Hey I am sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find anything in search.
If there are no programs to test for this then here are the details of my system and what I am want to do.
I am currently planning on upgrading my system. I want to identify what parts are currently holding back the performance of my system.
My Current Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz with Hyper threading (32 bit)
Video: GeForce 4 Ti 4800 SE (overclocked)
Mobo: P4P800-X
RAM: 1 Gig DDR400 (2x 512 sticks) (Manufacturer: Transcend Information)
Storage:
WDC WD2000JB-55GVA0 - 190 GB
WDC WD800BB-00FRA0 - 75 GB
CD/DVD
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
SONY CD-RW CRX175E
I am mainly using this for graphics work (Maya, Photoshop etc) and a little gaming.
I am planning on adding 1 more gig of RAM and swapping my processor to an
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ or an Opteron 165 (for overclocking).
Motherboard wise, I want to get one that will support socket 939 and AGP8x as I want to retain the video card at the moment.
So I am looking at the
Gigabyte K8NSC-939
So budget is about $700 AUD or about $520 USD
any tips?
Rendering and Fluid dynamic stuff is what I am mainly upgrading for these rely mainly on CPU, photoshopping on RAM so I hope to hold off the switch to PCI-e until a later date.
Is shelling out the extra money for Corsair <insert recommended brand> worth the money?
I am hoping to overclock the system pushing the Opteron or Athlon to about 2.4 or so GHz which from what I have read is quite possible. Overclocking is the only reason I am considering the Opteron as GHz is more important than Cache for me.
If there are no programs to test for this then here are the details of my system and what I am want to do.
I am currently planning on upgrading my system. I want to identify what parts are currently holding back the performance of my system.
My Current Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz with Hyper threading (32 bit)
Video: GeForce 4 Ti 4800 SE (overclocked)
Mobo: P4P800-X
RAM: 1 Gig DDR400 (2x 512 sticks) (Manufacturer: Transcend Information)
Storage:
WDC WD2000JB-55GVA0 - 190 GB
WDC WD800BB-00FRA0 - 75 GB
CD/DVD
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
SONY CD-RW CRX175E
I am mainly using this for graphics work (Maya, Photoshop etc) and a little gaming.
I am planning on adding 1 more gig of RAM and swapping my processor to an
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ or an Opteron 165 (for overclocking).
Motherboard wise, I want to get one that will support socket 939 and AGP8x as I want to retain the video card at the moment.
So I am looking at the
Gigabyte K8NSC-939
So budget is about $700 AUD or about $520 USD
any tips?
Rendering and Fluid dynamic stuff is what I am mainly upgrading for these rely mainly on CPU, photoshopping on RAM so I hope to hold off the switch to PCI-e until a later date.
Is shelling out the extra money for Corsair <insert recommended brand> worth the money?
I am hoping to overclock the system pushing the Opteron or Athlon to about 2.4 or so GHz which from what I have read is quite possible. Overclocking is the only reason I am considering the Opteron as GHz is more important than Cache for me.