Hey guys, for my b-day, im getting an XFX 8600GT XXX 256mb to attempt to breathe some last resort life into one of our dells before setting it aside for a server, since that's about all they're good for anyway . On top of the 8600 im putting two 1GB sticks of Kingston PC5300.
8600
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150229
Ram
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820134046
Dell specs before...
Intel Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3.0ghz HT
160GB Sata
1GB PC4200
128mb ATI Radeon X300 (POS)
Dell specs after...
Intel Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3.0ghz HT
160GB Sata
2GB PC5300
256mb XFX 8600GT XXX
Do you think there will be any bottlenecks on this system? I figured the P4 could drive an 8600 pretty good, and going 8800 just doesnt make sense w/o having dual core. Mainly, i just wanted this system to play around on while im building my new dual core gaming rig w/ 8800gt. Supposedly this 8600 can play cod4 on max settings around 50fps which is very playable for me... although this was with a 4200 x2, im just worried the p4 will bottleneck, any thoughts?
Minimum COD4 Requirements
2.4Ghz Single Core or 1.8Ghz Dual core
512MB Ram
6600 or 9800 or higher
Thanks,
Kyle
8600
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150229
Ram
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820134046
Dell specs before...
Intel Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3.0ghz HT
160GB Sata
1GB PC4200
128mb ATI Radeon X300 (POS)
Dell specs after...
Intel Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3.0ghz HT
160GB Sata
2GB PC5300
256mb XFX 8600GT XXX
Do you think there will be any bottlenecks on this system? I figured the P4 could drive an 8600 pretty good, and going 8800 just doesnt make sense w/o having dual core. Mainly, i just wanted this system to play around on while im building my new dual core gaming rig w/ 8800gt. Supposedly this 8600 can play cod4 on max settings around 50fps which is very playable for me... although this was with a 4200 x2, im just worried the p4 will bottleneck, any thoughts?
Minimum COD4 Requirements
2.4Ghz Single Core or 1.8Ghz Dual core
512MB Ram
6600 or 9800 or higher
Thanks,
Kyle