New system up and running

Dark Lord · Oct 28, 2007, 04:12 AM

it only took me 2 days of complete hell, but i finally got my new system up and running. (couldn't update the bios with a floppy, burned it to a cd instead and all was fine. also couldn't get the damn onboard Ethernet working for some reason. had to throw in an old pci Ethernet card from my old Pentium 3)

my old system was...
S754 3200+ (clawhammer)
Venus 12
msi k8t neo fis2r
2x512 Kingston HyperX pc4000
x1950xt

my new one is
S939 X2 4800+ (Toledo)
Cooler Master Hyper TX2
Asus A8V Deluxe
2x512 Kingston HyperX PC4000
x1950xt

benchmarks

CSS VST
1600x1200 6x aa 16xaf all maxed
Old - 95.2
New - 125.6

Oblivion
1600x1200 0AA 16xAF
all maxed, heavily modded
walk through southeast forest (nocturn to drunken dragon)
Old - low 15
Old - avg 25

New - low 23
New - avg 33-35

dawn of war dark crusade 6 player skirmish (recorded game)
1600x1200 0xAA 16xAF
everything ingame maxed, fullres_teamcolour=1
Old - low 10
Old - avg 25

New - low 15
New - avg 30

3D Mark05
Old - 8621
New - 9949

3D Mark06
Old - 4258
New - 5194

couple of things i can see ill be changing. defiantly will be going to 2x1gigs of ram some time in the future. i will also be picking up a better HS and some AS. this cooler master is doing ok for being free, but i cant say im particularly thrilled with it. idles at 35-37 and ive maxed at 52-53, avg seems to be upper 40s.

Dyre Straits · Oct 28, 2007, 07:01 AM

Lookin' good.

Isn't this your first build? I can't remember offhand.

ChaosMinionX · Oct 28, 2007, 07:08 AM

Nice little rig you built there

You should really thing about getting 2x!GB sticks of ram instead of the 512mb, you would see a significant increase in performance from doing so.

Dyre Straits · Oct 28, 2007, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

Nice little rig you built there

You should really thing about getting 2x!GB sticks of ram instead of the 512mb, you would see a significant increase in performance from doing so.

Last paragraph. Already said he plans to.

procupine14 · Oct 28, 2007, 12:29 PM

looks like that upgrade did you more good than planned .....sweet

Dark Lord · Oct 28, 2007, 04:57 PM

its actually my 2nd or 3rd build. wiring and grounding systems used to terrify me so i had some one else do it. this time i said screw it, ive rewired this case a couple times now (one dieing psu, new one was shot, rewired with the old, and a 3rd time with the new one)

i just have one problem left to deal with, my damn video card is overheating again. (once in crysis and once in 3dmark06) switched a case fans orientation back around and cleaned a couple of intake filters, hopefully thatll take care of it.

i actually need to format this harddrive some time too. its about 2 years since my last format, and it went through a mobo/cpu change. im sure i could get noticeably better performance on a fresh install.

BlueMak · Oct 28, 2007, 05:29 PM

I believe you will definetely see some increase in performance with a new format.
Enjoy your new system.

OmegaRED · Oct 28, 2007, 06:01 PM

That's an odd upgrade to make, I built a computer several years ago using that same motherboard and it's AGP. Aren't you concerned that you'll be unable to upgrade the video card further?

As for the ethernet, it's buggy. It cuts out quite a bit I ended up using the usb connection to the modem to avoid it altogether.

Dark Lord · Oct 28, 2007, 06:06 PM

na, i built my self into a dead end when i picked up this 1950xt back in april. i figured what the hell, ill just completely max it out the system and get another year or twos use out of it.

actually, if i really wanted to lay blame, its on the 400gig sata drive i picked up about this time last year. after that i found my psu was going out so i bought this 550w one. if i was still running on my old thermaltake 480w, i would never have thought of upgrading to this 1950xt from my x800. and had i not upgraded to that 1950, i would never have thought to switch out mobos and get an x2 4800+

BlueMak · Oct 28, 2007, 06:36 PM

So basicaly you never put any thought in it.

:-p

OmegaRED · Oct 28, 2007, 07:01 PM

If you can find it, the Asrock 939Dual is AGP and PCI-X as well as supporting SATA I & II (AV8 is Sata only). I paid like $65 for mine brand new so it must be bargain price these days. It also has a socket AM2 board (sold separately) which you can plug in and use all the latest AMD processors with DDR2 ram.

When you think about the cost of 2x1gig of DDR it might be cheaper to buy a new board+AM2 expansion and get some low price DDR2 ram.

BlueMak · Oct 28, 2007, 08:15 PM

Don't listen to anyone :-p If you are happy with it, that is what matters.

Dark Lord · Oct 28, 2007, 08:42 PM

now that ive solved my over heating problems (atitool and much more aggressive fan settings) im quite happy with the system.

Dyre Straits · Oct 29, 2007, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Lord

now that ive solved my over heating problems (atitool and much more aggressive fan settings) im quite happy with the system.

And, if you're happy, I'm tickled to death.

Enjoy it as much as you can.

Oct 28, 2007, 04:12 AM	#1
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	New system up and running it only took me 2 days of complete hell, but i finally got my new system up and running. (couldn't update the bios with a floppy, burned it to a cd instead and all was fine. also couldn't get the damn onboard Ethernet working for some reason. had to throw in an old pci Ethernet card from my old Pentium 3) my old system was... S754 3200+ (clawhammer) Venus 12 msi k8t neo fis2r 2x512 Kingston HyperX pc4000 x1950xt my new one is S939 X2 4800+ (Toledo) Cooler Master Hyper TX2 Asus A8V Deluxe 2x512 Kingston HyperX PC4000 x1950xt benchmarks CSS VST 1600x1200 6x aa 16xaf all maxed Old - 95.2 New - 125.6 Oblivion 1600x1200 0AA 16xAF all maxed, heavily modded walk through southeast forest (nocturn to drunken dragon) Old - low 15 Old - avg 25 New - low 23 New - avg 33-35 dawn of war dark crusade 6 player skirmish (recorded game) 1600x1200 0xAA 16xAF everything ingame maxed, fullres_teamcolour=1 Old - low 10 Old - avg 25 New - low 15 New - avg 30 3D Mark05 Old - 8621 New - 9949 3D Mark06 Old - 4258 New - 5194 couple of things i can see ill be changing. defiantly will be going to 2x1gigs of ram some time in the future. i will also be picking up a better HS and some AS. this cooler master is doing ok for being free, but i cant say im particularly thrilled with it. idles at 35-37 and ive maxed at 52-53, avg seems to be upper 40s. __________________ Last edited by Dark Lord; Oct 28, 2007 at 04:18 AM.

Oct 28, 2007, 07:08 AM	#3
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Oct 28, 2007, 12:29 PM	#5
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Oct 28, 2007, 04:57 PM	Thread Starter #6
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	its actually my 2nd or 3rd build. wiring and grounding systems used to terrify me so i had some one else do it. this time i said screw it, ive rewired this case a couple times now (one dieing psu, new one was shot, rewired with the old, and a 3rd time with the new one) i just have one problem left to deal with, my damn video card is overheating again. (once in crysis and once in 3dmark06) switched a case fans orientation back around and cleaned a couple of intake filters, hopefully thatll take care of it. i actually need to format this harddrive some time too. its about 2 years since my last format, and it went through a mobo/cpu change. im sure i could get noticeably better performance on a fresh install. __________________

Oct 28, 2007, 05:29 PM	#7
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	I believe you will definetely see some increase in performance with a new format. Enjoy your new system. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 28, 2007, 06:01 PM	#8
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	That's an odd upgrade to make, I built a computer several years ago using that same motherboard and it's AGP. Aren't you concerned that you'll be unable to upgrade the video card further? As for the ethernet, it's buggy. It cuts out quite a bit I ended up using the usb connection to the modem to avoid it altogether. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Oct 28, 2007, 06:06 PM	Thread Starter #9
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	na, i built my self into a dead end when i picked up this 1950xt back in april. i figured what the hell, ill just completely max it out the system and get another year or twos use out of it. actually, if i really wanted to lay blame, its on the 400gig sata drive i picked up about this time last year. after that i found my psu was going out so i bought this 550w one. if i was still running on my old thermaltake 480w, i would never have thought of upgrading to this 1950xt from my x800. and had i not upgraded to that 1950, i would never have thought to switch out mobos and get an x2 4800+ __________________ Last edited by Dark Lord; Oct 28, 2007 at 06:11 PM.

Oct 28, 2007, 06:36 PM	#10
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	So basicaly you never put any thought in it. :-p __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 28, 2007, 07:01 PM	#11
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	If you can find it, the Asrock 939Dual is AGP and PCI-X as well as supporting SATA I & II (AV8 is Sata only). I paid like $65 for mine brand new so it must be bargain price these days. It also has a socket AM2 board (sold separately) which you can plug in and use all the latest AMD processors with DDR2 ram. When you think about the cost of 2x1gig of DDR it might be cheaper to buy a new board+AM2 expansion and get some low price DDR2 ram. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Oct 28, 2007, 08:15 PM	#12
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Don't listen to anyone :-p If you are happy with it, that is what matters. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 28, 2007, 08:42 PM	Thread Starter #13
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	now that ive solved my over heating problems (atitool and much more aggressive fan settings) im quite happy with the system. __________________