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    need opinions on X9000 vs. T8300

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Nirvana, May 11, 2008.

  1. Nirvana

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    Hey guys. After flying around in FSX, I am thinking about to upgrade my CPU to x9000 because the t8300 was bottlenecked so badly. But I am wondering if there will be a noticeable performance gain? I've seen people selling it for $500 on ebay, fairly tempting price.
     
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  2. pukemon

    pukemon are you unplugged?

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    x9000 is dual core oc'able right? if you have the money to blow, go for it. you can sell the 8300 and recoup some of your cash.
     
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  3. flipfire

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    are you sure its not the GPU thats the bottleneck?

    You will see a performance boost when the OC multipliers are unlocked
     
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  4. Nirvana

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    both GPU and CPU were bounded. but since I can't upgrade my 8800m gtx right now, x9000 seems my only choice
     
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  5. flipfire

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    well if you have the money to burn, go nuts!

    personally i think the T9500 is more than enough
     
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  6. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    When running the game, leave task manager open in the background, then close the game after a few minutes, was the game using all of the computers power.

    The T8300 is a powerful processor. If possible, shut off any background processes/applications. This will free up memory/hdd and cpu cycles, which will speed up gameplay.
    To do this, type msconfig into the run menu, and then shut off what ever processess/programs in the "startup" and "services" tabs, which you do not use.
    If you are running Vista, turn off Aero in msconfig (it is under the service name: "Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System") This will put less of a strain on the gpu, and hopefully increase your fps.

    If the gameplay runs better, without spending any money, than you will be happy. If not, than maybe upgrade. I dont think the performance increase is worth $500.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 11, 2008
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    It is crazy that your set up has trouble running. I mean a 8800m GTX and T8300? But I like K-Tron's idea. I would have to ask what resolution are you trying to play at? I mean if 1920X1200 turn it down before you spend $500, or honestly get a desktop.
     
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  8. flipfire

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    nirvana are you running FSX in DX10?
     
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  9. Nirvana

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    No i am running XP DX9
    @powerpack, I am international student here, don't want to carry a desktop on the plane 4 times a year. anyway yes I run it at 1920x1200 max setting and getting 15fps, so does anyone know what kind of fps I can get with x9000?
     
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  10. deputc26

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    you're fps jump from an X9000 upgrade won't make FSX playable unless you consider 17fps playable which is the most you'll get (Unless MAYBE if you OC it) I agree with the comment on running task manager to see if you really are cpu bottlenecked, T8300 is a beast. Even if you are I think you're best solution is to turn some of the settings down, I got a friend with an 8800 Ultra who can't run FSX on full.

    What school you going to?
     
    deputc26, May 12, 2008
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  11. brainer

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    as deputc26 said.. you will gain 2-3 FPS from the CPU
     
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    yeah i went from the t7500 to the x9000 and imo i wish i didnt waste the money. 400+$ i could have had in my pocket instead. not worth it. the 8300 will perform basically the same as my t7500 did with just a tiny small bit of an advantage due to the higher clock speed though the t7500 has an extra 1gb of cache.. so they are about equal imo.. i saw little increase in games going to the x9000. where it made a difference was in cpu specific tasks/programs like dvd conversion, video editing etc.. other than that i wish i didnt waste the money..
     
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  13. Ayle

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    You do know know that tweaking the you cfg file can drastically improve your performance right?
     
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  14. Nirvana

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    @Ayle, what cfg file? :eek:
     
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    The X9000 IS NOT WORTH the money. Not unless you do a lot of editing and calculating , you can easily OC a T7,8 or 9 upti 2.8 without a sweat. If you really really need it, but I doubt it.
    For a single game, that would be the dumbest thing yet .
    It`s like the people who spend 2k to get a system to max out Crysis. And couldn`t :D
     
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    Ayle, May 13, 2008
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    Why dont you OC your current processor to see if it makes any difference?

    Try OC to 2.7ghz :)
     
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  18. Nirvana

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    hey thanks for all your replies, I will try to OC both CPU and GPU first. also Ayle the cfg tweak does help a lot. maybe I should save my $ for now ^^
     
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    Nirvana, PM Audigy, he`s using his T7700 at 2.9 Ghz stable :)
     
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    The T9500 is a pointless chip, it's identical to the T9300, just 100MHz faster clock speed for an excessive price premium.

    If it's between the T9300 and T9500, get the T9300.
     
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    Quoted for truth, +rep. Right on the money, the T9500 is not worth the extra any time any place.
     
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    so so true...
     
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    bumppity bump bump any other quote about this i'm tryin to decide between the these 2 cpu's n i dont mind overclock.
    but the x9000 at 3.2 doesnt sound bad at all.
    unless the t9300 is better at overclock to 3.0 than the t8300

    any suggestions

    i will be using it to play games, convert videos to mkv, music, multi tasking.

    I'm moving from a t5250 so i know that anyone will be great but i dont plan on buying a laptop anytime soon after this soo i would like to get something great

    it's the m1730 8800m gtx sli,
     
    dondadah88, Aug 8, 2008
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    Read some reviews with the video card and CPU, most likely (I could be wrong) the CPU will not be the bottleneck and thus overclocking is useless. It might yield an additional 1-3 fps but at the cost of a lot more heat. I would just stick with the cheaper T8300.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 8, 2008
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