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Everyone except me has 1Ghz
I own a relatively old computer (K6-2/500) and for what I have read nearly everyone here has a 5 Ghz Turbo-Athlon @10 Ghz B-). How does the CPU power affect on different Matrox's cards, I mean, should I first upgrade my CPU before I buy a new G450 (or G400) (BTW my current card is i740)?
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Hey, maybe you and I could... you know... [SLAP] Agh! -
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But if your current video card is an i740, I wouldn't think upgrading the cpu/mobo is going to show you as much improvement as getting a new graphics card.
My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB
Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB
Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM
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The cpu/MB solution would be first on my list.
Once you hit ~850-900mHz you saturate the G4xx/Max fillrate limit. So what your running now is about half the proformance of what a G4xx will do. The best proformance is with a G400 Max then the G400 (many OC this easy to Max levels), then the G450, fastest to slowest respectively.
Now do to the slow FPU of the K6-2, for example the Athlon (all variations) of the same speed spec is much more powerful. For example yours compared to an Athlon @800 is roughly equal to twice the power to render such complex scenes found in games today.
What is intended use for the system? All around MM power house, Gaming solution, Video editing, Graphic design???
As much of the above as possible?
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