I dont know what to do.

[MBrown]

Should I keep my mobo and ram config and get this or get a whole new system for conroe.

 

[broly8877]

Get a X2 at the very least

 

[Pabster]

Got to go with an X2. For $20 more you get nearly twice the processing power. It's a no-brainer.

As for Conroe, it depends on your budget. You'll need new RAM, a new board, and of course a chip if you go that route, which will be significantly more expensive than $150ish bucks.

 

[hennethannun]

you already have a (overclocked) 3700+ processor and you are thinking of upgrading to a 4000+?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!
total waste of time.
Given that a conroe system would require new memory, a new motherboard and new CPU, and given that C2D motherboards are few in number and very expensive (and many have minor bios problems that need fixing), it is probably too expensive to warrant a full system upgrade right now.

However, getting an X2 would not be totally out of the question. you could have a 3800+ for $12 more than the 4000+. So i would definitely say that IF you really must upgrade, get a s939 dual-core.

 

[Ika]

*sigh* why do people want to spend so much money on such a minor upgrade? Get an X2 and be done with it. But what the hell do you want to upgrade for if you already have a 3700+?

 

[MBrown]

I have a 3500+ not a 3700+. And its a winnie.

 

[LW07]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562
I would get this X2 3800+.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: MBrown
I have a 3500+ not a 3700+. And its a winnie.

Probably won't change most ppl's response to your question, but this info is worth adding to your SystemRig data.

 

[wilki24]

I've got a 2.2ghz (3700+ ?) San Diego, and I'm going with a whole new Conroe build and giving the g/f my existing machine. I like RTS games and I'm currently playing Oblivion (w/ a 7950gx2), so I should see some improvement. I also do some video encoding as well, which also gives a noticable benefit over what I have now.

Mainly, I just want to go back to the rock solid stability of a mobo built on an intel chipset. I know people are going to yell at me about that and tell me about their non-intel chipset mobo that has xxxxx hours of uptime, bit I'm on my second nForce 4 mobo (DFI and Asus), and I prefer a mobo that comes shipped mature enough not to need multiple revisions of the chipset drivers installed over the lifetime of the mobo.

By itself, that isn't enough to get me to upgrade, but I want to go dual core and my g/f sorely needs a new machine, which is a perfect excuse for me to buy new hardware

I'm currently thinking about an e6600 and a 975 based board, perhaps the Intel badaxe itself. I'm going to be patient and wait for things to settle down a bit before making a final decision. I'll save money, and be taking less of a risk since there will be more end-user data on what board/memory to get.

 

[KoolHonda]

I went the X2 route this year. Next summer, who knows

 

[RallyMaster]

Originally posted by: LW07
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562
I would get this X2 3800+.

 

[yacoub]

Keep waiting, everything will only get cheaper.

 

[myocardia]

Actually, for the money, these are the best two Skt. 939 processors to get, if you're on a budget: 3700 and the 3800. The 3700 overclocks farther, since it's got 1MB of L2 cache, but it also starts out 200 Mhz slower. So, if you've got Corsair Value ram, you'll have to use a RAM divider, if you buy the 3700. BTW, both of those processors have no problems at all doing 2.6 Ghz and above.

 

[LW07]

Originally posted by: myocardia
Actually, for the money, these are the best two Skt. 939 processors to get, if you're on a budget: 3700 and the 3800. The 3700 overclocks farther, since it's got 1MB of L2 cache, but it also starts out 200 Mhz slower. So, if you've got Corsair Value ram, you'll have to use a RAM divider, if you buy the 3700. BTW, both of those processors have no problems at all doing 2.6 Ghz and above.

His 3500+ is already OCed past the single core 3800+, so that would be a waste of money. I wouldn't upgrade that thing unless he wanted to go dual core.