possible bottleneck apart from the obvious 8600gt

baka101 · 8th Feb 2009, 09:40 PM

Hi all

I'm new to your forum and hope i am posting in the right section. Anyway I would like to read off my system components so you can help me to find a possible bottleneck apart from the obvious 8600gt and decide on my next possible upgrade it will be either a CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER X-FI TITANIUM FATALITY PRO or NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800GT 1GB PCIE HDCP DUAL DVI depending on outcome of this thread.

Any here is my system it is quite old

Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66GHZ WOLFDALE - Socket 775, FSB 1333, 6MB CACHE
Kingston HYPERX DDR2 2GB PC2-6400 - DDR2 800MHZ, CL5, DIMM 240-pin
Asus P5KPL-VM - LGA 775, INTEL G31, FSB 1333, DDR2 800, PCIE X16
Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.10 160GB - SATA2, 3.5LP, 8MB, 7200RPM
Asus EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP/512MB - 512 GDDR3, PCI-E 16X

I was also going to buy a 1GB of Kingston HYPERX DDR2 PC2-6400 RAM to bring my ram up to 3GB as everyone knows Windows Vista Ultimate 32 only supports 3GB of RAM. So would I be able to get NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800GT 1GB PCIE HDCP or would that cause a bottleneck, do I have a possible bottleneck NOW apart from my 8600gt. Or should i just get a CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER X-FI TITANIUM FATALITY PRO and don't worry about the video card upgrade.

I do play alot of games like Mirrors Edge, FEAR 2 demo, Devil May Cry 4 and upcoming titles 1st Person Shooters,Street Fighter 4 etc..

Thank you any help is welcome, I must make a decision in 2 days from now as that is when I get either soundcard or graphics card.

Papercut · 8th Feb 2009, 09:43 PM

You call that old?

Personally I think your speakers/headphones should be of a certain standard in order for it to be worth getting the X-Fi. Graphics card would definitely be the most beneficial upgrade to your system

Trinity · 8th Feb 2009, 10:22 PM

Get 8800GT...

Cheap and fast.

Chai · 9th Feb 2009, 08:24 AM

I don't think you can find that anymore...

Get ATI 4850 or 9800GTX. They are getting quite cheap now.

Adrian Wong · 9th Feb 2009, 03:38 PM

Between the sound card and the graphics card, the choice is obvious - a graphics card upgrade!

I agree with Chai. Get a Radeon HD 4850 or a GeForce 9800 GTX+. They are cheap and fast. IF you can afford it, then get the Radeon HD 4870 or the GeForce GTX 280.

8th Feb 2009, 09:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
baka101 Newbie Join Date: 8 Feb 2009 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	possible bottleneck apart from the obvious 8600gt Hi all I'm new to your forum and hope i am posting in the right section. Anyway I would like to read off my system components so you can help me to find a possible bottleneck apart from the obvious 8600gt and decide on my next possible upgrade it will be either a CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER X-FI TITANIUM FATALITY PRO or NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800GT 1GB PCIE HDCP DUAL DVI depending on outcome of this thread. Any here is my system it is quite old Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66GHZ WOLFDALE - Socket 775, FSB 1333, 6MB CACHE Kingston HYPERX DDR2 2GB PC2-6400 - DDR2 800MHZ, CL5, DIMM 240-pin Asus P5KPL-VM - LGA 775, INTEL G31, FSB 1333, DDR2 800, PCIE X16 Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.10 160GB - SATA2, 3.5LP, 8MB, 7200RPM Asus EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP/512MB - 512 GDDR3, PCI-E 16X I was also going to buy a 1GB of Kingston HYPERX DDR2 PC2-6400 RAM to bring my ram up to 3GB as everyone knows Windows Vista Ultimate 32 only supports 3GB of RAM. So would I be able to get NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800GT 1GB PCIE HDCP or would that cause a bottleneck, do I have a possible bottleneck NOW apart from my 8600gt. Or should i just get a CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER X-FI TITANIUM FATALITY PRO and don't worry about the video card upgrade. I do play alot of games like Mirrors Edge, FEAR 2 demo, Devil May Cry 4 and upcoming titles 1st Person Shooters,Street Fighter 4 etc.. Thank you any help is welcome, I must make a decision in 2 days from now as that is when I get either soundcard or graphics card.

8th Feb 2009, 09:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Papercut Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 14 Jul 2004 Location: Singapore! Posts: 5,107 Reputation: 2557 Rep Power: 36	You call that old? Personally I think your speakers/headphones should be of a certain standard in order for it to be worth getting the X-Fi. Graphics card would definitely be the most beneficial upgrade to your system __________________ "Use in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of n00bs. Overclock within 24 hours of opening. Do not read instructions before proceeding, do not use only as directed. May cause frustration, late nights and empty wallets. If symptoms persist please consult your hardware professional."

8th Feb 2009, 10:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 7,131 Reputation: 5836 Rep Power: 72	Get 8800GT... Cheap and fast. __________________ (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

9th Feb 2009, 08:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	I don't think you can find that anymore... Get ATI 4850 or 9800GTX. They are getting quite cheap now. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

9th Feb 2009, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,304 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Between the sound card and the graphics card, the choice is obvious - a graphics card upgrade! I agree with Chai. Get a Radeon HD 4850 or a GeForce 9800 GTX+. They are cheap and fast. IF you can afford it, then get the Radeon HD 4870 or the GeForce GTX 280. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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