A bottle neck?

TheOrgazoid · 12-03-2010, 05:14 PM

Hi, with Christmas coming up I will be finally getting some decent hardware. I will be getting a 6870HD and 4gb ddr2 ram @800mhz, I play all the latests games: Metro, Stalker ect.

My Specs at the moment are:

Win XP (getting 7)
550 watt fatal1ty 80 silver (modular)
e7500 cpu
9800gt 512mb
P5G41-M motherboard
DDR2 2gb ram @ 800mhz

Also how will this go with games, I want this system to last at least 2 years playing highish now mid 2012-13...

iGaming | Chaos · 12-03-2010, 05:16 PM

That CPU could be a problem...

TheOrgazoid · 12-03-2010, 05:21 PM

lol and that was the most expensive part... $150 (AUS)

Baron_Fel · 12-03-2010, 05:23 PM

yeah the E7500 isnt that great. Youll be able to play most current games well (especially with some overclocking) but the future probably not.

I wouldnt get any more RAM now, instead in a month or two get a new CPU/mobo/RAM for $300-350 (USD). That would have you set until you wanted to do another graphics upgrade.

TheOrgazoid · 12-03-2010, 05:27 PM

I can't really do that, price isn't on my side, I may be able to keep a nestegg for a new mobo, ram, cpu ect. So an total revamp next year?

iGaming | Chaos · 12-03-2010, 05:27 PM

You got ripped off if you paid that price any time recently mate lol.

Agree with Baron, the ram upgrade would be a waste unless you plan on keeping that current build for a year or so.

TheOrgazoid · 12-03-2010, 05:31 PM

So, not bother with the ram upgrade? and use that money to save up next year to revamp, keeping my GPU and Harddrive?

borg_7_of_9 · 12-03-2010, 05:38 PM

Slightly over price for AUS.. Anyway If you can OC it to 3.5G It should do well with most titles there's not many that really need a quad, just don't expect much from some of the latest titles but they should be playable with the HD6870...

Baron_Fel · 12-03-2010, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOrgazoid

So, not bother with the ram upgrade? and use that money to save up next year to revamp, keeping my GPU and Harddrive?

Thats what Id recommend. Also keeping the PSU and case and disk drives too.

TheOrgazoid · 12-03-2010, 05:44 PM

Yea, not ditching that psu, just got it yesterday

12-03-2010, 05:14 PM	#1
TheOrgazoid Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 274	A bottle neck? Hi, with Christmas coming up I will be finally getting some decent hardware. I will be getting a 6870HD and 4gb ddr2 ram @800mhz, I play all the latests games: Metro, Stalker ect. My Specs at the moment are: Win XP (getting 7) 550 watt fatal1ty 80 silver (modular) e7500 cpu 9800gt 512mb P5G41-M motherboard DDR2 2gb ram @ 800mhz Also how will this go with games, I want this system to last at least 2 years playing highish now mid 2012-13...

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12-03-2010, 05:16 PM	#2
iGaming \| Chaos Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 351 Posts: 4,777	That CPU could be a problem...

12-03-2010, 05:21 PM	#3
TheOrgazoid Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 274	lol and that was the most expensive part... $150 (AUS)

12-03-2010, 05:23 PM	#4
Baron_Fel Join Date: Jul 2006 Reputation: 1931 Posts: 8,811	yeah the E7500 isnt that great. Youll be able to play most current games well (especially with some overclocking) but the future probably not. I wouldnt get any more RAM now, instead in a month or two get a new CPU/mobo/RAM for $300-350 (USD). That would have you set until you wanted to do another graphics upgrade.

12-03-2010, 05:27 PM	#5
TheOrgazoid Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 274	I can't really do that, price isn't on my side, I may be able to keep a nestegg for a new mobo, ram, cpu ect. So an total revamp next year?

12-03-2010, 05:31 PM	#7
TheOrgazoid Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 274	So, not bother with the ram upgrade? and use that money to save up next year to revamp, keeping my GPU and Harddrive?

12-03-2010, 05:38 PM	#8
borg_7_of_9 Join Date: Nov 2007 Reputation: 2604 Posts: 12,712	Slightly over price for AUS.. Anyway If you can OC it to 3.5G It should do well with most titles there's not many that really need a quad, just don't expect much from some of the latest titles but they should be playable with the HD6870...

12-03-2010, 05:44 PM	#10
TheOrgazoid Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 274	Yea, not ditching that psu, just got it yesterday