System testing

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Mon May 31, 2004 8:04 pm

Hey guys, I am still learning about all this and I need a little help. I have SANDRA and I know how to run the benchmarks but I don't know how to use the info I get or what it means for my system. I want to find out exactly what parts of my system need upgrading and what parts are fine. I know I could be sure if I just bought the top of the line but money is tight so I need to maximize what I already have and upgrade a little to remove any bottlenecks. I have an MSI K7N2 Delta-L runnign an Athelon 2800+ Barton that is unlocked and will overclock. I have a Radeon 9600SE with 128DDR. I am using on board sound and I have a Maxtor 120Gig ATA 133 HDD boot drive with a Maxtor 30Gig ATA133 storage. I also have a 52x24x52 CD ROM burner and a Sony DVD burner. I am pretty sure my RAM is the weak point now with 512 of PC2100 in dual channel. Any help would be appreciated both in system analysis and reading SANDRA.

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Mon May 31, 2004 9:05 pm

Thats a good system. The pc2100 would hold you back when overclocking as you cant run 1:1 fsb to ram. I think thats the only thing you need to upgrade. You might want to look into doing a softmod on your 9600se. i dont know if that card can be soft modded but if it can then your in the money as it would run as a 9600 non pro or pro.