Upgrading processor, need help!

I'm thinking of upgrading my processor, because my AMD Athalon 1.4GHz just isn't cutting the mustard at the moment... I have an ECS K7S5A mobo. What XP processor would you reccomend getting? Which would be the best upgrade for the price? I'm looking to be able to play Doom III and UT2K3 without any lag (my video card is good, thank you Radeon 9700! ) Anyways, which processor would you reccomend? Or, would you reccomend a new mobo & processor? Hmm... tell me your opinion.

Originally posted by Wiccan][V][asta I'm thinking of upgrading my processor, because my AMD Athalon 1.4GHz just isn't cutting the mustard at the moment... I have an ECS K7S5A mobo. What XP processor would you reccomend getting? Which would be the best upgrade for the price? I'm looking to be able to play Doom III and UT2K3 without any lag (my video card is good, thank you Radeon 9700! ) Anyways, which processor would you reccomend? Or, would you reccomend a new mobo & processor? Hmm... tell me your opinion.

can I have your old cpu when you are done? lol I will send you 10$

/me sticks his ass in front of Johnny

Start kissing

Originally posted by Wiccan][V][asta /me sticks his ass in front of Johnny Start kissing

LoL I can't do that but I can give you a thumbs up and a cheesy grin

Thumbs up and a cheesy grin... I don't know how I can resist that!

There's an admin slot in it for you Wiccan.

:: orgasms ::

Are you dead serious?

Well let's just say this. I'm not dead.




Or serious.

you teh suck Xenn.

lol

But, back on subject, any help?

I can help take that stuff off your hands ;-).

Okay, sure, let me pull another one out of my ass for myself to use, and then my old one is as good as yours!... lol

i'd take the old one over the one you pull out of your ass any day, it'd be all stinky and poop covered and stuff... yuck!

So clean it off and stop your bitching! lol

But, any suggestions guys?

processors.... hmm... i suggest athlon 2600 xp, or the 2800 xp when it comes out. or you could just get a p4 3ghz which is out right now, and be the king of the world.

I had a P4 2.4GHz for awhile, and it crashed alot (I had more than enough cooling for it) and I had no hardware conflicts or anything... I've had back luck with them, so, I'll stick with my Athalons... Or, I could get a G4 dual 1.25GHz Mac! Woot!

Eww.

1. 9700 Pro won't cut it for Doom 3, max details with full DX 9.0
You get 60 fps in 800x600... unless they make some severe changes from the alpha. You're fine for UT2k3 though. You're gonna need at least GeForce FX or whatever ATI pulls out next for Doom 3, which is fine cause it won't be out for another year anyway.

If you want affordable and useful proc right now, about the 2000+ to 2200+ range is right before the prices get up there. That will tide you over until next year when you can get a real upgrade with the new video card (if you REALLY want that detail on Doom 3). But by then you'll also need a new mobo, not to mention new memory that can handle the timings need for DDR400. That's only if you want to keep ahead of the game... I'm still using a 1 Ghz Athlon, which works fine for everything cept UT2k3 *cries*

oints and laughs: Well, I'm going to have to hit daddy up for money for a new computer "for school"... hehe (I love having a computer illiterate father) It's mean that I take advantage of him, yet, mean people succeed. That's my motto.

err get ur dad drunk again

Is there ever a computer expo around you? Processors are a dime a dozen there. I've paid $40 for 2.0 athlon. Anyways, maybe run dual processors? You'll never complain then, unless you try to render and the processors phase out......