AMD Venice 3800 to Intel 6750 duo core

[Timecop1967]

Thinking about upgrading my AMD venice single core 3800 to an Intel 6750 duo core.
My question: what kind of frame rate increases will I get on games like Fear or some of the newer games coming out like COD4? I'm running a BFG 8800 GTS video card.

If the benefits aren't too high I may just wait until the the new quad cores come out with their lower temps for a better upgrade solution. But then again it may take awhile before games really shine on all four cores.

 

[Keysplayr]

Why not upgrage to a cheap Athlon X2?
Do you have an Nforce4 mobo on 939socket?

 

[Timecop1967]

No I've got an Abit AX8 with the Via solution on board.

 

[ultra laser]

You will experience a significant difference. Especially in games that utilize multiple cores, such as crysis.
You can use this chart to see for youself: http://www23.tomshardware.com/...2&model2=873&chart=425

 

[Timecop1967]

Thx for the chart ultra laser. It looks like the difference in frame rates is in the range of 40-50% depending upon which Duo Core I go with. The duo 6750 is probably the one I'll choose. That should last 2 years with the BFG 8800 GTS 640 meg....I hope.

 

[Swamp]

i went from a AMD 3500 single core to a E6550 even at stock speeds for the 6550 i saw a night and day difference in games. FPS went way up, loading times. It was worth it.

 

[bryanW1995]

be careful just arbitrarily upgrading right now. You should be getting great fps with that 8800gts 640 as it is on your current games. Are you getting any choppiness/unplayable frame rates right now? What resolution do you game at?

I only ask b/c you seem to like keeping components for a while. You'll probably get an extra 1 - 2 years out of a penryn quad core than an e6750, and . I only got mine as a stopgap until penryn comes out, but I upgrade every 9-12 mos.

 

[ultra laser]

Penryn is only marginally faster than Conroe, and if AMD doesn't release something that can compete, there's no telling how much intel will charge for them. Besides, with a P35 chipset, he could always upgrade to penryn later.