power supply question

[soulafien]

Hey all soulafien here

here are my specs

biostar p4m800 mobo
1.5 gig 3200 ram
7600gs 8x agp
audigy sound blaster
300 watt psu
Intel Celeron D 340, 2933 MHz

first question --if i upgrade to the p4 3.0 gig will there be a noticeable difference in my gameplay?

second question can my psu power all that good enough?

games i play

battlefield 2142
nwn2

neverwinter nights 2 is an incredible resource hog and even on low settings(ie all the way down)its still choppy when theres any amount of action on the screen. will th p4 help this? or am i just throwing money away and should start saving for a new comp?

 

[b1gapl]

To get more gaming performance, it's the graphic card you should upgrade. If you upgrade to P4 3.0, yes...it is better than a Celeron, but you won't see a big difference.

The power supply will handle, the CPU upgrade though....but upgrading the graphic card, might require you to upgrade the PSU as well.

 

[soulafien]

my gpu is better than some of my friends that play 2142 with me and they play it on all high settings with a amd 2000+ and a smaller gpu. yet i still have to turn my gpu way down to play with them and not be choppy?

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Upgrading to a P4 will make a difference. not a BIG difference, but should give you quite a decent increase in performance. Everything else seems to be ok. Your graphics card is fine with a 300W psu.

 

[advancedgeek]

just get a core 2 duo processor it's good get E6320 or E6420.

 

[darksideleader]

Upgrading to a P4 will make a difference. not a BIG difference, but should give you quite a decent increase in performance. Everything else seems to be ok. Your graphics card is fine with a 300W psu.

u kidding me? P4 will make a huge difference. I recently uped my Sempron 2200+ to a Athlon XP 2500+ for 18 bucks and the doubled cache really helps.

 

[Deathawk]

Based on both of the games you're interested in playing, I would recommend a total upgrade. You won't be able to play either at really decent settings if you upgrade only your video card or CPU, and if you're going to upgrade both, I would recommend against it, since I think this is a socket 478 system, and your video card is AGP.

 

[soulafien]

indeed it is 478 and im a poor family guy with little money for gaming so anyways heres my planned purchases


Brand Intel
Processors Type Desktop
Series Pentium 4
Model NE80546PG0801M
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket 478
Tech Spec
Core Prescott
Multi-Core Single-Core
Name Pentium 4 3.0E
Operating Frequency 3.0GHz
FSB 800MHz
L1 Cache 12KB+16KB
L2 Cache 1MB
Manufacturing Tech 90 nm
64 bit Support No
Hyper-Threading Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support No
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Voltage 1.25-1.4V
Cooling Device Cooling device not included - Processor Only



Brand MASSCOOL
Model 9U291B1M3GO
Spec
Type Fan&Heatsinks
Fan Size 70mm
Compatibility Pentium 4 3.4 GHz (Prescott)
Pentium 4 3.2 GHz (Willamette / HT Northwood)
Celeron D 3.2 GHz (350)
Celeron 2.8 GHz (FC-PGA2)
Bearing Type Ball
RPM 3600 ±10% RPM
Air Flow 32.25 CFM at 3600 RPM
Noise Level 27.5 dBA
Power Connector 3 Pin, mainboard
Color Black
Physical Spec
Fan Dimensions 70 x 70 x 25mm
Heatsink Dimensions 90 x 78 x 47mm
Features
Features Easy install and remove system


i believe these are sufficient for the upgrade if not let me know.

if anyone can suggest a new tower for a very cheap price that will fit my needs then also let me knoe thank you for your help.

soulafien