First off, some system specs:
3700+ @ 2.6Ghz,
Asus A8n SLi Premium
2GB Corsair PC3500LL Pro
7900 GTX 512
Obviously the 3700 is a bottle neck of sorts. The system runs well, but can get choked up in 3D max and some games, which are dependant on different aspects of the system, video and cpu.
I would love to switch to C2D, but the cost of new mobo cpu and ram exceeds that of a £150 chip which can keep my system stable for what I use it for at the moment. I intend run a 64 bit OS for Max 9 etc which should speed things up ten fold
Is the 175 worth the £150 over the 3700+? I intend to overclock it to at least 2.6, aiming for 2.8 but don't know the chips capability, but it will run lower voltage than I'm giving the 3700 (about 1.5 iirc)
3700+ @ 2.6Ghz,
Asus A8n SLi Premium
2GB Corsair PC3500LL Pro
7900 GTX 512
Obviously the 3700 is a bottle neck of sorts. The system runs well, but can get choked up in 3D max and some games, which are dependant on different aspects of the system, video and cpu.
I would love to switch to C2D, but the cost of new mobo cpu and ram exceeds that of a £150 chip which can keep my system stable for what I use it for at the moment. I intend run a 64 bit OS for Max 9 etc which should speed things up ten fold
Is the 175 worth the £150 over the 3700+? I intend to overclock it to at least 2.6, aiming for 2.8 but don't know the chips capability, but it will run lower voltage than I'm giving the 3700 (about 1.5 iirc)