which upgrade?

[Corporate Thug]

my bro has a 5900 flashed to 5950 but his CPU is only a P4 1.6 with a gigabyte mobo (533)

should he: get a 3.06 and be done with it or get an nforce II + mobile barton CPU?

the only problem with the latter is that he only has crucial pc2700 ram....

looking to spend $150-200, the less the better

 

[labrat25]

either way memory would be holding you back...
though it seems like a 533 mobo wouldn't support a 3.06 very well (personal opinion, i don't know your board or P4s)

personal opinion: nforce II and Barton

ps: why mobile? especially if you're trying to save money

 

[Corporate Thug]

3.06 is for a 533 board isnt it?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: shady06
3.06 is for a 533 board isnt it?

Yes it is.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: labrat25
either way memory would be holding you back...
though it seems like a 533 mobo wouldn't support a 3.06 very well (personal opinion, i don't know your board or P4s)

personal opinion: nforce II and Barton

ps: why mobile? especially if you're trying to save money

mobile for OCing

 

[jdogg707]

I say grab a 3.06 for now and spend more money on an upgrade after BTX, PCI Express, and the new AMD/Intel CPU's/Chipsets come out.

 

[Corporate Thug]

jdogg, the thing is that the 3.06 costs about the same as the mobile CPU + mobo combo so $$$ isnt the deciding factor

 

[MDE]

In that case, for ease (no reformatting) get the P4, otherwise go for the Athlon and OC it. There's always upping the multiplier.

 

[jdogg707]

Originally posted by: shady06
jdogg, the thing is that the 3.06 costs about the same as the mobile CPU + mobo combo so $$$ isnt the deciding factor

If it costs the same, just go with the NFII + Mobile CPU. They have a 266MHZ FSB, so you can overclock the FSB up to 333MHZ for your memory and then start cranking the multiplier. I thought you may have a sweet deal on the 3.06GHZ, but if not, go for the combo, it will give him a good bit better performance over the P4.

 

[Gagabiji]

NFII + Athlon.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: SirDude
NFII + Athlon.

 

[Corporate Thug]

are all mobile CPUs unlocked?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: shady06
are all mobile CPUs unlocked?

The mobile Athlons are all unlocked.

 

[Conky]

I recently had to make this decision... P4-3.06 versus an AMD cpu and a new motherboard for roughly the same cash. Also had 512mb of DDR333 on one stick.

I went with the new P4-3.06.. I installed it yesterday and am very pleased with my choice. I didn't want to get into replacing the RAM too, etc, re-installing windows, etc. I think this 3.06 should last me for at least another year. Plus, I like the P4 Northwood.. I think it's the best cpu out there short of a P4EE or a AMD FX-5x so this factored in too.

 

[snidy1]

Originally posted by: jdogg707
I say grab a 3.06 for now and spend more money on an upgrade after BTX, PCI Express, and the new AMD/Intel CPU's/Chipsets come out.

I agree

 

[caz67]

I say grab a 3.06 for now and spend more money on an upgrade after BTX, PCI Express, and the new AMD/Intel CPU's/Chipsets come out.

I agree.

The 3.06 can be overclocked to 3.5 easy.