Hello! Anyways, I'm upgrading my really old pc (like, celeron, mobo only supports till pentium 4, only pci, max. 2gb ram) into this one: [ link ] It's got integrated 6150se Phenon X4 9650 quad cpu and comes with 7gb ram Just wondering if it's decent enough... Could you tell me if it's a good buy? thanks in advance
It's a moderate speed PC, not very fast, but not too slow, fine for desktop use, but it isn't able to play any games.
Well, I mainly dabble in Photoshop and After Effects. Besides, i use my laptop for the gaming. I'm going to upgrade the graphics card. what would you recommend as a not too expensive gpu?
I have the phenom quad 9750 with 1gb ram. It also has the integrated video on the motherboard (but motherboard does have a pci-e slot). I wouldn't consider my phenom a "moderate" speed cpu. It would definitely be a tremendous upgrade from a "celeron". But the quads are more useful in the video encoding type of tasks. For playing games any single or dual core will suffice, even a celeron with the right high video card will be more than capable. In video encoding, a 2 hour movie can be encoded (2-pass mode)to xvid in 1.5 hours on the phenom, that usually took 3 hours on my intel dualcore 6300. I consider that a major speed improvement. The phenoms quads aren't as fast as the intel quads but they aren't that far behind. I'm very happy with the performance I get out of my phenom.
I would. It may be a Quad core, but ultimately, core for core it only compares to the cheapest CPUs on offer. Remember, the 9850 only equates to a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Quad (65nm) or 2.1Ghz Core 2 Quad (45nm), so the 9650 is very basic by comparison. Grated, it's a huge upgrade from a celeron, but right now the only competitive Phenoms are the Phenom IIs, which are far better. The Phenom II 940 is a full 30-40% faster than even the 9950. On the other hand, the Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a good 20-25% faster than that, so that gives it a sense of scale.
Dang, wow. So, it's relatively better... As for the upgrade, are you sure? Because it's got at least 1 pci slot free, and the pci-e slots being taken by the wireless (which might not be needed). And even the bios of myold desktop had an option for switching from integrated to pci card.
The slot isn't the problem. It's the lack of sufficient cooling, and/or most importantly, an insufficient power supply. Most prebuilt PCs use proprietary PSU enclosures so the Power supply can't be replaced.
