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AMD 939 Upgrades.

InKursion

InKursion

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Hey.

I'm considering upgrading an AMD 64 Venice 3200+ processor to an AMD 64 3700+ San Diego processor- with an ASUS A8N-E motherboard. This is my first experience of entirely refitting an entire AMD processor on my ASUS- although I am told it is one of the less-technical replacements when you know what you're doing :p.

Simple questions really;

Will the 3700+ San Diego core operate on the same power-supply, cooling and motherboard set-up as the smaller Venice 3200+? Are there any power-consumption, cooling or other motherboard changes that need to be made here that I should know about?

Also, any advice for a first time processor-replacement? Bearing in mind I don't want to short my new chip or compelely overheat/overload my system! Thanks in advance for taking your time to answer these questions,- I'll order right away as soon as my hopes are affirmed!
 
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The installation part was the easiest in my mind- I have done it before on other systems but this is a first for me on my current motherboard so I just want to take all the precautions.

My main worries were things such as cooling and the power-supply. Although I'm assuming that there is no greater demand for cooling/power between the individual 939 cores.

Background info: I am doubling my RAM capacity and possibly adding a better sound-card to take some of the load off the processor. I would consider OCUK's X2 939 processor but its 'Sold Out', and I'm an impulsive Xmas shopper :p.

Would you massively recommend the dual-core 939 AMD processor over the Diego? I realise it outperforms considerably, but would the difference in performance be 'that' much more noticable from a 3200->dual-core939 upgrade over a 3200->3700 upgrade?

Thanks for your answers.
 
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So this raises a further question:

Would a socket 939 dual-core processor require any extra heating or power-supply installments than I currently have? Aside from the heatsink, I have an Artic Cooling case that is very good as maintaining a 'nice' temperature, with an adequate amount of case/mobo fans.
 
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