- Aug 22, 2005
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Sorry for all the questions, but I'm just at a loss for which choices I should make.
These are both for sale in the FS/FT forums, and I think I'm going to get one to help me last until about 6 months after AM2 and Conroe come out (when I'll do my big upgrade). I've hit a wall with my p4 2.4c at 3.1GHz, and it's left me wanting more. If you had the choice, which processor would you choose?
I am also wondering if I will see much of a performance boost from these. You can see from my sig that my FSB is at 258 with the memory at 1:1 (DDR516). I know I won't hit that FSB with the higher multipliers, so will the lower FSB and memory speeds make this upgrade counterproductive? Another option I've considered (since I'm considering upgrading my video card) is just to go ahead and go socket 939 and pick up a cheap processor (3000 or 3200) for about $100. When overclocked to the max on air, which (out of all 3 cpu's) do you think is better for both gaming and multi-tasking (not while gaming).
I'm also planning on upgrading my video card slightly (around the $200 range). If I go PCI-e, I've seen some really good deals on used X800GTO2, so I'll probably get that. If I stick with AGP, I can get either a used 6800GT or a new 6800GS for that price. I've read the 6800GS review on AT and seen that it's pretty close to the GT at stock speeds. But how do they compare when overclocked, and is there another card in this price range (used or new) that I should be looking at?
Thanks in advance for your responses!
These are both for sale in the FS/FT forums, and I think I'm going to get one to help me last until about 6 months after AM2 and Conroe come out (when I'll do my big upgrade). I've hit a wall with my p4 2.4c at 3.1GHz, and it's left me wanting more. If you had the choice, which processor would you choose?
I am also wondering if I will see much of a performance boost from these. You can see from my sig that my FSB is at 258 with the memory at 1:1 (DDR516). I know I won't hit that FSB with the higher multipliers, so will the lower FSB and memory speeds make this upgrade counterproductive? Another option I've considered (since I'm considering upgrading my video card) is just to go ahead and go socket 939 and pick up a cheap processor (3000 or 3200) for about $100. When overclocked to the max on air, which (out of all 3 cpu's) do you think is better for both gaming and multi-tasking (not while gaming).
I'm also planning on upgrading my video card slightly (around the $200 range). If I go PCI-e, I've seen some really good deals on used X800GTO2, so I'll probably get that. If I stick with AGP, I can get either a used 6800GT or a new 6800GS for that price. I've read the 6800GS review on AT and seen that it's pretty close to the GT at stock speeds. But how do they compare when overclocked, and is there another card in this price range (used or new) that I should be looking at?
Thanks in advance for your responses!