ARE CONROE ANY GOOD FOR GAMES

[bigjonnyauk]

hi guys maybe a dumb question but i have been looking at going conroe with the asrock uatx baord


thing is the conroe im looking at (6400 i think it is ) runs at 1.86 ghz now my current amd 3200 is running at 2ghz i really wanted to try and increase my cpu speed for games and stuff

looking at it with no overclocking would this actually be a step down re gaming only and not multitasking


would i be best going for a amd 4000 single core

 

[bigjonnyauk]

ok thx for that

not sure on gfx yet

either gonna be a 7900 if i can afford it


although i like the look of the x1800xt but i have never had a ati card before and not sure how to set them up and configure

 

[bigjonnyauk]

If you already ahve a 3200+, moving to a 4000+ would be the most cost effective way to give you system a bump.

If you have the dosh to get a new mobo and ram, then by all means go Conroe though

thing is i need to build the kids a comp for xmas pressie they want something that will play games and dvds so my thinking is if i get a conroe ,ram and uatx mobo that can go in my sugo and my 939 stuff can go in a nice case for the kids

 

[bigjonnyauk]

yes but

a) i am not really good on o/c setting this and that

b) my gigabyte mobo aint the best for o/c anyway

c) just how much could i really push my current cpu in a sugo case with stock heatsink

d) ram is geil value although its great ram i dont think it has a very good threshold for higher mhz


taking all that into account what do you think now lol

should i just get the kids a cheapy set up with a 15 inch tft and whack my 6800gs in there then buy myself a 7900gs


tbh honest the only game really play in pro evo and titan quest at the minute

 

[bigjonnyauk]

damn im still not sure what to do lol


theres a nice am2 3800 processer on ocuk for 79 then the motherboard these combined would cost the same as just the duo 2 and on a budget seems pretty good


oh dear dear dear