is my pc any good???

jasonbourne · Jun 23, 2005, 01:18 PM

i recently started building a new rig and so far i `ve got a sapphire 939 motherboard wich has the ati 200 xpress chipset . pcie his radeon x800 256mb iceq turbo 2 ,4x256mb ocz ddr400mhz,amd 64 3000+ venice ,hitachi 80 gb sata 8mb cache.what do u guys think ?? is there any chance that i`ll be bottlenecked by my processor?

Sandok · Jun 23, 2005, 01:21 PM

depends if that x800 is a pro or a xt or whatever... if it's a pro, no problem, if it's more, than ya, a slight bottleneck

jasonbourne · Jun 23, 2005, 01:25 PM

no it`s not even a pro.it`s only a normal radeon x800.

jasonbourne · Jun 23, 2005, 01:28 PM

here is the link for my video card ,http://www.hisdigital.com/html/produ...d=157&view=yes ,,,, plz guys check it out and let me know what u think.

daedal · Jun 23, 2005, 02:40 PM

Is the X800XL much more expensive than the vanilla X800? From what I've heard, they're worth the extra dimes.

jasonbourne · Jun 23, 2005, 03:16 PM

i was going to buy a geforce 6600gt but then i saved some extra money and bought that vanilla x800 .i know that the x800 xl is much better specially for having 16 pipelines but the vanilla x800 is all that i could afford.

Zelig · Jun 23, 2005, 04:40 PM

4 memory moduals isn't ideal. Chances are good (though not certain) that you'll have to run them at a 2T command rate, which has a noticable performance hit...

jasonbourne · Jun 23, 2005, 05:39 PM

so r u telling me that dual channel is not a very good idea???and why not?

CDsDontBurn · Jun 23, 2005, 05:56 PM

no, he's not saying that. he is saying that when you have all 4 memory banks used up, that you have to run your memory at the 2T command rate which is a noticable hit in performance. Using 2X512Mb modules would be much better performance wise when running 1Gb of RAM than 4X256Mb modules.

Geminiwave · Jun 23, 2005, 06:37 PM

its really not that much of a hit.

Actually truth be told it ISNT noticable at all unless you're using Sandra.

You *might* see a FEW FPS difference in farcry or something but chances are you'd never notice.

jasonbourne · Jun 23, 2005, 06:46 PM

ok thanks guys.is a 3200 winchester better than my 3000+ venice??if yes ,how much better??

Zelig · Jun 23, 2005, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonbourne

ok thanks guys.is a 3200 winchester better than my 3000+ venice??if yes ,how much better??

About 200 MHz faster.

Your Venice chip should overclock better though. Also, a Winchester will have a lot of problems running 4 sticks of ram at full speed, I'd stick with your Venice.

Jun 23, 2005, 01:18 PM	#1
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	is my pc any good??? i recently started building a new rig and so far i `ve got a sapphire 939 motherboard wich has the ati 200 xpress chipset . pcie his radeon x800 256mb iceq turbo 2 ,4x256mb ocz ddr400mhz,amd 64 3000+ venice ,hitachi 80 gb sata 8mb cache.what do u guys think ?? is there any chance that i`ll be bottlenecked by my processor? __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

Jun 23, 2005, 01:25 PM	Thread Starter #3
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	no it`s not even a pro.it`s only a normal radeon x800. __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

Jun 23, 2005, 01:28 PM	Thread Starter #4
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	here is the link for my video card ,http://www.hisdigital.com/html/produ...d=157&view=yes ,,,, plz guys check it out and let me know what u think. __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

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daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Is the X800XL much more expensive than the vanilla X800? From what I've heard, they're worth the extra dimes. __________________

Jun 23, 2005, 03:16 PM	Thread Starter #6
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	i was going to buy a geforce 6600gt but then i saved some extra money and bought that vanilla x800 .i know that the x800 xl is much better specially for having 16 pipelines but the vanilla x800 is all that i could afford. __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	depends if that x800 is a pro or a xt or whatever... if it's a pro, no problem, if it's more, than ya, a slight bottleneck

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Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	4 memory moduals isn't ideal. Chances are good (though not certain) that you'll have to run them at a 2T command rate, which has a noticable performance hit... __________________ --

Jun 23, 2005, 05:39 PM	Thread Starter #8
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	so r u telling me that dual channel is not a very good idea???and why not? __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

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CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	no, he's not saying that. he is saying that when you have all 4 memory banks used up, that you have to run your memory at the 2T command rate which is a noticable hit in performance. Using 2X512Mb modules would be much better performance wise when running 1Gb of RAM than 4X256Mb modules. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	its really not that much of a hit. Actually truth be told it ISNT noticable at all unless you're using Sandra. You might see a FEW FPS difference in farcry or something but chances are you'd never notice. __________________

Jun 23, 2005, 06:46 PM	Thread Starter #11
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	ok thanks guys.is a 3200 winchester better than my 3000+ venice??if yes ,how much better?? __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg