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smartali89
07-15-2008, 06:13 PM
hey guys I am upgrading my processor and video card,,

how much performance increase will I get?

Current System (See specs)

neW CPU : E8400 and GPU: HIS HD 4850
freaksavior
07-15-2008, 06:20 PM
rofl! i went from a e4300 to a q6600 then to a e8400. i noticed the difference in e4300 to Q6600 and then no difference in q6600 to e8400.

So what am i saying...you will get a lot of performance increase.

x1300 is crap. HD 4850 is awesome.. Worth the upgrade.
smartali89
07-15-2008, 06:22 PM
x1300 is not crap , It never disappointed me at avg graphics (though I haven't played any high hardware requiring game :P)
freaksavior
07-15-2008, 06:23 PM
ha ha, ok compared to the hd 4850 it is.

You will be very happy with your upgrade.
smartali89
07-15-2008, 06:24 PM
wht about the psu ? I calcualted in psw requirement in http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
and it was < 300W, will my current PSU handle it or should I upgrade to 460W?
freaksavior
07-15-2008, 06:25 PM
doubt 300w will be enough. pick up a Corsiar 450w (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003&Tpk=corsiar%2b450w)
smartali89
07-15-2008, 06:27 PM
corsair 450w not available at store, higher will not fit my pocket,,

cooler master 460w is in the store..
freaksavior
07-15-2008, 06:37 PM
link??
erocker
07-15-2008, 06:38 PM
Honestly I would go with a minimum of 550watts and a quality PSU.
smartali89
07-15-2008, 06:56 PM
http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?language=en&act=detail&tbcate=22&id=3728

@erocker: I would buy corsair if it was not expensive :(
smartali89
07-15-2008, 07:00 PM
what's my boards pcie version ? 2.0 or 1.0?
calvary1980
07-15-2008, 07:31 PM
PCI-E 1.1, it doesn't matter PCI-E is backwards compatible.

- Christine
BarbaricSoul
07-15-2008, 09:04 PM
here's you a good inexpensive 550 watt PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007

as for your performance gain, there is no comparison between your P4 and a e8400. The 8400 is gonna blow your mind with it's speed. Same goes for the 4850 compared to the x1300. What motherboard are you gonna get for the e8400(you do realise the P4 uses a different socket motherboard[socket 478 I believe] than the core2duo [socket LGA 775])?
smartali89
07-16-2008, 03:06 AM
my current boards supports all the 45nm processors (Socket 775) just need to upgrade my bios.

@calvary1980:

If its 1.1 then will 4850 work with it?? :S