due sometime soon.

 

[kppanic]

Looks like a very nice setup, just make sure you get a 64bit OS =)

 

[Meronem]

sounds like a sensible upgrade path to me

 

[Greebo]

Looks like a very nice setup, just make sure you get a 64bit OS =)

Why? I'm happy with my 32 bit setup due to some of the programs I run and the ball ache it would take to get them to work in 64 bit vista.

 

[Meronem]

your not going to get all 4gb of ram on a 32-bit system....best use 64 bit

 

[helmutcheese]

Why? I'm happy with my 32 bit setup due to some of the programs I run and the ball ache it would take to get them to work in 64 bit vista.

Doubt you will have any 64bit issues, not in past 9months at least as support if far better.

 

[Big.Wayne]

Why? I'm happy with my 32 bit setup

I think he is talking to the O.P!

I'm still on 32-Bit WinXP Pro but I believe 64-Bit Vista is where I would spend my money if changing O/S.

im looking to upgrade my old system which consists of a p4-3.0 and 1.5 gig pc3200

Wow that sounds like a kickass system from 2003/2004, is that a HT P4 then?

I don't think u can really upgrade that system but for sure you would notice a nice improvement building a brand new rig.

Can't recommend the Q6600 though, sure its a nice chip but it does use a ton of electric when its overclocked (which I assume you may attempt?).

As you may or may not know INTEL have updated their line of processors with a die shrink and some new tech, you should check out either a dual-core using the Wolfdale core (E7200, E8200, E8400) or a Quad-Core based on Yorksfield (Q9450).

Apparently there are some price cuts coming soon so get saving and good luck!

 

[pingwing]

Only problems from 64bit iv ever seen is if your playing with pre 2002 ish softwarem aka anything that wants the 16bit world, and in my opinion they should be left there (cept for 16bit games, they almost always are better than the new world remakes aka broken sword, monkey island n so on)

Anyway almost any of the core based intels will be awsome (i got the e8200 and still smile at how amazingly nice it is)

 

[Gav]

currently i have....

p4 3.0
1.5 gig pc3200 crucial ram
Abit ic7 max mobo
6800gt agp graphics

Im getting/already have

Gigabyte p35-ds4 (got)
q6600 cpu
2gb crucial ballistix ddr2 pc6400
saphire hd3450 gfx (got)--- not the best but i wont be playing games ---

 

[Rob--]

ok but with 4gb of ram you cant get all of it with the 32-bit edition of vista......


only jkin

im getting:


MSI P7N Platinum SLi (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
GeIL 2GB PC2-6400 CAS4 (2x1GB) Dual Channel Kit
Q6600 cpu
2x 9600GT (SLI)

 

[Gav]

yeah i know mate but then nobody does 1.5gb or .75 gb modules lol