p4 1.3 Vs p4 1.9 worth it?

wazandjax · 12-23-2005, 09:30 PM

I was thinking of upgrading my computer and I dont have alot of money but really would like to play EQ2.
I was told a p4 1.3 wouldnt be enough even with a nice $150 video card, would it be worth my $50 to buy a p4 1.9 chip and the card of do I just need to build a new rig.
I have 764MB of PC 600 RDRAM also.
BTW its socket 423

suprasteve · 12-25-2005, 07:45 PM

that's all getting old, I would personally save up and upgrade, but if you want to keep using your system now, the $50 for a much faster processor is probably worth it

Sophocles · 12-26-2005, 06:17 AM

Time fades don't It? It really depends on how much the game means to you!!

Even $50 tossed onto the table, into the void, has an effect upon future upgrades, especially when limits have been set or placed by the actual physical environment.

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 09:00 AM

The performance of a 1.9Ghz is gonna be significantly more than the 1.3Ghz since it took a few hundred Mhz for intel to get their P4s up to gear but regardless, it's probably not worth your money overall: you're better off saving up and buying a whole new system (since a serious upgrade will require chaging virtually everything)

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wazandjax New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WI Age: 33 Posts: 14	p4 1.3 Vs p4 1.9 worth it? I was thinking of upgrading my computer and I dont have alot of money but really would like to play EQ2. I was told a p4 1.3 wouldnt be enough even with a nice $150 video card, would it be worth my $50 to buy a p4 1.9 chip and the card of do I just need to build a new rig. I have 764MB of PC 600 RDRAM also. BTW its socket 423 Last edited by wazandjax; 12-23-2005 at 09:39 PM.

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12-25-2005, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	that's all getting old, I would personally save up and upgrade, but if you want to keep using your system now, the $50 for a much faster processor is probably worth it

12-26-2005, 06:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sophocles VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 165	Time fades don't It? It really depends on how much the game means to you!! Even $50 tossed onto the table, into the void, has an effect upon future upgrades, especially when limits have been set or placed by the actual physical environment.