CPU or RAM?

ellanky · 06-24-2008, 05:59 PM

Hey guys, so I made a mistake when I bought my processor for my new computer(dont ask why) So yesterday when I tested out Battlefield 2, I set everything to High except AA, and now the game at start stutters like crazy, I was disappointed. However COD4 ran wayy smoother, so what should I do? And my cheap ass mobo cant OC! :<

Now I dont have much money left, so what should I do? buy a dual core CPU or get another stick of 1 GB?

Nevakonaza · 06-24-2008, 06:04 PM

i think it has to do with both,1Gb isnt much these days,people had that much around maybe 2 years or more ago and the processor is slow.

you would have been better going with a cheaper Intel Dual core,and a 2Gb Dual channel kit ram

m0nk3ys1ms · 06-24-2008, 06:04 PM

Honestly, I would get both.

[-0MEGA-] · 06-24-2008, 07:00 PM

You just bought the A64 1600+? That thing is such a poor performer, what did you have before?

ellanky · 06-24-2008, 08:57 PM

I had a socket 754 Sempron

StrangleHold · 06-24-2008, 09:57 PM

Well the LE-1600 is 2.2ghz 45 watt single core with 1mb. of L2. If you had a good board it might overclock pretty good being a 45 watt. But single cores are getting close to a dying breed. If you dont have alot of cash go for a better board first and overclock the crap out of it till you can get a better processor. That Abit board ought to have some overclocking features, just being a nForce 520 it might be limited but it should have some (overclockability (is that a word) to it.

ellanky · 06-25-2008, 12:41 AM

Alright, thanks for the suggestions guys, I think Im just gonna do like the others said, buy another stick of RAM and buy a cpu later, guess i'll just have to live with it..

Elimin8or · 06-25-2008, 02:24 PM

Well...both. first of all, battlefield 2 play SUCKS A** with less then 2gb ram. my brother has 1.5GB and its better then 1 gb....but still does what you said occasionally. secondly, the proc NEEDs to be upgraded, and, this is mean but while im at it, you need a mobo you can OC with!

06-24-2008, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
ellanky Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 18 Posts: 371	CPU or RAM? Hey guys, so I made a mistake when I bought my processor for my new computer(dont ask why) So yesterday when I tested out Battlefield 2, I set everything to High except AA, and now the game at start stutters like crazy, I was disappointed. However COD4 ran wayy smoother, so what should I do? And my cheap ass mobo cant OC! :< Now I dont have much money left, so what should I do? buy a dual core CPU or get another stick of 1 GB? __________________ MoboAbit AN52 CPUAMD Athlon 64 LE -1600 @ 2.68GHz GraphicsGeforce 8800GS Memory2GB DDR2 HousingAntec 300

06-24-2008, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,224	i think it has to do with both,1Gb isnt much these days,people had that much around maybe 2 years or more ago and the processor is slow. you would have been better going with a cheaper Intel Dual core,and a 2Gb Dual channel kit ram __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1\|Kaspersky IS 2009

06-24-2008, 07:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	You just bought the A64 1600+? That thing is such a poor performer, what did you have before? __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

06-24-2008, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
ellanky Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 18 Posts: 371	I had a socket 754 Sempron __________________ MoboAbit AN52 CPUAMD Athlon 64 LE -1600 @ 2.68GHz GraphicsGeforce 8800GS Memory2GB DDR2 HousingAntec 300

06-24-2008, 09:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,543	Well the LE-1600 is 2.2ghz 45 watt single core with 1mb. of L2. If you had a good board it might overclock pretty good being a 45 watt. But single cores are getting close to a dying breed. If you dont have alot of cash go for a better board first and overclock the crap out of it till you can get a better processor. That Abit board ought to have some overclocking features, just being a nForce 520 it might be limited but it should have some (overclockability (is that a word) to it. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

06-25-2008, 12:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
ellanky Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 18 Posts: 371	Alright, thanks for the suggestions guys, I think Im just gonna do like the others said, buy another stick of RAM and buy a cpu later, guess i'll just have to live with it.. __________________ MoboAbit AN52 CPUAMD Athlon 64 LE -1600 @ 2.68GHz GraphicsGeforce 8800GS Memory2GB DDR2 HousingAntec 300 Last edited by ellanky; 06-25-2008 at 02:52 AM.

06-25-2008, 02:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Elimin8or Silver Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 16 Posts: 208	Well...both. first of all, battlefield 2 play SUCKS A with less then 2gb ram. my brother has 1.5GB and its better then 1 gb....but still does what you said occasionally. secondly, the proc NEEDs to be upgraded, and, this is mean but while im at it, you need a mobo you can OC with! __________________ PC: Athlon 64 X2 OCed@2.26, stock cooler (saving for new one) MSI K9N4 Nforce500 SLI, 8600GT 256MB(saving for 8800GT** 256MB), 2GB DDR2 800MHz PC6400 Corsair RAM, 420W Raidmax(Next purchasing:HEC 580W), RaidMax Black Scorpio ATX 3 8MM fans Games: Crysis(YEAH!!), R6 Vegas 2(YEAH!!), NFS: Most Wanted, BF2(LOTS OF MODS!!!), TimeShift

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Does orthos decrease the life of your ram and cpu?	N3rd	CPUs and Overclocking	2	05-26-2008 12:37 AM
Overclocking CPU with crapy ram.	curtains	CPUs and Overclocking	1	03-11-2007 08:11 AM
RAM limiting for a 650 Mhz CPU	ebo0763	Computer Memory and Hard Drives	7	09-02-2006 10:13 AM
CPU Clock Speed v's RAM	ChipRivers	Laptop and Handheld Computers	7	07-09-2006 07:46 PM
CPU or RAM?	gmen5681	Computer Games and Consoles	6	05-21-2006 11:11 PM