Bottleneck...

b182tm · 01-31-2006, 07:43 AM

Hey guys. Will my RAM be a bottleneck for me? The mobo isnt a bottleneck, is it?

Thanks,
D

**ceewi1** · 01-31-2006, 07:58 AM

In gaming? I'd say your video card would be the most likely bottleneck.

b182tm · 01-31-2006, 08:22 AM

Not necessarily gaming, just everything really. But really, the vid. card?

Thanks,
D

bigsaucybob · 01-31-2006, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b182tm

Not necessarily gaming, just everything really. But really, the vid. card?

Thanks,
D

no ur ram shuldnt be that bad. but in gaming ur gpu is a bit of a bottleneck.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-31-2006, 01:57 PM

As others have said, your RAM shouldnt be a bottleneck. I wouldnt say that your video card is a bottleneck, but you would notice a huge difference if you upgrade to a 7800 series.

b182tm · 01-31-2006, 02:30 PM

ok, thanks a lot guys. That's suprising...I would have thought it was the RAM. Thanks again.

D

BTW, I kinda chickened out and cancelled my order on the CPU...I have to rethink it with a clear head, and see if I want to spend that much money for not that huge of a performance increase.

liquidshadow · 02-01-2006, 12:17 AM

What CPU are you buying?

**Praetor** · 02-01-2006, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Not necessarily gaming, just everything really. But really, the vid. card?

Could be the RAM, the CPU, videocard or motherboard., It kinda depends on what you mean by "everything"

b182tm · 02-01-2006, 02:47 AM

Well, I will be listening to music, watching movies, doing light video editing (Pinnacle studio, maybe some premier sometime down the road) and just internet and word and stuff...And I am getting prob. an Athlon64 3500+.

Thanks guys,
D

**Praetor** · 02-01-2006, 02:47 AM

Then you probably wont notice

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b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	ok, thanks a lot guys. That's suprising...I would have thought it was the RAM. Thanks again. D BTW, I kinda chickened out and cancelled my order on the CPU...I have to rethink it with a clear head, and see if I want to spend that much money for not that huge of a performance increase. __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams

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b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	Well, I will be listening to music, watching movies, doing light video editing (Pinnacle studio, maybe some premier sometime down the road) and just internet and word and stuff...And I am getting prob. an Athlon64 3500+. Thanks guys, D __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams

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