Final Upgrade

[Space Cowboy]

I'd like to max this rig out and am confused by all the different AMD processors out there? Which CPU would put this thing at maximum force?

Thanks

Antec 480 watt 120mm fan ATX 12V v2.0 "NeoPower"
Western Digital Raptor HD 74GB 10,000RPM 8MB SATA
OCZ Performance Series Dual Channel 4GB (1GBx4) DDR400 PC-3200
SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON X800 Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, 16 X PCI-Express
AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 2.2 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Socket 939 Processor
DFI "LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard

 

[akshayt]

I am assuming you are talking of gaming.
upgrades in order of priority.

1)Get a 1900XT.
2)OC your CPU as fas as it can go
3)If you still need more power get the X2 3800 and oc it all the way up

or if you don't want to follow 3), then
sell your current stuff and get core 2 duo, shouldn't be that expensive

 

[foosa]

fx 60 is the top amd dog of 939. I dont know if you motherboard will support x2 tho. It may it you update the bios but i am not sure. If not then the fx57 is what you want.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103608 811$ fx 60 (x2)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103558 649$ fx57

Edit:

akshayt said it good, if just for gaming then up the video card

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: Space Cowboy
I'd like to max this rig out and am confused by all the different AMD processors out there? Which CPU would put this thing at maximum force?

Thanks

Antec 480 watt 120mm fan ATX 12V v2.0 "NeoPower"
Western Digital Raptor HD 74GB 10,000RPM 8MB SATA
OCZ Performance Series Dual Channel 4GB (1GBx4) DDR400 PC-3200
SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON X800 Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, 16 X PCI-Express
AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 2.2 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Socket 939 Processor
DFI "LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard

Pop in an X2. The 3800+ is a stellar value right now.

For video, there are plenty of choices. X1900 if you prefer ATI, 7900GT(X) if you prefer nVidia.

 

[Space Cowboy]

I'm not a gamer so the video card will stay the same for now.. I just want extream responce from this rig for a bit longer.

Thanks

 

[Pederv]

To get the best response would mean going to an X2. Then the choice is 1M L2 or 512K L2, there is a difference in performance - small in most applications, significant in others. I chose a 4800, just to max out my system without having to overclock.

 

[Space Cowboy]

Should I go for the Opty or wait till the FX60 price drops?

Thanks

 

[The-Noid]

Go with the Opty. You will have more overhead for overclocking into the future. You can alos buy a lower priced processor and clock it higher rather than buying the more expensive processor and not getting the most out of it.

 

[Sniper82]

Originally posted by: foosa
fx 60 is the top amd dog of 939. I dont know if you motherboard will support x2 tho. It may it you update the bios but i am not sure. If not then the fx57 is what you want.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103608 811$ fx 60 (x2)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103558 649$ fx57

Edit:

akshayt said it good, if just for gaming then up the video card

Got a DFI Ultra D a month after launch with latest BIOS and am running a 3800+ x2 at 2.6ghz default voltage. I say go x2 and o/c the crap out of it. I'm betting with a voltage increase 2.8Ghz is possible(on mine anyway). Not sure I'll even bother since I am happy with current performance.

Probably the best $99 I've ever spent(got a good deal on it used).