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ur proc is the bottleneck....... hehe its time for u to start planning to replace it.. LOL.. ur HDD Is sata or sata2???

offtopic: ur audigy 2zs vs gigabyte mobo(wat mobo) sound... izzit still big diff??? coz i heard ppl said nowadays integrated sound already more than enuf...... if the different between integrated and external sound on new gen mobo then its not worth to get it anymore.....

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Added on February 4, 2008, 12:20 amofcoz u can... hehe post ur benchies.. come come...

This post has been edited by vincentlaw: Feb 4 2008, 12:20 AM

can your mobo model?

perhaps a cpuz screenshot would be helpful

shud i upgrade mine also... i hope im not asking the obvious

not sure.. maybe sifu out there can guide u.. anyway here is a list of CPU and its performance.... try to have a look and compare... http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.htm...2=873&chart=419

Upgrade the cpu ? If what you're using now is the X2 5400+ , then it should be sufficient enough if you only game , not extensive benchmarking . Don't buy the bottleneck crap , most game isn't utilized for quad core yet , and also GPU dependent .

My suggestion is OC the cpu as high as possible ...

maybe he is right... coz im not sure about AMD.... im more to intel...

anyway bottleneck happens.... if minor then nvm.... if major then i feel its not worth it.... its like u buying an aeroplane but u install KANCIL engine inside.... up to u to judge...

This post has been edited by vincentlaw: Feb 4 2008, 03:26 AM

no la it's like a car having a powerful engine but only using 3-speed gearbox

Wow,looks like every1 is upgrading their gc n everytin inside the rig as well

OMG ur rig is .... upgrade so much also wont surpass ur 2nd rig.....

It wouldn't be major enough to warrant a new purchase . At 1680x1050 , 4XAA , 8xAF the difference is minimal , just couples of frames .

Besides , I don't think using a Toms Chart for 3dmark06 just to look at the cpu score is a wise choice . 3Dmark06 already leaning to more CPU dependant , having Quad core will just churn out doubled CPU scores , but this doesn't apply to current games .

This post has been edited by Breaktru: Feb 4 2008, 12:57 PM

yup it's true to a certain degree..
but for cpu intensive games such as world in conflict, even at 1680x1050 u still can see cpu bottleneck..
why don u check the goldfries' article about bottlenecking at his blog, btw i just read it

yes.. have a read at this... http://www.goldfries.com/computing/bottlen...ad-could-it-be/

u will understand how much u need to go for..

as compared to giga mobo price ranged btw RM300-400.. the built in sound is not as detail as the audigy... eg: In generals: Zero hr game, i can actually hear the engine sounds.

I noticed this when i actually played my PC (audigy) and then my bro's (just giga built in sound). The diff is very much diff. also, if you have a good/decent speakers.. try not to use the built in one.

That's all about my exprs....

This post has been edited by TheTraffic: Feb 5 2008, 12:54 AM

hmm ic.... but to me... my personal taste.. i rather put the money into other hardware rather than sound for PC.... if home theater then diff lor... im just using oldschool altec lansing.. ......

where is benchies?????

I agree with you. Don't need great sound card yet until I owned a great speaker.

aiyo nowadays games r not crispy 2 hear anymore if u dont have any cun sound card so my advise is u want cun graphic = u must invest in cun sound s well...then only equal ma crysis sux w/o crispy booom sound tau...if u dun wan 2 buy sound card, then dun buy any 2.1 speaker in the 1st place

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Added on February 5, 2008, 11:39 amyes is more than enough if u dont game n watch movie at all i cant enjoy cloverfield n cryziz with crappy rm20 speakers ok

well its CNY time n everyone got big bonus last month i guess

This post has been edited by skylinegtr34rule4life: Feb 5 2008, 11:40 AM

yaya....just upgrade GC is not enough..
Coz the whole motherboard will limits the GC performance...

Some nice review of the 8800GT here. Sorry if this is a repost.

First up, the Sparkle 8800GT CoolPipe3.

For who that is interested in having a passive cooler 8800GT, think again. This custom CoolPipe3 can cook an egg.







Source : http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/489/3/


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Next is the ever amazing ECS 8800GT Dual Turbo with utilizes the Accelero S1 Cooler with Turbo Modules. Very beautiful indeed

my 3dmark06 on gigabyte 8800gt turboforce(700/1700/1900). RAMS at 341 timings 4-4-4-12. System as in signature.



This post has been edited by zamanjaafar: Feb 5 2008, 06:23 PM