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Hey Everybody, this is my fist post on this forum. It seemed like one of the biggest PC forums on the net and the threads I have been reading all had lots of great info.
Anyway, I am here to get some advice on upgrading my Athlon 64 X2 build from way back in 2007
Here are the general specs on that:
> Mainboard : Asus M2N-E SLI
> Chipset : nVidia nForce4
> Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ @ 3200 MHz
> Physical Memory : 6144 MB (G-Skill DDR2 800)
> Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT
> Hard Disk : WD SATA RAPTOR (150 GB)
> Hard Disk : ST3250824A (250 GB)
> Hard Disk : (WD 320 GB)
> Hard Disk : (Samsung 500 GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H
> Operating Systems : Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
> Power Supply: Thermaltake 450 watt
> CPU cooler: ZeroTherm BTF-90 UFO
I was looking at upgrading it with these parts.
AMD Phenom II X4 960T
ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS
Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
I need the biggest bang for my buck (We're talking like <$250 for all parts if possible) in terms of a CPU because I use my computer for Audio Production using Avid ProTools. ProTools has not been upgraded to a 64bit program yet and it will only recognize 4GB of RAM no matter how much RAM I have in my computer which is why I am alright with getting a board that will only support 8GB of RAM for now. ProTools DOES recognize as many processor cores as you have in your computer. The effects/mixing/automation that I do to songs in ProTools is mostly taxing on the CPU.
I want to try to unlock this processor to use the other two cores and have a 6 core processor, and maybe overclock it if it is worth trying?
My biggest concerns are whether or not this CPU is the right one for me, The success rate with unlocking the cores, Whether or not my PSU has enough power, whether or not my current CPU heatsink/fan will have what it takes to cool this processor, and if I will have a serious boost in performance with this setup.
Any advice/help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Anyway, I am here to get some advice on upgrading my Athlon 64 X2 build from way back in 2007
Here are the general specs on that:
> Mainboard : Asus M2N-E SLI
> Chipset : nVidia nForce4
> Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ @ 3200 MHz
> Physical Memory : 6144 MB (G-Skill DDR2 800)
> Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT
> Hard Disk : WD SATA RAPTOR (150 GB)
> Hard Disk : ST3250824A (250 GB)
> Hard Disk : (WD 320 GB)
> Hard Disk : (Samsung 500 GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H
> Operating Systems : Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
> Power Supply: Thermaltake 450 watt
> CPU cooler: ZeroTherm BTF-90 UFO
I was looking at upgrading it with these parts.
AMD Phenom II X4 960T
ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS
Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
I need the biggest bang for my buck (We're talking like <$250 for all parts if possible) in terms of a CPU because I use my computer for Audio Production using Avid ProTools. ProTools has not been upgraded to a 64bit program yet and it will only recognize 4GB of RAM no matter how much RAM I have in my computer which is why I am alright with getting a board that will only support 8GB of RAM for now. ProTools DOES recognize as many processor cores as you have in your computer. The effects/mixing/automation that I do to songs in ProTools is mostly taxing on the CPU.
I want to try to unlock this processor to use the other two cores and have a 6 core processor, and maybe overclock it if it is worth trying?
My biggest concerns are whether or not this CPU is the right one for me, The success rate with unlocking the cores, Whether or not my PSU has enough power, whether or not my current CPU heatsink/fan will have what it takes to cool this processor, and if I will have a serious boost in performance with this setup.
Any advice/help would be much appreciated. Thanks.