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time for an upgrade?

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alright, with my d80 arriving tommorow(hopefully) its time to upgrade my system to help edit this 10mp raw files!

here is what i have right now:

asus a8n deluxe mobo
amd 3200+ athlon64 @ 2.65ghz
2x512mb pc3200 ddr memory
ati x800 gto video card
dell 2005fpw 20" widescreen monitor
western digital 250gb serial ata II 7200rpm drive


i was thinking of upgrading to a dual core opteron processor and add another gig of memory. i can get the opteron 165 and overclock it to atleast 2.5ghz and matching memory for $275 all together from newegg.

sound like a good idea or would that even help at all?
 
Either an opteron 165 or x2 3800+ should serve well for you. Also, you could just add another 2x512 pc3200 since you just need overall more ram, unless you game a lot and would miss the little bit of performance from populating all of the slots.

So a x2 3800+ is about $150, and another gig of ram is around $70, so that'd be only $220 or so...less if you sell off your current proc on ebay or the the FS/FT subforum.
 
Are you using CS for processing. If so the dual core will help alot. But I dont have much of a problem handling my RAW files for my D50, granted they arent that large. Also if you do have CS2 get the CS3 Beta it is better with RAW now.
 
Joves said:
Are you using CS for processing. If so the dual core will help alot. But I dont have much of a problem handling my RAW files for my D50, granted they arent that large. Also if you do have CS2 get the CS3 Beta it is better with RAW now.
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yeah i use cs2 for most of my post processing. capture nx runs a lot slower for me.


the opteron 165 is $155 retail on newegg.

and i was wanting to get the same ram i already have(kingston hyperx) which is $115 for a gig stick or $120 for matching 2x512. and no, i hardly ever game on here, at all, maybe halflife 1, cause its the best ever :cool:


if i could only do 1 upgrade right now, which would be better? dual core opteron or the 2gig upgrade?
 
Id go with the dual core myself. You can always get more RAM later. I believe you will benefit more from the processor up-grade. Also remember to try the CS3 beta you will get full function with your CS2 key.
 
More memory, a dual core processor and a bigger HD..
 
Oh yeah, some kind of monitor calibration tool...
 
Capture NX uses a TON of ram, 2gb will see the biggest boost there, but I would just to it all at once for $250.
 
Yeah but PS loves multi processors alot as well. It is more of up-grading both is the best way to go truthfully.
 
well i ordered the opteron 165 for $155 from newegg. seems lots of people are getting good overclocks on them too so thats all good :)

i'll wait on the memory for a good deal on it.
 
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