Is this a step up? Decent?

[MichaelD]

Looking for a little performance boost (for not much money) and am thinking about upgrading my CPU/mobo. What I'm looking it is old-tech too, and I'm not familiar with it. LMK what you think.

Current Setup:
Abit NF7-S (NF2) mobo
AthlonXP 2.2GHz
1GB RAM dual channel
9800 Pro

Proposed Setup:
ECS NF3-A mobo (Socket 754)
Athlon64 3000 2.0GHz (Socket 754)
1GB RAM (I don't think the NF3 is dual channel capable)
9800 Pro

Would this net me a decent step up? I'd be losing 200MHz CPU speed...but would I gain that back with the A64 Hypertransport performance?

Thanks for the help.

 

[John]

The performance gain will be marginal at best. Since you need to keep the AGP slot an ASRock 939Dual & 3800+ would be my recommendation.

 

[Gagan]

i'd wait michael. Save up until youcan afford a dual core man.

 

[MichaelD]

Thanks, John. That would be a $350 upgrade though; way more than I want to spend.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Gagan
i'd wait michael. Save up until youcan afford a dual core man.

Heh, I've got a 4200X2(1MB), 2GB Ram, 7800GTX rig sitting in storage right now. Long story. :roll: I'm stuck with this rig for the near-term.

 

[Gagan]

then no. don't upgrade. Your current CPU is enough topower anygame out, and right now there's nothing you can do IMHO

 

[SunSamurai]

hey, if you like throwing money away becuase of nearly irrelivent numbers.. uhh... /me writes "3000+" on my hand