Upgrading to Quad questions

AlmicheV · May 15, 2008, 12:47 PM

Hi all. Am considering upgrading to Quad as I plan to do video work and 3D digital art. At the moment I have AMD Dual core 4000+. My first question is would it be worth just upgrading to a faster dual core (max is 5800+ on my mboard)?

Next, are Intels better than Athlons at the moment? My PSU is a 450W Corsair. Would this be ok for a Quad system? And is DDR2 ram ok for a quad system?

Thanks.

magibeg · May 15, 2008, 12:58 PM

Well which quad do you plan on upgrading to. And intel is faster than amd right now. 450 Watts shouldn't be a problem but it also depends on what else is in your system. DDR2 will work just fine with a quad system.

AlmicheV · May 15, 2008, 01:02 PM

Am looking at the Q6600 with the p35-ds3r mboard. Would have 2 hard drives, not sure which graphics card yet though as I hear nvidia are better suited to Intel than ATI and need to research. 4gb of ram should be enough.

Thanks.

DanTheBanjoman · May 15, 2008, 01:05 PM

What programs are you planning to use? If they are multithreaded a slower quad most likely will be the better choice over a faster dual core.

magibeg · May 15, 2008, 01:06 PM

Yea you would probably see a performance increase across virtually everything. Do you plan on overclocking your q6600? And power shouldn't be an issue as corsair makes powerful psu's. Right now nvidia does seem to have a better deal on video cards but if you wouldn't mind waiting another month before you buy a video card theres a whole new set coming out which should stir things up. And 4gb of ram should be plenty.

AlmicheV · May 15, 2008, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanTheBanjoman

What programs are you planning to use? If they are multithreaded a slower quad most likely will be the better choice over a faster dual core.

I don't know yet, probably just basic video editing and adding sound etc.

AlmicheV · May 15, 2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magibeg

Yea you would probably see a performance increase across virtually everything. Do you plan on overclocking your q6600? And power shouldn't be an issue as corsair makes powerful psu's. Right now nvidia does seem to have a better deal on video cards but if you wouldn't mind waiting another month before you buy a video card theres a whole new set coming out which should stir things up. And 4gb of ram should be plenty.

No overclucking, and good that my psu should be ok.

Will do research into video cards.

Thanks for your help.

May 15, 2008, 12:47 PM	#1
AlmicheV Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Upgrading to Quad questions Hi all. Am considering upgrading to Quad as I plan to do video work and 3D digital art. At the moment I have AMD Dual core 4000+. My first question is would it be worth just upgrading to a faster dual core (max is 5800+ on my mboard)? Next, are Intels better than Athlons at the moment? My PSU is a 450W Corsair. Would this be ok for a Quad system? And is DDR2 ram ok for a quad system? Thanks.

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magibeg Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,367 (0.53/day) Thanks: 126 Thanked 200 Times in 151 Posts System Specs	Yea you would probably see a performance increase across virtually everything. Do you plan on overclocking your q6600? And power shouldn't be an issue as corsair makes powerful psu's. Right now nvidia does seem to have a better deal on video cards but if you wouldn't mind waiting another month before you buy a video card theres a whole new set coming out which should stir things up. And 4gb of ram should be plenty. __________________ Arguing with the moderators is like shaking your fist at God. There's nobody there; and if there is, he's not listening. And if he's listening, all you're doing is pissing him off Fold for Tech Power Up!!

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AlmicheV Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Am looking at the Q6600 with the p35-ds3r mboard. Would have 2 hard drives, not sure which graphics card yet though as I hear nvidia are better suited to Intel than ATI and need to research. 4gb of ram should be enough. Thanks.

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