New Parts
My new PC parts should be in by tommorow morning. I decided to replace my processor, heatsink, motherboard, and RAM. Currently I’m still rocking the single core which is so 4 years ago. Right now my 2 videos card in SLI are bottlenecked by the CPU. Hopefully after this upgrade I should get a substantial FPS gain in TF2; the entire point of this upgrade.
Had: AMD64 4000+ Stock 2.4 1MB L2
New: AMD64 X2 5000+ Stock 2.6 512KB L2
The new processor I’m getting will run my other processors OC-ed speed stock. Plus it has 2 cores, but I alos lost out on my L2 cache…not too sure if/how much it will affect my shit. Also the AMD 5000+ i’m getting it the black edition with an unlocked multiplyer and it uses only 65W. If all goes as planned, I should have a stable 3.1ghz-3.2ghz clock, essentially turning my AMD 5000+ for 89 dollars into an AMD 6400+
Had: Asus A8N-SLI Premium
New: Asus M2N32-SLI Premium
My old mother board was badasss. It’s been kicking for about 3 years now and I’ve never had a problem. New mobo is basically the same with some extra perks. This new one should have 2 PCI-E slots just like my current, but instead of running both at slots at 8x, I should get the full 16x. New mobo also takes DDR2 Memory up to 800mhz. Last thing…it looks really sexy…you may ask how can a circuit board and copper be sexy? Riddle me this; how/why do people think Drew Barymore(sp?) is sexy. The scariest thing about this mobo is I purhcased an “open box” model. Normally this mobo runs near $200; buying the open box model I got it for $99…the catch being, I dont get any cables or accessories and it was/is a returned item. This should be fine; I should have all the extra cables and accessories available from previous builds.
Had: 4×512 DDR400 OCZ Ram
New: 2×1gb DDR800 OCZ Ram
It’s faster…yup, thats about it.
Had: Zalman 8500 Heatsink/Fan
New: Zalman 9500 Heatsink/Fan
Currentlly my heatsink/fan is alright. It idles my PC at 27C-28C and I top out @ 40C after several hours of gameplay. New fan looks better, silver as opposed to copper, and it also directs all the hot air straight towards my rear 80mm fan…unlike my current, which just blows shit around my case.
That is all.
