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I'm trying to find out what would be my biggest performance gain on my PC if I were to change out one thing. I'm looking at a new video card but I think it might be held back by other components. Here is what I have (Spoiler Tags for CPUID)

The biggest issue I have is this is a DELL XPS so only a handfull of MB/Processor upgrades for this case are available. I'd prefer not to swap cases but if this is my biggest bottleneck I will consider.

This is the card i'm thinking of getting http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX41628

Nvidia 580GTX 1.5GB (Main Monitor 40" LCD)
Nvidia 285GTX (2 x 22" Monitors)
120GB SSD
240GB SSD
6GB Ram
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz

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08-28-2013, 08:13 AM	#1
Raekwon First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Exp:	What to do - Computer Upgrade Good Morning, I'm trying to find out what would be my biggest performance gain on my PC if I were to change out one thing. I'm looking at a new video card but I think it might be held back by other components. Here is what I have (Spoiler Tags for CPUID) The biggest issue I have is this is a DELL XPS so only a handfull of MB/Processor upgrades for this case are available. I'd prefer not to swap cases but if this is my biggest bottleneck I will consider. This is the card i'm thinking of getting http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX41628 Nvidia 580GTX 1.5GB (Main Monitor 40" LCD) Nvidia 285GTX (2 x 22" Monitors) 120GB SSD 240GB SSD 6GB Ram Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz Spoiler! Processor 1ID = 0 Number of cores4 (max 8) Number of threads8 (max 16) NameIntel Core i7 920 CodenameBloomfield SpecificationIntel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz Package (platform ID)Socket 1366 LGA (0x1) CPUID6.A.4 Extended CPUID6.1A Core SteppingC0/C1 Technology45 nm TDP Limit130 Watts Core Speed3368.4 MHz Multiplier x FSB21.0 x 160.4 MHz Rated Bus speed2887.2 MHz Stock frequency 2666 MHz ChipsetNorthbridgeIntel X58 rev. 12SouthbridgeIntel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00Graphic InterfacePCI-ExpressPCI-E Link Widthx8PCI-E Max Link Widthx16Memory TypeDDR3Memory Size6144 MBytesChannelsTripleMemory Frequency481.2 MHz (2:6)CAS# latency (CL)7.0RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD)7RAS# Precharge (tRP)7Cycle Time (tRAS)20Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC)59Command Rate (CR)1TUncore Frequency2566.4 MHz Memory SPDDIMM #1 SMBus address0x50 Memory typeDDR3 Module formatUDIMM Manufacturer (ID)Micron Technology (2C00000000000000) Size2048 MBytes Max bandwidthPC3-8500F (533 MHz) Part number16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 Serial numberEA248E95 Manufacturing dateWeek 22/Year 09 Number of banks8 Nominal Voltage1.50 Volts EPPno XMPno AMPnoJEDEC timings tableCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #15.0-5-5-15-20 @ 380 MHz JEDEC #26.0-6-6-18-24 @ 457 MHz JEDEC #37.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz JEDEC #48.0-8-8-23-31 @ 609 MHz DIMM #2 SMBus address0x52 Memory typeDDR3 Module formatUDIMM Manufacturer (ID)Micron Technology (2C00000000000000) Size2048 MBytes Max bandwidthPC3-8500F (533 MHz) Part number16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 Serial numberEA248E96 Manufacturing dateWeek 22/Year 09 Number of banks8 Nominal Voltage1.50 Volts EPPno XMPno AMPnoJEDEC timings tableCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #15.0-5-5-15-20 @ 380 MHz JEDEC #26.0-6-6-18-24 @ 457 MHz JEDEC #37.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz JEDEC #48.0-8-8-23-31 @ 609 MHz DIMM #3 SMBus address0x54 Memory typeDDR3 Module formatUDIMM Manufacturer (ID)Micron Technology (2C00000000000000) Size2048 MBytes Max bandwidthPC3-8500F (533 MHz) Part number16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 Serial numberEA248E98 Manufacturing dateWeek 22/Year 09 Number of banks8 Nominal Voltage1.50 Volts EPPno XMPno AMPnoJEDEC timings tableCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #15.0-5-5-15-20 @ 380 MHz JEDEC #26.0-6-6-18-24 @ 457 MHz JEDEC #37.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz JEDEC #48.0-8-8-23-31 @ 609 MHz Last edited by Raekwon; 08-28-2013 at 08:18 AM.