i have an intel pen 4cpu
3.2 gh
2 gb ram
ati radeon 1900x graphics card
samsung 21 in monitor
120 gig hard drive
plan to upgrade to an intel core 2 duo 6700
or quad processer
i want something faster than instant coffee.
i like graphics and want speed for rendering.
could use some advice on best way to go for speed rendering in 3d applications.
...well you could either build an entire 3D rendering engine in a GPGPU language and run it off a graphics card at super speeds, or upgrade to a high end core 2 quad core. The best in graphs at the moment is the 8800GTX. All that said, new CPUs and GPUs likely to come out by the end of the year from AMD, Intel and nVidia, so the whole marke will have changed by then.
Anyway, just put a computer together for my mums boyfriend.
AMD Athlon 4000+ X2, OC @ 2.4 GHz
2 GB DDRII 800Mhz (4-4-4-12) RAM
ATi HD 2600 XT (still working on over clocking it)
Gigabyte Mobo, nForce 570 Chipset
It runs fast and smooth, but I am struggling with driver for the 2600, the ATi Catalyst won't load probabily, anyway, going through their support issues, bit by bit.