Hey all -- first post here.
My current setup is this:
Mobo: Asus P5W DH Deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e6600
RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
GPU: eVGA 7950 GX2
HDD1: WD Raptor 120GB SATA
HDD2: WD? 320 GB SATA
OS: Windows XP 32 bit
PSU: OCZ 480w something or other (can't remember model number)
As you can probably tell, my comp was built in the summer of 2006 with what was pretty hot stuff back then. That being said, I literally haven't touched it since. Haven't had to reformat, didn't feel the need to OC anything, and have been generally happy with the performance.
Lately, I have noticed the computer slowing down. I certainly need to reformat, and I figured if I am going to do it, I might as well upgrade to Vista (gag) and get DX10 capability. That also means a new video card.
My thinking was this: I'll keep my current mobo and CPU and overclock the CPU (heard the e6600 is a good overclocker and I have a Zalman 9500 on it, so that should handle the heat). I also plan to add at least 2 more gigs (probably 4 for a total of 6 GB) RAM. I do understand that I would have to do Vista 64 bit to realize all of that RAM. As for the video card, I think the XFX Radeon HD4890 looks like a great card, and since my mobo is crossfire capable, I can always buy another one later down the road if/when I need it.
Questions:
1) Do you think I would be bottlenecked too much with the current CPU overclocked to ~3.0GHZ? Also, would the 800FSB on the RAM bottleneck the performance too much to make this worth it?
2) Is 6GB RAM overkill? I am always multi-tasking and playing games. I currently play mostly CS, but want to get some newer games like CoD: WaW, Crysis, etc. Would 4GB suffice?
3) Is there any hindrance to running 4 1GB sticks or 2x1GB sticks and 2x2GB sticks? I know some mobos don't like it when all 4 RAM slots are occupied.
4) My PSU is rated at 480w. I know that is a little shy of what the video card recommends, but I haven't had any problems thus far and I think the OCZ PSUs are pretty tough. Would this work or am I wrong?
5) Does this sound like this plan would work alright, or am I missing stuff? Any suggestions (including parts)/changes would be greatly appreciated.
My current setup is this:
Mobo: Asus P5W DH Deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e6600
RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
GPU: eVGA 7950 GX2
HDD1: WD Raptor 120GB SATA
HDD2: WD? 320 GB SATA
OS: Windows XP 32 bit
PSU: OCZ 480w something or other (can't remember model number)
As you can probably tell, my comp was built in the summer of 2006 with what was pretty hot stuff back then. That being said, I literally haven't touched it since. Haven't had to reformat, didn't feel the need to OC anything, and have been generally happy with the performance.
Lately, I have noticed the computer slowing down. I certainly need to reformat, and I figured if I am going to do it, I might as well upgrade to Vista (gag) and get DX10 capability. That also means a new video card.
My thinking was this: I'll keep my current mobo and CPU and overclock the CPU (heard the e6600 is a good overclocker and I have a Zalman 9500 on it, so that should handle the heat). I also plan to add at least 2 more gigs (probably 4 for a total of 6 GB) RAM. I do understand that I would have to do Vista 64 bit to realize all of that RAM. As for the video card, I think the XFX Radeon HD4890 looks like a great card, and since my mobo is crossfire capable, I can always buy another one later down the road if/when I need it.
Questions:
1) Do you think I would be bottlenecked too much with the current CPU overclocked to ~3.0GHZ? Also, would the 800FSB on the RAM bottleneck the performance too much to make this worth it?
2) Is 6GB RAM overkill? I am always multi-tasking and playing games. I currently play mostly CS, but want to get some newer games like CoD: WaW, Crysis, etc. Would 4GB suffice?
3) Is there any hindrance to running 4 1GB sticks or 2x1GB sticks and 2x2GB sticks? I know some mobos don't like it when all 4 RAM slots are occupied.
4) My PSU is rated at 480w. I know that is a little shy of what the video card recommends, but I haven't had any problems thus far and I think the OCZ PSUs are pretty tough. Would this work or am I wrong?
5) Does this sound like this plan would work alright, or am I missing stuff? Any suggestions (including parts)/changes would be greatly appreciated.
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