Upgrading from 939 X2 3800+ to 4400/4800+

[brianboru]

I'm debating at this point whether to bite the bullet and move to an intel platform, or to pick up a new processor and squeeze a bit more out of my current rig.

How much of a performance increase would I see if I moved from a slightly overclocked 3800+ to a 4800+ ? I'm mostly interested in stability, and playing some games like supreme commander and oblivion.

Currently running and a8n premium with 2gb ram and an 8800gts...

 

[Dadofamunky]

Depends on whether you can find the CPU you want and for what price. I got the very last 4800+ from NewEgg last december and it was definitely helpful. However, at some point before next year I plan to switch to Intel and Windows Vista. So yeah, there's a good performance delta between stock speeds and you should be able to OC that 4800 to 2.8G easy. With that you should have no trouble running Oblivion.

 

[gib4501]

My vote goes for saving your pennies towards a quad core whenever your ready to upgrade. I think you will have a much greater bang for your buck upgrade then, unless of course you can pick up a 4800 for dirt cheap then it might be worth it. Of course what do i know i'm still running a athlon 64 3400 single core cpu. I'm waiting till the quad cores come down some more in price and get a big upgrade.