Pharticus Posted November 9, 2010 Member ID: 1320 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 611 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 357 Achievement Points: 4498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 22, 2024 Birthday: 01/14/1976 Device: Windows Posted November 9, 2010 Hello fellow idiots, Here's my dilemma: I would like to play COD: Black Ops, however I currently have an AMD 2.8 dual core, 8800GTS PCI-e 1.0 graphics card and 2GB of ram (not sure of the frequency). I have checked two different sites to see if my pc will run it and got two different answers. It really comes down to the processor. My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H (http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2579&dl=1#sp). The manufactures states I can put an AM2+ processor in, but the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0(5200MHz) to HT1.0(2000 MT/s). I need to know what that will effect, i.e. memory, video....). I am operating on limited funds ($150 for game & processor) so my goal is to do a minor upgrade as I can't afford to purchase new motherboard, memory, video card and the game. I would most likely buy a 3.0GHz quad-core or a triple-core. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Awards
Pharticus Posted November 9, 2010 Member ID: 1320 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 611 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 357 Achievement Points: 4498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 22, 2024 Birthday: 01/14/1976 Device: Windows Author Posted November 9, 2010 The two different font colors are for your idiot pleasure! Only because I can't figure out how to correct it... I am an idiot! Awards
BANNPIRE Posted November 9, 2010 Member ID: 1176 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 7 Topic Count: 110 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 954 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 216 Achievement Points: 6665 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/23/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/27/1983 Posted November 9, 2010 go phenom II x4 940-945 they should be 100$ or less goggle it newegg it or ebay it
Pharticus Posted November 9, 2010 Member ID: 1320 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 611 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 357 Achievement Points: 4498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 22, 2024 Birthday: 01/14/1976 Device: Windows Author Posted November 9, 2010 What will the downgraded system bus speed affect? Awards
1lost1 Posted November 9, 2010 Member ID: 938 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 602 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 339 Achievement Points: 4774 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 03:14 AM Birthday: 08/28/1972 Device: iPhone Posted November 9, 2010 It will affect the rate at which your short bus speeds. LOL sorry Marty had to im sitting atwork with another Migrane. Ready to castrat..... not that decapitate myself so the pain leaves then Ill feel better Wish I could help ...... OBTW I got BlackOps.... Awards
Pharticus Posted November 10, 2010 Member ID: 1320 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 611 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 357 Achievement Points: 4498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 22, 2024 Birthday: 01/14/1976 Device: Windows Author Posted November 10, 2010 Please, feel free to castrate yourself.... with a spoon! Awards
Pharticus Posted November 11, 2010 Member ID: 1320 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 611 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 357 Achievement Points: 4498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 22, 2024 Birthday: 01/14/1976 Device: Windows Author Posted November 11, 2010 Seems I can run Black Ops on my current hardware, but now that I've look at upgrading I think I will... Awards
CplMOFO Posted November 11, 2010 Member ID: 1924 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Device: Windows Posted November 11, 2010 Try to look for a Cheap GTX460. They are really sweet little cards for a good price. They perform like GTX285, but support DX11 and HDMI. Even a second-hand GTX260 Core 216 would be a 50% upgrade! On the CPU/motherboard front, look for cheap CPU/motherboard combos that can be cheap enough. Athlon II X4, Phenom II X3 and X4... dunno the real incidence of the decreased hyper transport speed. Awards
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