Bah, what a bad time to upgrade

[Atlantean]

Originally posted by: VegasD

12 fps with that system? What resolution are you running it at and what eye candy do you have running? Cause that system should not be getting only 12 fps... maybe lower the resolution, turn off aa/af, change the settings for graphics to low or medium, then try playing it again... and pentium 5 is not just around the corner...

Running @ 1280x1024, settings to HIGH (not HIGHEST). I don't wanna turn off the eye candy, that's why I play these games.

Well I'm glad to hear the P5 is not right around the corner like I thought, it makes me feel better about upgrading.

Turn the resolution down to likw 1152x864 or somethign like that, then turn some of the things down to medium. That should hold you over until the next wave of video cards comes out. Though you can get a 9800 pro for around $200 now so you might want to consider that option as well, or look at 5900s. Personally I would download the coolbits hack and overclock the video card as high as it could go, and overclock my cpu...

 

[sharq]

I say turn the res down, that should bump up your fps right away. You don't have to remove all the eye candy, just think about the things you don't notice in the game, and turn down those settings indvidually (if you can do that, havn't played that game). Based on your card and cpu, I would say wait on the upgrade path. Maybe cleanup the registry and remove any old drivers or software that are clogging up the system. But I know you should be able to get more than 12 if you just lower the res. a little.

 

[VegasD]

3.2C P4
WD 200gig HD
1 Gig Dual Channel Memory
9800 Pro
Audigy 2
Asus P4C800E MB
435W PS
DVD Drive
CDRW
Windows XP
Thermaltech Case

Well, I bought the above for $1920 tonight. Guess I'll spend the next 10 hrs putting it all together /sigh.

Thanks for the feedback.
Floppy Drive

 

[Dug]

1.9Ghz P4? I'll bet that's the problem. Probably a 256kb chip which= celeron.
Stll running sdram on the motherboard? That would be the other problem.
A bandwidth, cache starved system.

Try getting a 1700+ and o/c it and and nforce2 board + 512 of ddr.
Cost you about $170 on the fs forum.

 

[Tango57]

Originally posted by: nick1985
the right time to build is always now.

ditto! and have fun building the new pc. specs look great!

 

[jrphoenix]

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
Quite a few recent reviews on Anandtech have been saying to wait a couple of months before making any major purchases, Anand himself seems to keep hinting at big things around the corner so I'd be inclined to wait...

Yeah....not too long ago Anand said don't buy a new video card until June. He couldn't say anymore (non-disclosure). Who knows maybe the new ATI / Nvidia mid-range cards will perform better than the current high end cards. The Nvidia cards are also supposed to have support for PS 3.0 (there will probably only be 2 games that support 3.0 by Christmas.. just read this).

 

[magomago]

How about going the Athlon64 route? You can be priced just as competitively and get better or equal preformance

 

[Macro2]

RE:"Pentium 5"

Probably never be a Pentium 5.

 

[Macro2]

RE:"Pentium 5"

Probably never be a Pentium 5.

 

[biostud]

The main reasons to wait are socket 939 and 775.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: biostud666
The main reasons to wait are socket 939 and 775.

And Secondly, I think the new video cards this Spring will run the new graphic engines like a dream for the next 12-18 months. That's my only concern, but if you have a motherboard with a 4x/8x AGP slot that can support any northwood core, you can easily upgrade to the newer graphic cards.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: VegasD
3.2C P4
WD 200gig HD
1 Gig Dual Channel Memory
9800 Pro
Audigy 2
Asus P4C800E MB
435W PS
DVD Drive
CDRW
Windows XP
Thermaltech Case

Well, I bought the above for $1920 tonight. Guess I'll spend the next 10 hrs putting it all together /sigh.

Thanks for the feedback.
Floppy Drive

Ya 1 hour assemly... 9 hours screwing around with XP/software, installs, ghosts, optimization, services, confiquration etc...what a shame

I dreed building new systems.

 

[TitanDiddly]

My next upgrade (which is going to be one the house ) is going to be my last one for ATX. After that, gotta go to an all-BTX system.