Need help from Computer dudes here. . .

[franknbeans]

I do have a friend that is a computer guy, but he works night shift and only has weekends off. . . and I have the week off and work every weekend.

Thanks a lot for the help. It is much appreciated.

[franknbeans]

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3-4 yrs old i think.

[CamaroMiami]

Well stated superfly03. I'm happy you chimed in to help a fellow camaro owner.

A quad core is definitely what he needs. And Thanks for the update on his motherboard, I over-looked that it was an AMD. LOL

[SuperFly03]

Originally Posted by CamaroMiami

Well stated superfly03. I'm happy you chimed in to help a fellow camaro owner.

A quad core is definitely what he needs. And Thanks for the update on his motherboard, I over-looked that it was an AMD. LOL

Happy to help regardless of what car he owns. I obviously don't hold it against him (I drive a Shelby now)

Yeah, details will get ya on the mobo.

[SuperFly03]

Originally Posted by franknbeans

I do have a friend that is a computer guy, but he works night shift and only has weekends off. . . and I have the week off and work every weekend.

Thanks a lot for the help. It is much appreciated.

Ah, fair enough. Just thought i'd point out how dangerous it is replacing CPU's if you haven't done it or aren't sure what you are doing because I've had people come back with a "*(@#%(*&$@ you didn't tell me I could break it so easily" thread before.

[2ndgenz28]

Problem is, no matter what you got, its always to slow for what your doing.

But at one time, your machine was the fastest for just that.

Find out what they did 10 years ago to use machines like your to photo edit.

[franknbeans]

Once again thanks for all the help . . .

So the AMD chip on newegg. . . this will help out A LOT I assume. . . but is it worth it? If it was just as fast as my laptop then I'll be fine.

[SuperFly03]

Originally Posted by franknbeans

Once again thanks for all the help . . .

So the AMD chip on newegg. . . this will help out A LOT I assume. . . but is it worth it? If it was just as fast as my laptop then I'll be fine.

You'll probably be slightly faster than your laptop... not by a huge margin though. 10-15%

[franknbeans]

that'll work for me. .

Thanks a lot for the help gentlemen.

[franknbeans]

My buddy told me we could overclock the CPU if it isn't fast enough. . . what do you guys think about this and is it hard to do?

[franknbeans]

Oh, I ordered the AMD chip last night. . .

[2ndgenz28]

Originally Posted by franknbeans

Oh, I ordered the AMD chip last night. . .

Like buyin a furd; bleeeck

[x626xBlack]

The down and dirty: I wish i had seen this earlier.... Your computer is 4 years old and worth about 50 bucks (if you are lucky enough to find someone to buy it). You could buy a new PC with a Dual core/Quad for cheap. Your issue is not just the Processor.. it is the whole package.

Video and photo processing are CPU hogs. It is not about the video card or RAM for this...

My suggestion is you set a price range, and get a new PC.

Overclocking: Problems you may/will run into.
Over heating.. requiring large fans or liquid cooling... Premade computers rarely have room in the case for large fans.
Power.... Your PSU (Power Supply) is 4 years old and is rated for your set up you bought... over clicking will require a more powerful PSU, and may kill the one you have.


Think about your decision:
New processor $70
Windows 7 upgrade $130
You are $200 into a computer that has bottle necks and a 4 year old PSU and Motherboard.

Look what you get for $550
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Fac...&skuId=1014586

• Processor
  Intel® Core™2 Quad
• Processor Speed
  2.5GHz
• System Bus
  1333MHz
• Cache Memory
  4MB on die Level 2
• System Memory (RAM)
  7GB
• System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
  8GB
• Type of Memory (RAM)
  DDR3 SDRAM
• Hard Drive Type
  SATA
• Hard Drive Size
  1TB

WARRANTY!

Now if you have a friend that builds computers you can beat the hell out of that PC by ordering the parts through New Egg and having him build it for you...

For what it is worth... I build my own, I have built 3: I know you probably do not want to invest what I have but you get a hell of a lot more bang for your buck when you build it.
My Setup

CASE: CoolerMaster Cosmos S Gaming Full Tower 420W Case w/ Transparent Side Panel
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-965 Extreme Edition 3.2 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366
Optical drive: Sony 20X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
FAN: Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX Gaming CPU Cooling Fan (Excellent Overclocking + Silent Proof 16dBA)
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
HDD: Single Hard Drive (150GB Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD1500HLFS )x2
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard SAS Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA,Dual GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio Actually an EVGA piece of shit! The ASUS was out of stock.
MEMORY: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1800MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (OCZ Platinum)
NETWORK: Killer M1 10/100/1000 Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI Network Interface Card
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 900 Watts Power Supplies [+88] (Apevia Warlock Series)
SOUND: Creative Labs X-FI XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro 24-BIT PCI Sound Card
DIGITAL DISPLAY: NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum High Performance Fan Control, Clock, & Temperature Display [+69]
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX280 1GB 16X PCI Express x2

[franknbeans]

yeah, but it only cost me 60 bucks. . . a lot cheaper than a new computer right now. . Keep in mind my work is seasonal. . . I don't have any income from December - April.