AMD 64 3700+ San Diego or 4000+???

[Mark A]

Hi,

I'm going to be upgrading my agp setup to pci express around march and want to get a faster cpu to match the 7800gt ill be getting. Im wondering if its worth splashing an extra £100 out on the 4000+, is it worth the extra?.

Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX (2x1GB)
XFX GeForce 7800GT Extreme LED Edition 256MB GDDR3
Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
Pioneer DVR-110DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter
Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

this is the rig im hoping to put together if it makes any difference, id like to save a bit if i can, also feel free to make any comments on my chosen spec.

cheers

mark

 

[Mark A]

thats what i thought but why is there a £100 gap?, do the 3700's overclock badly or something?, im not much of an overclocker but might want to have a dabble some day.

Mark

 

[Mark A]

exellent , thanks for the replys, youve saved me £100, more views welcome as itll be a month or so before i order. Also any views on the parts above or should i start a new thread for that?.

cheers

Mark

 

[Mark A]

Why not clock your 3200?

Well the thing is id like to use my current pc as a backup system, ill be needing a new cpu anyway so i thought id get a more powerfull chip so theres no bottlenecks with the 7800gt ill be getting.

Mark

 

[Mark A]

I play FEAR, FAR CRY, HL 2, Quake 4, Doom3, COD 2, ect, what i want to do is build a system that will be future proof for a while as i dont think pci express will be superseded for a good few years, i can then always upgrade to a dual core later on and get a new gfx card when mine wont cut it. At them moment I'm limited to AGP and also id just like to upgrade because this mobo has an annoying problem where it sticks at boot up then a siren sounds . Do you not think the spec I'm after is muck better than my current spec?.

Mark

 

[Mark A]

Cheers, ye i have geil value in at the moment and it seems ok, so what cpu would you reccomend then along with the geil value ram and 7800gtx?, im not on a budget as such so a 3700+ is perfectly within reach if its worth the extra over another 3200 chip.

Mark

 

[Mark A]

Thanks for all the help people , i think ill go for the 3700+ and the Geil ram, (maybe the corsair 3200c2pt 2x1gb) and maybe a gtx.

Mark