Me no understando :(

[Elta]

So I was on SR test check if I could run a few games or not and I got this:

CPU Speed
Minimum: 3 GHz (the minimum GHz I need for this particular game)
You Have: 2.19 GHz Performance Rated at 3.20 GHz

So my processor just happens to be running very efficiently and thus working at higher rate than it is suppose too?

My Bios list it as a AMD 64 3200+ at 2.19

I was thinking of upgrading it and I went to Newegg and found these 4 listed
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2+50001028+40000343+1050706980&name=Athlon+64
All four should fit in the slot I have or is there something different about the LE series as oppose to the XXXX+ series? (XXXX meaning the number such as 3200 etc)


Lastly if I put the won listed as 2.6 in it should read out well over 3GHZ then?


Thanks for any help fellas.

 

[Speedo]

Either that test is horribly out of date or whoever made it is completely ignorant of how CPUs have developed over the last 5-6 years.

Your CPU is almost certainly an older Socket939 model, so any upgrade worth doing would require you to get a new motherboard and memory, so basically a whole new system.

 

[Elta]

Ah!!! The socket type. (I remember being taught that before, I just forgot )


http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
The site seems to get recommended by lots of people all over the net, So I am not sure how good it is or not.

As it is right now I am saving up for a new system (my buddy is gonna help me build it) I just am trying to see if I can hold of a bit longer.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

So I was on SR test check if I could run a few games or not and I got this:


So my processor just happens to be running very efficiently and thus working at higher rate than it is suppose too?

Its not working at a higher rate than its supposed to. It's an AMD so the equivalent cpu from Intel when your cpu came out had a much higher clock speed. Clock speed does not equal performance level. 3ghz cpus from Intel came out a long time ago. Most newer cpus run below 3.0ghz and are much faster and or have multiple cores. Most likely the the test is saying you need a chip with equivalent performance of at least a 3ghz pentium 4 and yours has the performance of a 3.2ghz pentium 4. When naming your chip AMD was also claiming that it roughly had the perfomance of a 3.2ghz P4 (3200).

 

[Elta]

Its not working at a higher rate than its supposed to. It's an AMD so the equivalent cpu from Intel when your cpu came out had a much higher clock speed. Clock speed does not equal performance level. 3ghz cpus from Intel came out a long time ago. Most newer cpus run below 3.0ghz and are much faster and or have multiple cores. Most likely the the test is saying you need a chip with equivalent performance of at least a 3ghz pentium 4 and yours has the performance of a 3.2ghz pentium 4. When naming your chip AMD was also claiming that it roughly had the perfomance of a 3.2ghz P4 (3200).

Ah that makes perfect sense my friend

 

[Speedo]

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
The site seems to get recommended by lots of people all over the net, So I am not sure how good it is or not.

Ah, I missed the "...rate at..." part in the OP. That's basically what I was talking about, that CPUs have essentially become more efficient over the last few years... more work from slower speeds. They're basically just throwing that guess out there to help the people who still want to think in terms of raw GHz.

I would say that the site is fairly useful, but I'd take the results with a grain of salt. Eg, it tells me that my comp is just over the minimum requirements for Crysis, when in fact I can run the game at 1600x1200 with all detail settings on high.

 

[Elta]

So raw GHZ is inefficent? I suppose I should pay more attention to the performance ratings a sites like tomshardware



I am most concerned about running Age of Conan it rates me past and have way to max. For just about everything.

It seems the AMD Athlon 64 4000+ is the best they made for my socket type so I suppose I'll buy it as it will be a while before I can buy a new one. I may even be able to make an attempt at overclocking it ( I am not sure, but my comp does run super cool ..... I'll ask my friend)

I can put a 8600 with a gig of on board ram I suppose as well (it won't be much more stress on the power supply compared with a 8400 would it?)

There is the no brainer of putting another gig of ram in (only 3 gigs will fit - it's regular DDR)

After those 3 things it will be pretty much it for this comp not counting changing the motherboard ..... which my as well be building another computer.



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There is good news though! I just got hired as a office assistant for a dentist like in the last hour (called me and told me I got the job)

I am planing on building a monster rig. - This sounds like a joke but when me and my friend were talking about building my next rig on sunday with my grandfather who is a welder and an electrician and about how hard it would be to keep an Octocore processor (yeah 8 cores .. coming soon I hear) So my grandpa might be building a crazy hyper cool box for me