Should i upgrade?

Lillebror · Aug 6, 2008, 01:34 PM

Hey guys 'n girls!

I was wondering - Should i upgrade my cpu, motherboard and ram? I do alot of 3d rendering and picture editing, and im begging to feel the system isent fast enough :\

But ive looked around and saw that intel is gonna release a new platform - Should i wait for that or get something now?

BarbaricSoul · Aug 6, 2008, 01:36 PM

personally, I would wait. But if you really feel your system is lacking, you can get a q6600 for under $200 which would be a nice upgrade considering you do 3d rendering and video editing. Your RAM and mobo are fine for now.

alexp999 · Aug 6, 2008, 01:46 PM

If you can wait till around christmas, it may be best to do that, but it could still be expensive. $250 CPU, $200 mobo, $200 DDR3 (at least).

Or if it was me, I'd get another lot of the same ram you have to have 4gb of ram, get a q6600 (great for 3d and editing) and go to vista 64.

AsRock · Aug 6, 2008, 01:56 PM

No, and why do you need a new PC ?. Like BarbaricSoul said wait till end of year. IMO wait another year or so at least.

INTEL's next mobo sounds like it be good but people generly do not need a new comp every year and to see the best gains it's best left at ;;east 3+ well thats if you want value for money that is. Maybe a new v card + PSU(if needed) on the way thats it.

BarbaricSoul · Aug 6, 2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by alexp999

Or if it was me, I'd get another lot of the same ram you have to have 4gb of ram, get a q6600 (great for 3d and editing) and go to vista 64.

he already has 4 gigs of pc6400 RAM, read beside memory in his system spec-

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2X2048= 2*2gig sticks

Lillebror · Aug 6, 2008, 02:09 PM

I just dont really think my cpu is up for it anymore.. I got around 11k points in 3dmark06 with my 3870, i get around 12k with my 4870. If i up the cpu to 3.6 at 1.43v it gets really really hot, but i do get a increase in my 3dmark and in my render speed.

Edit: Hehe, no i dont have 4 gig ram

Only 2 gig

They are just called Twin2x - Its just 2x 1024 sticks

BarbaricSoul · Aug 6, 2008, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Edit: Hehe, no i dont have 4 gig ram Only 2 gig They are just called Twin2x - Its just 2x 1024 sticks

my bad

MoeDaKilla · Aug 6, 2008, 02:19 PM

I would probably wait for now, but you can always get a Q6600 like the other guys have said. I would personally save up for Nehalem, or at least wait until it comes out so the older gen parts will be less expensive.

alexp999 · Aug 6, 2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoeDaKilla

I would probably wait for now, but you can always get a Q6600 like the other guys have said. I would personally save up for Nehalem, or at least wait until it comes out so the older gen parts will be less expensive.

q6600 @ only $200? Worth it even of only for now. Will make a hell of a difference for 3d rendering and picture editing!

flashstar · Aug 6, 2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lillebror

I just dont really think my cpu is up for it anymore.. I got around 11k points in 3dmark06 with my 3870, i get around 12k with my 4870. If i up the cpu to 3.6 at 1.43v it gets really really hot, but i do get a increase in my 3dmark and in my render speed.

Edit: Hehe, no i dont have 4 gig ram

Only 2 gig

They are just called Twin2x - Its just 2x 1024 sticks

Lol. Cpu not able.

My cpu is 1/2 the speed of yours and I can play every game including Crysis fine. You won't see any speed boost with any current generation cpu.

Rurouni Strife · Aug 6, 2008, 02:37 PM

I'd say to get more ram. Ram is super valuable for stuff like video editing and photo editing. Rendering will naturally be helped out too. What OS are you running? If its 64 bit, def get at least another 2 gigs. Hell, get 2 gigs anyway. For gaming, I dont know if getting a quad will help you so much but it will for renders. It's up to you and what youdo more of.

Lillebror · Aug 6, 2008, 02:40 PM

I think i will look into getting a cheap q6600 till the new stuff gets out

Thanks for the help everyone

trt740 · Aug 6, 2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lillebror

Hey guys 'n girls!

I was wondering - Should i upgrade my cpu, motherboard and ram? I do alot of 3d rendering and picture editing, and im begging to feel the system isent fast enough :\

But ive looked around and saw that intel is gonna release a new platform - Should i wait for that or get something now?

yes for rendering a quad core will help you a bunch pick up a Q6600 sell your cpu and the upgrade should cost you around 100.00 you will see a big difference once you overclock it to 3.0/3.6ghz.

Aug 6, 2008, 01:34 PM	#1
Lillebror Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 679 (0.32/day) Thanks: 34 Thanked 90 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	Should i upgrade? Hey guys 'n girls! I was wondering - Should i upgrade my cpu, motherboard and ram? I do alot of 3d rendering and picture editing, and im begging to feel the system isent fast enough :\ But ive looked around and saw that intel is gonna release a new platform - Should i wait for that or get something now?

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Aug 6, 2008, 01:46 PM	#3
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	If you can wait till around christmas, it may be best to do that, but it could still be expensive. $250 CPU, $200 mobo, $200 DDR3 (at least). Or if it was me, I'd get another lot of the same ram you have to have 4gb of ram, get a q6600 (great for 3d and editing) and go to vista 64. __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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Aug 6, 2008, 01:36 PM	#2
BarbaricSoul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southeastern Virginia Posts: 3,792 (1.95/day) Thanks: 381 Thanked 1,106 Times in 814 Posts System Specs	personally, I would wait. But if you really feel your system is lacking, you can get a q6600 for under $200 which would be a nice upgrade considering you do 3d rendering and video editing. Your RAM and mobo are fine for now.

Aug 6, 2008, 01:56 PM	#4
AsRock TPU addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US\ Uk Born Posts: 8,910 (4.07/day) Thanks: 1,729 Thanked 1,381 Times in 1,199 Posts System Specs	No, and why do you need a new PC ?. Like BarbaricSoul said wait till end of year. IMO wait another year or so at least. INTEL's next mobo sounds like it be good but people generly do not need a new comp every year and to see the best gains it's best left at ;;east 3+ well thats if you want value for money that is. Maybe a new v card + PSU(if needed) on the way thats it.

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Aug 6, 2008, 02:09 PM	#6
Lillebror Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 679 (0.32/day) Thanks: 34 Thanked 90 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	I just dont really think my cpu is up for it anymore.. I got around 11k points in 3dmark06 with my 3870, i get around 12k with my 4870. If i up the cpu to 3.6 at 1.43v it gets really really hot, but i do get a increase in my 3dmark and in my render speed. Edit: Hehe, no i dont have 4 gig ram Only 2 gig They are just called Twin2x - Its just 2x 1024 sticks

Aug 6, 2008, 02:19 PM	#8
MoeDaKilla Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 72 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	I would probably wait for now, but you can always get a Q6600 like the other guys have said. I would personally save up for Nehalem, or at least wait until it comes out so the older gen parts will be less expensive. __________________

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Aug 6, 2008, 02:37 PM	#11
Rurouni Strife Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 121 (0.05/day) Thanks: 8 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	I'd say to get more ram. Ram is super valuable for stuff like video editing and photo editing. Rendering will naturally be helped out too. What OS are you running? If its 64 bit, def get at least another 2 gigs. Hell, get 2 gigs anyway. For gaming, I dont know if getting a quad will help you so much but it will for renders. It's up to you and what youdo more of.

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Aug 6, 2008, 02:40 PM	#12
Lillebror Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 679 (0.32/day) Thanks: 34 Thanked 90 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	I think i will look into getting a cheap q6600 till the new stuff gets out Thanks for the help everyone

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