6Ghz? Doesn't sound right at

rtroxel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:48:26 +0000

6Ghz? Doesn't sound right at all. I don't think consumer chips have ever gone over 4Ghz.

Look at what AMD has now:

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/836/1/

Toms hardware has some good

Gog — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:17:18 +0000

Toms hardware has some good information on compatibility chips and boards, may be worth having a look.

Thanks, again. My PC

rtroxel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:48:53 +0000

Thanks, again.

My PC supports only 1.5GB RAM, which it has now. I assembled the PC about 5 years ago from parts bought separately.

Now that I think about it, I'm going to build a new PC, start with a clean slate. I've done that before, and it was fun.

Whenever I open three or four windows in Firefox, or go to a really busy site like MSNBC.com, the processor fan really cranks up. The same thing happens when I use certain graphics products like Paint Shop Pro, or even Adobe Reader.

Also, I would like to get an LCD monitor, with about a 24-inch screen.

I'm guessing this means a processor, motherboard and video card upgrade? Memory, too.

I can still use the Compaq shell I have, although the fan on the power supply doesn't work.

I've been running 64bit

Shaggy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:59:17 +0000

I've been running 64bit Vista for some time, and have tried out Win7 64bit and haven't had issues with either of them. I can't speak for the applications you need to run though...

Cheers,
Shaggy.

Hi - very often the cheapest

benjy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:24:31 +0000

Hi - very often the cheapest and simplest way to resolve a "slowing" computer is to purchase more memory (RAM).
You will always need to check which type is compatible though.

I build new PC's for people all the time, and no matter how powerful a PC may be, once it is loaded with software, it will always become slower at loading up.

Also, as for the 64-bit Operating system - I currently use Windows x64, and do not find hardly any improvement over the 32-bit version. A lot of programs are still not fully 64-bit compatible, and use an emulator to revert back to 32-bit!
My advise on that is to wait until things move along a bit further.

Hope this helps you

"You may want to switch over

rtroxel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:51:20 +0000

"You may want to switch over to a 64 bit operating system..."

There is a 64-bit version of Windows XP. Has anyone here used it?

There is also a 64-bit Windows Vista, but it hasn't received very good reviews.

Most of my apps can't run on Linux.

"Just having two cores in a

rtroxel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:31:33 +0000

"Just having two cores in a chip does not mean the processor performs at double the clock speed."

My mistake. I thought it did double the speed.

Thanks for the quick

rtroxel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:20:52 +0000

Thanks for the quick replies!

It's been a few years since I've assembled a PC. If I need a new motherboard, OS and hard drive to go along with a new processor, maybe I should just get a new PC?

- Roy

teammatt3 wrote: (well, I

Abhishek Reddy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:43:33 +0000

teammatt3 wrote:

(well, I haven't heard of a 64 bit version of Firefox!)

You could build it yourself. There are unofficial builds sometimes provided by folks on the mozillaZine forums.

6Ghz? Doesn't sound right at

teammatt3 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:36:17 +0000

6Ghz? Doesn't sound right at all. I don't think consumer chips have ever gone over 4Ghz. Just having two cores in a chip does not mean the processor performs at double the clock speed.

I would venture to say that many of the applications you run won't take the full advantage of dual cores. However, you will definitely see a performance difference. The increase in clock speed, cache and front and side bus will run circles around your old CPU.

Also, do I have to upgrade the OS or any apps in order for them to recognize and function correctly with the Core 2 chip?

Yes and no. You may want to switch over to a 64 bit operating system, but your applications don't have 64bit/multiple core versions (well, I haven't heard of a 64 bit version of Firefox!) A 64bit operating system will recognize more RAM than a 32 bit OS.

While you're upgrading (or thinking about it), I would suggest a 10,000 RPM hard drive. A hard disk is one of the slowest components on a computer, and going from 7200 PRMs to 10,000 RPMs made a huge difference for me. The fast hard drives are noisy, and less reliable than a 7200 RPM one, though. Your motherboard needs to support SATA drives.