In Scenario 1, we replaced the motherboard, processor, and main memory, but keep the graphics card and hard drive.
All synthetic benchmarks that take advantage of the new platform’s additional computing power clearly benefit here. This applies to all benchmarks except 3DMark Vantage. Apparently, the Core i7 processor isn’t the best match for the old GeForce 8800 GTS.












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Summary
- Old Vs. New: Where To Spend Your Upgrade Dollars?
- Scenario 1: Motherboard/CPU/RAM
- Scenario 2: Graphics Upgrade
- Scenario 3: SSD Upgrade
- Test Systems And Benchmarks
- Scenario 1 Results: Synthetic Benchmarks
- Scenario 1 Results: Application Benchmarks
- Scenario 1 Results: Efficiency And Power Consumption
- Scenario 2 Results: PCMark Vantage
- Scenario 2 Results: 3DMark Vantage
- Scenario 2 Results: Games And Power Consumption
- Scenario 3 Results: PCMark Vantage
- Scenario 3 Results: SYSmark 2007 Results
- Scenario 3 Results: Startup, Shutdown
- Conclusion