Just planning my next upgrade 
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depends, are you going from 166 to 1.6? big difference, 1.3 to 1.6 = not worth it
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Memory always seems to make a far greater difference for me./(bb|[^b]{2})/Comment
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not much. IMHO the best way to pic a processor is to find where the gap between one and the one above it breaks $50 or so and then get that one.
i.e. this is from pricewatch.com
$343 Pentium 4 2.8GHz
$231 Pentium 4 2.6GHz
$181 Pentium 4 2.53GHz
$154 Pentium 4 2.4GHz 533MHz
$160 Pentium 4 2.4GHz 400MHz
$159 Pentium 4 2.2GHz 400MHz
$169 Pentium 4 2.26GHz 533MHz
$169 Pentium 4 2.26GHz
id get the 2.6 ghztomaxComment
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get lots of ram (1 gig is good), and a good graphics card.. as long as your cpu is over 1-1.5ghz, you'll be fine
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if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...405942429&rd=1
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harddrive speed and lots of good ram are far more important then processor speed.
if your on XP hit ctrl+alt+del, and watch your performance, only time when you would use a faster processor is when thats hitting 100%.Comment
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Radeon 8500??Originally posted by Lane
if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...405942429&rd=1
WTF?
It's like having a top of the line car with a cheap radio system.
Go with the 9700 PRO
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i agreeOriginally posted by NoCarrier
Radeon 8500??
WTF?
It's like having a top of the line car with a cheap radio system.
Go with the 9700 PROComment
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Thanks for the help. My current mobo will only support a CPU a couple hundred mhz's higher, so guess I gota get a new CPU and mobo.
Already got enough ram and a 7200rpm HD.Comment
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damn, when i play a video in windows media player my cpu usage jumps to 80-95%. mainly in high 80's. i got a 1600 xp+
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Other than the card, that IS a pretty sweet system, altho an 80gig would suit me fineOriginally posted by Lane
if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...405942429&rd=1
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Liquid cooled too..Originally posted by asuna
Other than the card, that IS a pretty sweet system, altho an 80gig would suit me fineComment
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I wonder what the reserve price is... Those Koolance cases cost a fortune.Originally posted by Lane
if u want a real kickass system, get something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...405942429&rd=1
Anyways, 100Mhz doesn't make much of a difference.Comment
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You need a Western Digital with an 8MB cache bufferOriginally posted by B40
Thanks for the help. My current mobo will only support a CPU a couple hundred mhz's higher, so guess I gota get a new CPU and mobo.
Already got enough ram and a 7200rpm HD.
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lol.. i have one of those, but all it does is store my documents and mp3'sOriginally posted by Slick
You need a Western Digital with an 8MB cache buffer
gonna get me an 80gb model tho for my main drive.. waste of good drive space, but most cost-effective.<a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a>
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Ditto, I got one when it was cheap.Originally posted by Slick
You need a Western Digital with an 8MB cache buffer
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mess...d1=8mb%20cache -- Sorry if it's dead.Comment
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You can get an 80-gig Western Digital from Google Gear for $99 shipped if you don't wanna wait for all of the rebates - http://www.googlegear.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=101206Originally posted by AdultNex
Ditto, I got one when it was cheap.
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mess...d1=8mb%20cache -- Sorry if it's dead.
It doesn't specify if it's retail or OEM though. I've seen it over at NewEgg for $99.50, but they state that it's OEM, so I'm thinking that the Google Gear version is OEM also.
I guess if you can get it for $69 retail through rebates, that's a DAMN good deal There's no Circut Cities around here though
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