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hsetir   05-05-2008 at 03:07:47 AM

So here is it. I am having p4 2.8ghz, 1.5gb ram and would be buying 8800gs.
I don't want 99fps in games and around 50fps will do and 25-30 in crysis. I play at 1024x768.
Should I upgrade my processor to e2140 (ocing around 2ghz) ?
I won't unless it's absolute necessity.

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Crazy-PC   05-05-2008 at 03:21:44 AM
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Check if your old mobo can really support E2140, my story on Dell E510 of P4 630 (3 GHZ) of 945G chipset was not available to support Core 2 Duo nor Core 2 Quad, so I used HD3870 on my Dell E510 with P4 630 for half year with only half performance of 3870 :sweat: . So let's check if your mobo can support E2140 before you buy it.

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DarthPiggie   05-05-2008 at 03:44:49 AM
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good ideam ull never get 20 fps in crysis with a 2.8 p4, unless u play on low or 800x640

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dagger   05-05-2008 at 03:47:48 AM
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The 8800gs will be severely bottlenecked by p4, and 8800gs is a pretty slow card to begin with. You'll be lucky to get 15fps in Crysis at that resolution.

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pauldh   05-05-2008 at 04:10:14 AM
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Bronze Graphics badge EXT64   05-05-2008 at 04:15:25 AM
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That's some interesting data you got there pauldh. I'm suprised how well the X2 4200 did. Not too far off the top chip.

------------------------------ Phenom II X4 940 BE 3.0GHz - 1.25V > GA-MA790GP-DS4H > XFX ATI 4850 1GB > 4GB OCZ Platinum 1066MHz 5-5-5-15-2T > PCP&C 610W
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hsetir   05-05-2008 at 04:32:08 AM
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Thanks pauldh for the chart. But now imageshack isn't loading :P .
I agree that crysis is cpu+gpu intensive game. But what for the likes of oblivion and assassin's creed ? or say bioshock ? As I said , I don't aim for 99fps and am ready for even 800x600 because my monitor is only 15" :P so can I get =50 fps in other games ?

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pauldh   05-05-2008 at 04:35:59 AM
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pauldh   05-05-2008 at 04:47:37 AM
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hsetir   05-05-2008 at 04:49:16 AM
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At last could load the image through php proxy.
It seems there's no other choice than upgrade my cpu.
Am thinking of e2140/60, Is there any cheap mobo ($50) for moderate overclocking of dual core e2160 (-> 2.6ghz) ?? is nvidia 7050/610i gud for this??

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pauldh   05-05-2008 at 05:06:41 AM
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Well, to be honest, you could upgrade your GPU, play your games, and see if you are happy. If not look to make the bigger mobo/cpu plunge. Since you can use a PCI-e card now, you don't have to do the upgrade all at once.

BTW, the $110 evga 8800GS superclock blows out this card I used. At your 10x7 or 8x6 resolution, you would not need to spend more on the GPU. I really like the 8800GS up to 12x10 or 14x9 gaming. Price is fabulous.

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aznstriker92   05-05-2008 at 06:11:47 AM
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Crazy-PC wrote :

Check if your old mobo can really support E2140, my story on Dell E510 of P4 630 (3 GHZ) of 945G chipset was not available to support Core 2 Duo nor Core 2 Quad, so I used HD3870 on my Dell E510 with P4 630 for half year with only half performance of 3870 :sweat: . So let's check if your mobo can support E2140 before you buy it.


I think some of the newer E510 chipsets do support Core 2 duo. If you bought it when it had the Pentium 4, then that was a while ago. I bought mine when its life was about to be over and Im pretty sure it supports Core 2 Duo. I'll have to dig up some stuff first.

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