Ok my Motherboard just decided to release its Northbridge fan and fry itself meaning I need to replace it.
My CPU is an Opteron 144 which has never been a great clocker (MB was a Asus A8N-SLi), running with mid-range PC3200 RAM.
My choices at the moment are:
S939 Motherboard + AMD X2 3800
OR
Intel Motherboard + Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz + RAM
OR
S940 Motherboard + AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) + RAM
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If I need to buy DDR2 RAM (Conroe/AM2) then it's going to add around £150-£180 to the price for relatively decent stuff.
If I buy another S939 Motherboard (Recommendations, but thinking DFI) and S939 X2 then am I going to regret it with regards to future proofing ?
My CPU is an Opteron 144 which has never been a great clocker (MB was a Asus A8N-SLi), running with mid-range PC3200 RAM.
My choices at the moment are:
S939 Motherboard + AMD X2 3800
OR
Intel Motherboard + Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz + RAM
OR
S940 Motherboard + AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) + RAM
--
If I need to buy DDR2 RAM (Conroe/AM2) then it's going to add around £150-£180 to the price for relatively decent stuff.
If I buy another S939 Motherboard (Recommendations, but thinking DFI) and S939 X2 then am I going to regret it with regards to future proofing ?