Best cpu for my pc

[Mlingard]

Hi all i would like your opinion on what would be the best cpu to buy for my setup , i am still on agp and cant afford to convert to a pci express setup so a new cpu is on the cards , my rig is asus a8v deluxe rev2 , a64 3500 (newcastle) 1gb of adata vitesta pc4000 mem , 6800gt etc , the max stable ht for my mobo is 288 , 289 so is it worth getting a opteron 146 or should i get a a64 venice or san diego ????? this will be air cooled with a xp90 .



Thanks mick .

 

[nikebee]

personally mate, if it were my money...i'd not bother getting a single core CPU at all... as you've already got a 3500 clocked at 2.4GHz, an Opteron 146 will automatically have the added bonus of 1mb L2 cache and it will more than likely easily reach 2.6/2.8GHz but... is it worth the money for such a relatively small boost?

personally i'd purchase one of those Dual Asrock boards (or whatever they're called); socket 939 with AGP and PCIe... so you can use your current graphics card and GPU and then upgrade when needed.

 

[hp7909]

If you can stretch it, X2 3800+. If not most people will suggest A64 3700+

Got also a A8V Deluxe, but Rev 1.x. Debating whether to go dual core or PCI express (i.e. 3700+ plus new mobo & or new g.card).

 

[nikebee]

If you can stretch it, X2 3800+. If not most people will suggest A64 3700+

IMO a 3700+ would be a bit of a pointless upgrade, at stock they're the same apart from the 3700+ with the added L2 cache (so it would perform slightly better over his 3500+), and if your lucky you'll get a good clocker that should hit 2.6GHz +

 

[Mlingard]

personally i'd purchase one of those Dual Asrock boards (or whatever they're called); socket 939 with AGP and PCIe... so you can use your current graphics card and GPU and then upgrade when needed.

So you think i should buy this board and upgrade the cpu & graphics at a later date ?? are these boards good clockers ??

Thanks for the advice so far .