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robsawinner · 02-17-2008, 10:27 PM

Hi

I am currently using the following spec. Athlon 3000+ with 1gig memory to run Sonar 7. Would I see much difference in performance if I upgraded to duel core Athlon 4800?

Appreciate your advice.

nocaster · 02-17-2008, 10:43 PM

What OS you using?

First thing I'd do is get more RAM.

K

Sporky_McGuffin · 02-17-2008, 11:04 PM

Ayup.

And rather than swap to another Athlon you might as well take the plunge and go Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad - Intel seem to have a huge performance margin at the mo.

nocaster · 02-18-2008, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sporky_McGuffin

Ayup.

And rather than swap to another Athlon you might as well take the plunge and go Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad - Intel seem to have a huge performance margin at the mo.

2nd that.

I had a AMD 64bit 3000 and went to an AMD Dual 64bit @ 3000 and it made fuck-all difference.

K

tehLORD · 02-18-2008, 12:27 PM

I'd check to see if you need to flash the BIOS as well with a jump from single 3000 to dual core 4800. Plus the 3000 may be socket 939 and the 4800 AM2.

Another Gig of RAM might make more difference than you'd imagine.

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robsawinner Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8	PC Upgrade Hi I am currently using the following spec. Athlon 3000+ with 1gig memory to run Sonar 7. Would I see much difference in performance if I upgraded to duel core Athlon 4800? Appreciate your advice.

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02-17-2008, 10:43 PM	#2
nocaster Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 9,362	What OS you using? First thing I'd do is get more RAM. K

02-18-2008, 12:27 PM	#5
tehLORD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,047	I'd check to see if you need to flash the BIOS as well with a jump from single 3000 to dual core 4800. Plus the 3000 may be socket 939 and the 4800 AM2. Another Gig of RAM might make more difference than you'd imagine.