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Is going dual core worthwhile for me?

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Would a dual core AMD be a worthwhile cheap upgrade for me in light of the reported price reductions? I am currently running an Opteron 146 @ 2.7 GHz which is primarily used for gaming, image manipulation (PaintShop) and video encoding.

From what I have read, only video encoding would currently benefit from dual core. Games and PaintShop will not - at the moment. I would hate to go dual and then find that my current gaming performance had suffered as a result. On the other hand, would going dual prove better for the future (e.g. Vista)? Will new games be more dual core aware?

I would probably be looking at an X2 3800 or Opteron 170. However my voltage and therefore overclock is limited by my motherboard.
 
Been doing a bit more reading and it seems unlikely that the Opterons will get a price cut, so I guess it would have to be an X2 3800.

I know I can volt mod my motherboard but I would prefer not to. I only volt modded my 7900GT because 1.4v is what it is intended to run at.
 
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