e2140 V opteron 170 + supcom + water cooling

[something_totally_different]

ive just been reading that the e2140 is a sensational clocker and as im on water cooling im quite interested. my main need for cpu power is encoding and for supreme commander as its a real hog on the cpu.

now i have to say im an ardent AMD fan but i am not going to buy an AMD again untill AM3 as i really do think AM2 is as useful as a chocolate fire guard for those of us on high end 939 platforms, so this may be a good short term stop gap solution for me to accompany my purchase of an 8800GT in january.

my questions are will i see a good enough performance increase to warrant the outlay and annoyance of setting it all up do you think?

and do i need to by a new CPU block? (i currently have the nexxos XP block)

currently im running an opteron 170 @ 2.9Ghz and 2 gig of Corsair XMS pc 3200

if i changed i would be running an e2140 on OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit

and Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

if i did i recon i can get £30 for my board, £40 for my ram and possibly £50 for the CPU given its a good clocker and rare now. So my total outlay would only be about £30 + some messing about installing.

 

[something_totally_different]

anyone??

 

[Hades]

If that's the only price difference then I'd say go for it... not because it will be a huge amoutn faster but because it also gets you onto current tech with more upgrade potential in the future.

 

[Nickolai]

I would get some different RAM if i were you
i had two sticks of it
failed to work in 3 different computers
in dual channel
no in dual channel
singular in any slot
and the other stick was just as bad
i sent them back within 7 days so got refund minus £10 for some bizarre reason which i couldnt be bothered to chase up
they may have been faulty but the chances of them both being faulty i would think would be extremely slim
not a lot more for crucial ballistix if i remember correctly

 

[something_totally_different]

well i wasnt really thinking of doing it for future upgrades as i believe socket 775 doesnt have all that much long left in it, i was more thinking about a stop gap untill AM3, but will it perform better is the question, as if not then i will just sit on what i have for a few more months.

 

[jigger]

I woudln't bother, i dont think it's worth the messing to sell your 939 kit then sort out your water cooling. you could even end up with a slower system if you dont get a good overclock.