Whats maxing out on my PC?

surjer · 11-03-09, 01:58 PM

Is there a software out there that will tell me where I stand on all my major components? I am running some really heavy hitting processes on my machine and want to know whats occuring the most.

Is my hard drive my bottleneck?
Is my CPU my bottleneck?
Is my RAM my bottleneck?

Im not looking to overclock this machine Im just wanting to know what needs upgraded to run these processes faster.

Im am betting its RAM but I would hate to go buy ram to find out there is only a 1% Increase in performance because my HD is bottlenecking too.

Any help is greatly appreciated..

TollhouseFrank · 11-03-09, 02:29 PM

try sisoft sandra. it'll give you raw benchmarks of what your machine's pure throughput is (example, your max memory bandwidth, etc)....

surjer · 11-03-09, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TollhouseFrank

try sisoft sandra. it'll give you raw benchmarks of what your machine's pure throughput is (example, your max memory bandwidth, etc)....

Thanks,

I'll give it a shot!

Bobnova · 11-03-09, 02:58 PM

Really depends on what you're doing.
If it's processor intensive, a 2.1ghz cpu isn't going to get you real far.
If it's a 3d thing, neither a 9600 nor a 2.1ghz cpu are going to get you real far.

What memory do you have?

surjer · 11-04-09, 12:24 PM

Im actually running these apps on my work pc not my personal rig in my sig.

My work pc is a

quad core Q9650 @ 3.0Ghz
4gb of ram (not sure whats in it as I havent ran CPU-z yet)
run of the mill sata hd
9800Gtx vid card

xp 64bit sp2
Im not sure whats getting tagged more the ram or the hd or the cpu. Im dealing with millions or points. Im running calculations on these points and displaying these points in 3D. The calculations happen in the same program that displays them but they dont dynamically update the display. Im wondering if the calc's max out the CPU and then trying to display them is maxing out my video etc. Thats why I would like something to monitor my system so I can run the processes and see what taps out and when.

11-03-09, 01:58 PM	#1
surjer Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 23452	Whats maxing out on my PC? Is there a software out there that will tell me where I stand on all my major components? I am running some really heavy hitting processes on my machine and want to know whats occuring the most. Is my hard drive my bottleneck? Is my CPU my bottleneck? Is my RAM my bottleneck? Im not looking to overclock this machine Im just wanting to know what needs upgraded to run these processes faster. Im am betting its RAM but I would hate to go buy ram to find out there is only a 1% Increase in performance because my HD is bottlenecking too. Any help is greatly appreciated.. __________________ Heat e6400 @ 2.13Ghz/ ThermalTake BigWater SE 30c/39c Asus P5B Deluxe BFG GEFORCE 9600 GT OC Thermaltake Armor Case / MAD FANS! lol 650w PSU BFG Tech "OCF PODCAST LISTENER"

11-03-09, 02:29 PM	#2
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11-03-09, 02:58 PM	#4
Bobnova Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	Really depends on what you're doing. If it's processor intensive, a 2.1ghz cpu isn't going to get you real far. If it's a 3d thing, neither a 9600 nor a 2.1ghz cpu are going to get you real far. What memory do you have? __________________ E5200@3.7(337x11)@1.37vcore on Xig. HDT-s1283 Asus P5Q Pro w/modded bios 2x2gb OCZ ddr2-1124 5-5-5-15@1.8v(highly recommended! OCZ2P1066LV4GK) 320gb WD hdd CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX Sapphire 4830 w/ hacked up S1 V2+486 HSF ramsinks@700/1200 Old (~2002) ATX case Ubuntu 9.04 64bit w/XP32 for gaming. My heat.

11-04-09, 12:24 PM	#5
surjer Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 23452	Im actually running these apps on my work pc not my personal rig in my sig. My work pc is a quad core Q9650 @ 3.0Ghz 4gb of ram (not sure whats in it as I havent ran CPU-z yet) run of the mill sata hd 9800Gtx vid card xp 64bit sp2 Im not sure whats getting tagged more the ram or the hd or the cpu. Im dealing with millions or points. Im running calculations on these points and displaying these points in 3D. The calculations happen in the same program that displays them but they dont dynamically update the display. Im wondering if the calc's max out the CPU and then trying to display them is maxing out my video etc. Thats why I would like something to monitor my system so I can run the processes and see what taps out and when. __________________ Heat e6400 @ 2.13Ghz/ ThermalTake BigWater SE 30c/39c Asus P5B Deluxe BFG GEFORCE 9600 GT OC Thermaltake Armor Case / MAD FANS! lol 650w PSU BFG Tech "OCF PODCAST LISTENER"