Spending $$$ - Suggestions

[Mister T]

P4 2.53ghz (533 FSB) Retail
Gigabyte GA-8iEXP i845E w/ audio, LAN, ATA 133 RAID, 6 USB 2.0, DUAL BIOS
(2) Corsair DDR 3200 512mb sticks

what you guys think?

 

[notfred]

Not that there's anything wrong with a 2.5ghz P4, but I really question whether anyone actually needs one. What ind of software demands that performance?

Ok, Doom 3 will...

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: notfred
Not that there's anything wrong with a 2.5ghz P4, but I really question whether anyone actually needs one. What ind of software demands that performance?

he's probably compensating for something, let him if it makes him feel better
😛


😉

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: notfred
Not that there's anything wrong with a 2.5ghz P4, but I really question whether anyone actually needs one. What ind of software demands that performance?

he's probably compensating for something, let him if it makes him feel better
😛


😉

Bah, he should go for teh 2.8 then! 😛

 

[Mister T]

Not that there's anything wrong with a 2.5ghz P4, but I really question whether anyone actually needs one. What ind of software demands that performance?

Going to a lan party on Saturday and need it for some heavy gaming

he's probably compensating for something, let him if it makes him feel better

nope, thats the 10G's I have dumped into home theater 🙂

Bah, he should go for teh 2.8 then!

Too expensive for 300 mhz... spend a little extra on the RAM and I will get there no problem 🙂

 

[MrBond]

Going to a lan party on Saturday and need it for some heavy gaming

Why not get a cheaper processor and get a better video card then, like a radeon 9700? There aren't many games out there that require more then about a 1.5ghz processor right now.

 

[Mister T]

I have a GF3... and the max resolution I run is 1280x1024 (17" lcd)
I don't want to dump 350 on a radeon 9700 at the moment... I would rather wait and see how the NV30 does and perhaps upgrade at christmas....

BTW, my current setup is a 1ghz T-bird w/ 384mb

 

[Viper GTS]

The 2.53 should get you a damn good shot at 3 GHz, all you have to do is make it to 157/158 MHz & you'll be over the magical number.

That's well within the realm of PC2700, BTW, if you're having a hard time justifying the cost of PC3200.

I'd go for it, I plan on replacing my 1.8 @ 2.4 with a 2.53 @ something nice.

😀

Viper GTS

 

[Mister T]

Viper, here is the pricing on RAM that I have:

512mb sticks:
Corsair PC2700 CAS 2 - 150
Corsair PC3200 CAS 2.5 - 163
Corsair PC3200 CAS 2 - 183

Would you go with the 2700?

 

[Mister T]

I pulled the trigger fellas..... 🙂

I also picke up a Linksys BEFSR41

3ghz here I come 🙂