Thanks for that Bluebird
Yes I thought it was a small psu but I have an Enermax 535w psu in my old system that I could use if any problems.
Yes I thought it was a small psu but I have an Enermax 535w psu in my old system that I could use if any problems.
Your opinions on this system
My AMD XP2800 cpu based system is struggling to deliver 10-50 fps in lfs and its all too juddery when other cars are around. I could improve the graphics card but I dont think it will help much because of the maxed out cpu. I have been looking at getting a new system and came across the following deal at Overclockers UK for £420.
It seems like a good buy to me but I would appreciate any feedback on whether it is a reasonable spec system for Lfs, GPL etc.
I do not want to spend more than this right now.
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz
Cooler AMD Black Edition Approved CPU Cooler
Card ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Memory Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHzD
Dual Channel
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 PCI-Express DDR2
Motherboard
Optical Drive LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Power Supply Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply
Sound Card High Definition 7.1 OnBoard Sound Car
It seems like a good buy to me but I would appreciate any feedback on whether it is a reasonable spec system for Lfs, GPL etc.
I do not want to spend more than this right now.
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz
Cooler AMD Black Edition Approved CPU Cooler
Card ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Memory Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHzD
Dual Channel
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 PCI-Express DDR2
Motherboard
Optical Drive LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Power Supply Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply
Sound Card High Definition 7.1 OnBoard Sound Car
Thanks shiny-red-cobra
About what I expected really, will have to start looking for a better system. Only getting 10-20 fps able to get 40-50 with everything turned off apart from when full grid in first corner. Think the cpu is going to prevent a HD3850 from giving me a big boost.
Have a G25 wheel on order for christmas so need to upgrade asap. Need to investigate new system specs now to find a good gaming setup for LFS. Any suggestions on minimum specs to look for? I only ever look at specs seriously every few years and it takes a while to get up to date with the new specs available.
About what I expected really, will have to start looking for a better system. Only getting 10-20 fps able to get 40-50 with everything turned off apart from when full grid in first corner. Think the cpu is going to prevent a HD3850 from giving me a big boost.
Have a G25 wheel on order for christmas so need to upgrade asap. Need to investigate new system specs now to find a good gaming setup for LFS. Any suggestions on minimum specs to look for? I only ever look at specs seriously every few years and it takes a while to get up to date with the new specs available.
Best AGP card for an old AMD Athlon xp2800 333mhz cpu based system
Hi
Yes, this is yet another person looking for best fps from an old system.
I can play lfs okay but want to try and stop the jerky screens when other cars around. Particularly bad at first corner and start. Have tried turning down settings but not much help. I know I can upgrade the graphics card but am I wasting my time if the CPU might be causing a bottle neck? I have read in other threads that lfs puts more demands on your CPU than the graphics card.
Was thinking along the lines of ATI 9800 Pro, Radeon HD3850, 7600GT? A friend used to have the same mainboard and a 6600GT was a tight fit in the available space so wouldnt want anything physically bigger.
Any thoughts guys?
specs
MSI KT6 Delta MS-6950v2.x ATX mainboard
AMD Athlon xp2800 cpu 333mhz
3 x 1 GB ram DDR333
AGP 8X
Leadtek Winfast A310 Graphics Card 256mb VIVO
Yes, this is yet another person looking for best fps from an old system.
I can play lfs okay but want to try and stop the jerky screens when other cars around. Particularly bad at first corner and start. Have tried turning down settings but not much help. I know I can upgrade the graphics card but am I wasting my time if the CPU might be causing a bottle neck? I have read in other threads that lfs puts more demands on your CPU than the graphics card.
Was thinking along the lines of ATI 9800 Pro, Radeon HD3850, 7600GT? A friend used to have the same mainboard and a 6600GT was a tight fit in the available space so wouldnt want anything physically bigger.
Any thoughts guys?
specs
MSI KT6 Delta MS-6950v2.x ATX mainboard
AMD Athlon xp2800 cpu 333mhz
3 x 1 GB ram DDR333
AGP 8X
Leadtek Winfast A310 Graphics Card 256mb VIVO
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