Intel what?

i.Angel · 07-18-2005, 02:26 AM

I have a 6600 GT nVidia graphics system, 1 gig of DDR mem and a 450 W PSU. I was wondering, how much processing power do I need to make my graphics system run faster (or fast enough for the demanding games now-a-days). Right now my CPU can barely handle BF2 on medium settings and a resolution of 800 X 600.

i.Angel · 07-18-2005, 02:27 AM

Oh sorry, forgot to mention that I want an Intel only

-Thankx

flame1117 · 07-18-2005, 04:11 AM

a AMD would be better for gaming but, its prabally your mobo you dont want to change so its cool, intel can still run games fine.

how much do you want to spend on a CPU?

**apj101** · 07-18-2005, 11:46 AM

what motherboard do you have? What socket are you looking at?

i.Angel · 07-18-2005, 05:51 PM

I can probably spend about 300-375 on a CPU. . . I'm lookin at a P4 3.6 and I have a Gigabyte P4 Titan Series--GA-8SG800 (w/e that means).

**apj101** · 07-18-2005, 06:05 PM

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I have a Gigabyte P4 Titan Series--GA-8SG800 (w/e that means).

Well that number is the model of you motherboard, and from that number i can tell that you have a socket 478 motherboard.

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I'm lookin at a P4 3.6

Well this will not work, intel never made a 3.6 ghz p4 for the socket 478. The fastest you can get on socket 478 is the p4 3.4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116173

Modoman · 07-18-2005, 10:57 PM

the 2.8's with ht and northwood core are highly overclockable. you can reach up to 3.6 easy

**dragon2309** · 07-18-2005, 11:40 PM

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the 2.8's with ht and northwood core are highly overclockable. you can reach up to 3.6 easy

I have a 2.8 prescot withOUT h/t and ive overclocked it to 3.25Ghz. And this is on a shitty Abit SG-72 board. I could certainly go further if i had a decent board like the ASUS P4P800 Deluxe. But more to the point, oc'ing to 3.6Ghz inst quite the same as actually buying a 3.6Ghz chip

**apj101** · 07-19-2005, 09:27 AM

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the 2.8's with ht and northwood core are highly overclockable. you can reach up to 3.6 easy

We'll its not easy, nor is it a certainty

i.Angel · 07-19-2005, 02:40 PM

OK so a 3.4 is as high as I can go? how much do you think I could overclock it to neways?

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i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	Intel what? I have a 6600 GT nVidia graphics system, 1 gig of DDR mem and a 450 W PSU. I was wondering, how much processing power do I need to make my graphics system run faster (or fast enough for the demanding games now-a-days). Right now my CPU can barely handle BF2 on medium settings and a resolution of 800 X 600.

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07-18-2005, 02:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	Oh sorry, forgot to mention that I want an Intel only -Thankx

07-18-2005, 04:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	a AMD would be better for gaming but, its prabally your mobo you dont want to change so its cool, intel can still run games fine. how much do you want to spend on a CPU?

07-18-2005, 05:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	I can probably spend about 300-375 on a CPU. . . I'm lookin at a P4 3.6 and I have a Gigabyte P4 Titan Series--GA-8SG800 (w/e that means).

07-19-2005, 02:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	OK so a 3.4 is as high as I can go? how much do you think I could overclock it to neways?