The reason i'm thinking 4200 rather than a 3800 is cos I will be using it in an Asrock Dual board which has that 274 (i think) max FSB limit. So i was thinking get the 4200 for the higher multi. It's not that much more money really.
I'd set myself a limit of £150 originally and was going to get a 3700, but after reading a few forums, i'm leaning more towards dual core since it'd probably last longer before it needed upgrading again. I said to myself nah just wait till conroe, then do a big upgrade. Problem is i can't really afford to do it all at once, that and at the weekend i managed to grab a nearly new Asrock Dual for £36, which I thought was a bargain for an already great VFM board. So since i've saved a bit on the board, I can now afford to stretch a bit on the processor.
Bottom line, would a 3800 be enough on an asrock dual board with the lower multi/fsb lock... or should i just say hell with it, 4200 here i come?!
Ideally i'd want a chip that i could run at FX-60 speeds 24x7 (obviously with the help of an artic 64 cooler) without having to spend every day tinkering with volts, ram timings etc just to get it stable...
I read somewhere (can't remember where looked at loads of stuff all over the net these past few weeks planning my upgrade)... so yeah i read that the X2 4200 on the standard heatsink and at 1.4 volts can just plug in and go straight to 240x11 which if im right is FX60 speeds.
Do i get my card and order an X2 4200 now?? you decide... I'll go with the majority.
I'd set myself a limit of £150 originally and was going to get a 3700, but after reading a few forums, i'm leaning more towards dual core since it'd probably last longer before it needed upgrading again. I said to myself nah just wait till conroe, then do a big upgrade. Problem is i can't really afford to do it all at once, that and at the weekend i managed to grab a nearly new Asrock Dual for £36, which I thought was a bargain for an already great VFM board. So since i've saved a bit on the board, I can now afford to stretch a bit on the processor.
Bottom line, would a 3800 be enough on an asrock dual board with the lower multi/fsb lock... or should i just say hell with it, 4200 here i come?!
Ideally i'd want a chip that i could run at FX-60 speeds 24x7 (obviously with the help of an artic 64 cooler) without having to spend every day tinkering with volts, ram timings etc just to get it stable...
I read somewhere (can't remember where looked at loads of stuff all over the net these past few weeks planning my upgrade)... so yeah i read that the X2 4200 on the standard heatsink and at 1.4 volts can just plug in and go straight to 240x11 which if im right is FX60 speeds.
Do i get my card and order an X2 4200 now?? you decide... I'll go with the majority.