Is a 1.4 GHZ T-Bird still fast?

[Bovinicus]

For most general computing operations, I find my 1GHz@1.2GHz to be more than enough. My system has a lot of snap in Windows. It is definitely quicker than even newer computers that aren't properly configured and tweaked. For tasks like that, the HDD plays a bigger role than the CPU once you pass 1GHz.

However, in games, the CPU is started to show it's age just a little bit. I don't even think I am tapping the full potential of my Radeon 8500 with this CPU. I am about to re-unlock the CPU (I can only use up to 8.5x currently) and try to overclock it a little further for an intermediate boost. I would say that the middle of this year will be about the time I have to upgrade. I would wait just a little longer. It is always good to wait until you can't stand it anymore. Then, you can get faster equipment when you goto upgrade and save some money at the same time.

 

[RanDum72]

I feel as if my computer is really slow. Do you still consider 1.4 fast?

It's still fast enough, IMO. As long as you have lots of memory, fast harddrive and a decent video card, it should be fast enough to last you for a while. CPU speed is not the only factor that affects overall system performance.

On the other hand, the heat it generates may come in handy during winter....

 

[magomago]

It definitely IS. Just make sure you have plenty of ram, a good videocard, and a good motherboard (IE- people who are still using kt266s and didn't upgrade with the A- but that is my opion)


If you are doing ANYTHING except playing today's (as in withint he last 2 months) you are fine.

If you don't game a lot you are perfect.



But what might be slowing it is spyware - go to lavasoftusa.com and download Adaware. I'm pretty tech savvy in the sense I'm not going to download "Gator Buddy" or "The Atomic Clock" and somehow 40 instances of spyware got on my PC (all running in the background...)

My friend has a 2.0ghz p4 and I went to his home and it moved SOOOOOOO SLOOOOOWWWWW. You do not realize how horrible it was! I figured "get adaware" and the fool (he had "the atomic lock" ) had over 200 instances of spyware and if anyone cares to see i'll post a pic. But try that first

 

[anthrax]

its not fast nuff to run Bf1942 that well thou...some of the latest generation of games can strain it now..but is should be ok..

 

[JungleMan1]

1.4Ghz T-Bird is plenty fast. OK, so it isn't the fastest chip out today, but you can still run all your games acceptably on a GF3...the GF3 would be more of a limitation than the Bird would be though.

Now a 1.4Ghz P4 on the other hand, run to the store right now

 

[KhoiFather]

What are you smoking, a 1.4GHz P4? Puahahah, maybe more of a 1.4GHz Athlon XP buddy.

 

[JungleMan1]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
What are you smoking, a 1.4GHz P4? Puahahah, maybe more of a 1.4GHz Athlon XP buddy.

What are you talking about?

I said "If you have a 1.4Ghz P4, run to the store right now" (as in to upgrade it). I know that he has a T-Bird though, but I was just saying...as a comparison.

Geez...lighten up a bit

 

[CraigRT]

As long as you've got some DDR, 1.4 T-Bird is fast enough even for games. UBER fast? not really.. fast enough. yes, for sure.

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: AtomicDude512

Originally posted by: John

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I feel as if my computer is really slow. Do you still consider 1.4 fast?

Fast for web surfing, yes.

A K6-2 400MHz works just as fast with a cable modem as my XP 1700.

Funny you should mention that. I just built a rig for someone this weekend using spare parts I had around. Tekram P5MVP with a K62 400, 160 MB PC100, 10 GB Maxtor, generic NIC and an ancient MGA based PCI video card and Magic S20 ISA sound card. Loaded Win2K, recognized all the hardware.

I was surprised at how fast Windows loaded and the interface was very quick to respond. Not the dog I was expecting at all. Sure, it's not gonna run Quake 3. But it's going to be used as a home office machine. Needs to run VB and SQL Server client. For being built out of stuff I had in the junk drawer, it's probably one of the machines I'm proudest of.

 

[440sixpack]

I just went from a 1.33 Tbird OC'd to 1.44 and 512 MB PC-133 to a Palomino 2100+, KT-400 MB and 512 MB of DDR. I noticed a pretty large improvement, but the original system was still doing everything fine, I just had the opportunity to pick up some hardware for free. I would have been ok sticking with the old one for a while longer, but then I don't play a lot of the real cutting edge games.

 

[JBT]

I upgrade to a XP1700 and put my 1.4 t bird in my 2nd machine. I definatly can't say I noticed much. the 1.4 is definatly still good a enough to play games on I definatly do hhe =)

 

[civad]

Sigh!

I had a feeling that the day would soon arrive when I would find my XP1600+ to be slow...(even with 768 MB DDR, the system seems slow for gaming !)
Looks like it has arrived already

 

[Sniper82]

buy a 1600+ and try to overclock it to 2100+ speeds. I've had my 1600+ for 6 months or so now and am now decideing to overclock it as much as possible instead of upgrading. Luckly it and my PC2100 will do 166FSB at default voltage which pretty much owns. I am kind of worried my PC2100 might crap out though.

Think I have anything worrie about as far as killing my ram or CPU? My mobo has a 1/5 divider so nothing else(PCI/AGP) is being overclocked.

 

[majewski9]

hey im running a 1.33 ghz Tbird. I dont think the TBird is quite outdated yet. I really want to move to AthlonXP but waiting for AMD price drop.