Am2 x2 5000+

[dude001]

hi,

I'm in the process of wanting to do a quick upgrade before a complete new system build.

right now i've got a socket A Barton 3200+, 2gb ddr ram and a agp 7800gs+ GPU.

i want to get either a am2 x2 5000+ or cd2 e6600, and a 1950xtx GPU.

i'm stuggling with which cpu to get, i know cd2 is slightly faster but brand loyalty is keeping me back with amd. also the fact that i will be able to use the new am3 cpus when they come out.

any advice?

 

[dude001]

i think i'll wait till november then get what ever is cheapest. most likely the e6600. i just need to buy a decent motherboard and then get a 1950xtx.

my barton 3200+ should sell for £70- £80, my 7800gs+ should sell for £200-£210 and my ram should sell for £50-£55 per stick (its low density stuff).

i can then get a new cpu willing to pay £200 (i've seen both e6600 and x2 5000 for £205), new GPU costs £290 (seen a saphire 1950xtx for that much ) and ddr2 costs £170 for 2x2gb (corsair xms2).

so i'll probabily be putting £100 extra or thereabouts for a decent short term upgrade.

 

[dude001]

i've already sold 1 last week and got £92, and if you look on ebay now they still go for a decent amount.

Its last of the good socket A chips so it holds value. I got mine for £99 18 months ago.