Skuzzy + other guru's, My bottleneck

[38ruk]

Hello all , I ordered a X850XT Platinum edition , but thinking about it , i ran some tests and here is what ive found.  I just upgraded the cpu to a 3700+ and i find if i overclock the cpu my framerates go up 5-10 fps in a loop than i watch sitting on a CV .  Now if i overclock just my video card i see NO improvment at all .  Maybe my X800 pro doesnt respond well to OC'in or the 3700+ is the bottleneck . It's A 754 socket so this is the max cpu i can install , Now do i cancel the X850 , and go to a 939 MB CPU combo , or install the 850 and hope my X800 was just unresponsive to the overclock .    THX     38

[38ruk]

Well , i said screw it and when over to pci E, ordered a 7800GT and a NF4 board with a 3700+ 939 . Wifes gunna be pissed lol . I have a 2 week old Socket 754 AMD64 3700+ and a K8N-E DELUXE board if anyone would like it $200 for both . 8)   38

[SkyChimp]

Originally posted by 38ruk
Well , i said screw it and when over to pci E, ordered a 7800GT and a NF4 board with a 3700+ 939 . Wifes gunna be pissed lol . I have a 2 week old Socket 754 AMD64 3700+ and a K8N-E DELUXE board if anyone would like it $200 for both . 8)   38

wanna sell ur old vid card?



I'll buy pro and board!!

[38ruk]

lol the video card is sold to a squaddie , but if for some reason he doesnt want it , ill let ya know .. 38

[SkyChimp]

Originally posted by 38ruk
lol the video card is sold to a squaddie , but if for some reason he doesnt want it , ill let ya know .. 38

Damn ;( how much u selling it for anyways just asking (want to compare with other places)

[38ruk]

$100 , cause it was a squaddie , its 8 months old and has been @ XT speeds the whole time  500/500 .   i really wanted a X850XTPE , but i cant see throwin 400 bucks in to an agp card that wont be able to go to my next system . errr   38

[SkyChimp]

Originally posted by 38ruk
$100 , cause it was a squaddie , its 8 months old and has been @ XT speeds the whole time  500/500 .   i really wanted a X850XTPE , but i cant see throwin 400 bucks in to an agp card that wont be able to go to my next system . errr   38

Thanks any tips on a video card i have a pos 9800pro

[38ruk]

i would look for a X800XL , it has 16 pipes and is priced fair . with ATI and NVIDIA releasing new cards , you might find a good deal on a 6800GT , or X800XT , which the later is somewhat faster than a 800XL . ooppps , there is also a X800GT that is supposed to be good and cheap , havent research that one thou, might only be pcie. 38  
EDIT , i ran a 9800pro in this board for a month or so  , it wasnt a bad card , time has just marched on hehe

[SkyChimp]

Hey lol i need some info on this board is it apg or pci 16?

[38ruk]

IT's an AGP board . so your 9800 will run in it fine . 38

[38ruk]

Well my combo 939 came back as back ordered so im stuck with this setup for a liitle while . After all this im right back where i started . guess ill have to live with it for the time being, sorry for any inconveience Sky . 38

[Kev367th]

NO current CPU can push any of new range of graphics cards to their maximum.
To get anywhere close current 'top end' CPU speeds would have to almost double.
Unless they find a way of doing this or getting the graphics card GPU to do more it's going to be like this for while.

Only big difference is with the current high end video cards you can typically run higher resolutions, more eye candy etc without losing frame rates. This is only because the extra work is done by the GPU.