Bottleneck...

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

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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.
 
Not necessarily gaming, just everything really. But really, the vid. card?
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Could be the RAM, the CPU, videocard or motherboard., It kinda depends on what you mean by "everything" :)
 
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,
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Different programs will stress different components. For example, in high resolution gaming, the video card is usually the bottleneck, even with a 7800GTX. With video editing, it's usually the processor.

For word, internet, etc..., there's really no bottleneck - these tasks won't be using anywhere enough resources to cause a performance hit.

The 3500+ is a great processor for its price, or if you're looking for something that will tackle video editing a bit better, the X2 3800+ is great (but more expensive). For the other tasks you've mentioned, even a cheap Sempron would suffice.
 
Cool, thanks cee. I have thought long and hard about the X2 3800+, and decided against it. I dont do enough heavy stuff to really use it to its full potential. Now I'm just looking at different cores. Either Venice, San Diego, or Clawhammer. I have a thread in CPU's.

Thanks,
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Now I'm just looking at different cores. Either Venice, San Diego, or Clawhammer. I have a thread in CPU's.
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Well if you read the CPU 101 thread then there's a ranking of cores from best choice to worst choice :)
 
Ahh, I didnt think to look there. Well thats good, I ordered the Venice 3500+. I look forward to gettin it running.

Thanks,
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