750mhz to 1ghz -- Is it worth it??

[xeretni]

I have an ASUS CUSL2-C motherboard with a 750 chip, the max that the board will allow, without overclocking, is 1ghz. I was wondering if anybody thinks the upgrade would be "worth it???"

By "worth it," I mean will the upgrade help me play newer video games; will there be a noticeable difference in speed, etc. . ..

Although I understand that specs are not out, I am really looking forward to Grand Theft Auto: VIce CIty, and am worried that my computer will be too slow to run it.

By the way, I have a ati radeon 64ddr vivo, video card, and I am not someone who preferes to play games at max resoluttion, with all video options maxed out (sometimes I lower the recommended settings because I think the game looks better that way) -- Just added this because I understand there are many factors in determining whether a system will run a particular game.

 

[weboneando]

The system as you have it right now should work fine for playing GTAIII as for the upgrade question I would say that unless you get a real bargain price for a 1ghz proc you should wait to have a little more cash and upgrade to a bigger mobo too.

 

[The-poacher]

couldnt agree more

 

[scarecrow]

The configuration is similar in one machine I have: CUSL-2C with 800M PIII which was stressed for quite some time to 1050 Mhz without problems (depends on the CPU, some other badges of PIII may not be o/ce'd at all. But now that the CPU has aged I simply turned the clock back to normal and using it as a dedicated small server machine very stable system, blame it on Asus). I'd rather also say that for your gaming machine you'd better buy a new one.

 

[topcad]

This kind of a speed up isn't necesary, because you almost not see it.

I have for my own a machine that is stressed up to 931 from 700 and i didn't see the speed up i thought so i put it back, because i'm using a AMD processor and it is getting real hot a degree or 65. So i'd rather also say things you already know.

 

[nolonemo]

Agree, not worth it to upgrade CPU only. Do entire CPU/mobo combo. IMO, you should at a minimum double CPU speed when you upgrade, otherwise not cost effective. But I'm not a power hog, I won't pay more that ~$100 for a CPU, so I'm always running slower than the leading edge. Also, for gaming, you may get more bang for the buck by upgrading to a kickass video card (not sure what you're running now), that can often be a bottleneck because of intense video demands of 3D games.

Now is a good time for a major upgrade, since memory has dropped so much (in U.S. anyway). I upgraded in Dec, and had to buy new DDR memory because my board was running PC100 sticks, and now the price is half what I paid!