3800X2 worth it?

[paddya]

I've currently got a 3700 single core/1gb DDR400/X800XL.

Just noticed OCUK selling these 3800 X2's cheap but wandering if it's worth me replacing mine. Only really using my system for FS2004.

thanks

 

[paddya]

well as I'm not using the system for much, I wasn't really bothering, especially as the only other game I would be interested in is FSX, but it seems that needs top end machines and was thinking I would have to scrap my system for a new Intel dual core. But maybe I can get away with just replacing my ram and gfx and CPU will be sufficient? At least that way I guess I can keep my mobo.

Maybe I should grab the Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400 if my board will take it

 

[paddya]

Ahhh, looks like my board will only take DDR400 and it doesn't even say about X2 CPU's

 

[paddya]

Epox EP-9NPA+ Ultra

Can't make up mind here. Only use PC like once a week to go online with FS2004 which it runs happily, hmmmm

 

[paddya]

yep that's what I was thinking. as much as I would like to, the £50 could go towards some new double glazing that I need lol

Oh how houses change your priorities lol

 

[paddya]

Bit late on this post, but what you guys think of this

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £87.99
(£103.39) £87.99
(£103.39)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) (Deal Product) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) (Deal Product) £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)

Total £367

 

[paddya]

What should I be looking at for power wise? Will probably carry on using my Coolermaster Pretorian and maybe sell my mobo/cpu/ram/gpu to mate for £200, reasonable?

Wandering what I could be looking at on MM

 

[paddya]

ok what about the following

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Extreme 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) (Deal Product) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) (Deal Product) £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Sub Total : £269.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £48.81
Total : £327.72

If the Corsair 500W would do, would my existing Tagan 480W do? I think it's 480 or 450

 

[paddya]

Well assuming 4Gb is not going to be worth it if I carry on running XP, which I probably will

 

[paddya]

Ok, cheers guys. Just had excellent news about my flat increasing in price now, just need to wait on how much my new kitchen is going to cost me, see if mate wants to buy mine and see what is left over

 

[paddya]

Sorry, addition to this. Still waiting to get this sorted and just tossing up whether to go AMD or Intel now. Do I go for the E2200 or a AM2 Black Edition 5000+

2 options

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT Extreme 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £109.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ Black Edition 2.60GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ Black Edition 2.60GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £55.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.70GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £61

Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 AMD 770 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 AMD 770 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £33.99

or

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT Extreme 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £109.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £48.99



Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £55.99

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £33.99

What's that card, ram and motherboard like? Is there any benefit of changing any of it. Just want to try and get it all down as close to £300 as possible. Probably will continue to use XP and only really used for FSX.

Thanks again

 

[paddya]

ok this ram instead then?

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel £59

 

[paddya]

ok, just bought the Q6600 B3 and an EVGA 8800GTS off from MM along with

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)

Hopefully this should all be ok