moving on from opteron..or should i?

[Aikon359]

well, ive had my system a while now, and just wondering to myself if its worth me goin fer a lil upgrade..

currently got:

opteron 170 dual core @ 2850mhz
cooled with swiftech apex ultra+ watercooling
a+ twin engine 2x 250mm fan case
2gig dual channel ocz gold ddr ram
gainward 1024mb 7950gx2
dfi lanparty sli expert mobo
creative x-fi extreme audio
250gb maxtor sata2 hdd
pioneer db11bk 16x dl dvdrw
22" 1680x1050 gateway tft


processor wise what do you thing would be the next best step up?
i know it would be c2d, but if i was to go for a measley 6300 would it be worth it? noticeable? or would i have to go to a 6600 to notice the difference?

pure curiosity, but if i get some good answers, may have a 170 and a dfi fer sale lolol

 

[easyrider]

A 6320 @ 3ghz will destry that opty of yours.

ONly upgrade if your current system is not doing what you want it to.


TBH I wouldn't bother.

I would get shut of that 7950 GX2 and get a 8800 GTS

 

[deadeyedic30]

When was the last time you did a format and reinstall? If windows is chuggy better doing that than spending money on new components that you don't need.

 

[Ronaldo]

A 6320 @ 3ghz will destry that opty of yours.

ONly upgrade if your current system is not doing what you want it to.


TBH I wouldn't bother.

I would get shut of that 7950 GX2 and get a 8800 GTS

lol@destory!

 

[gunner]

Aikon, you obviously like your components, going by your rigs specs. I am just in the process of changing from a X2 4200 @ 2.8 to a core2 setup. I think after I have flogged all the bits it won't really cost very much.

I just got a little impatient reading about core2 and all the new boards etc and want to give it a whirl. Is it necessary... probably not. But I guess thats what hobbies are.

I will post some real results once I have it running. As it sounds like you are in the same boat.

 

[easyrider]

lol@destory!

IN 3D mark maybe not.

But it terms of pure processor speed I dont think a opty 170 @ 2.8 can shrink a DVD in 2 mins

 

[fester]

I'd just upgrade the graphic to a geforce 8800 as the opteron is not realy holding any thing back.

 

[fester]

IN 3D mark maybe not.

But it terms of pure processor speed I dont think a opty 170 @ 2.8 can shrink a DVD in 2 mins

Clock for clock C2D is about a third faster amd at encoding is 1 minute realy worth a new mother board ram and cpu .

 

[gt_junkie]

Clock for clock C2D is about a third faster amd at encoding is 1 minute realy worth a new mother board ram and cpu .

I totally agree.

Although i suppose it does depend a little on what the op's doing. Gaming or encoding.

For the money i'd upgrade to C2D rather than doing anything with the graphics as you'd need a GTX to noticeably beat a GX2. I know i did.

He could sell his mobo, chip and ram for between £150 and £200 and (if he waits for intel's price cuts) buy a C2D rig (mobo, ram, cpu) for £230 - £250.

gt

 

[easyrider]

Clock for clock C2D is about a third faster amd at encoding is 1 minute realy worth a new mother board ram and cpu .

Clock for clock is not an issue here,

C2D will clock to 3.4ghz +


Destroying AMD in its wake

 

[fester]

Clock for clock is not an issue here,

C2D will clock to 3.4ghz +


Destroying AMD in its wake

ok 1 minute 15 seconds

 

[easyrider]

ok 1 minute 15 seconds

not to sure were you are getting this info from.

But having used both an opty 170 @2.8ghz 1.35v when I upgraded to C2D 2 weeks before release the speed increase was amazing

 

[fester]

not to sure were you are getting this info from.

But having used both an opty 170 @2.8ghz 1.35v when I upgraded to C2D 2 weeks before release the speed increase was amazing

My point was that the only the noticeable improvement the C2D would bring is encoding speed.If this is very important go for a quad core . Were do u notice the masive improvment.

 

[Sparky]

You seem to miss the point that eventually we all upgrade anyway.May as well do it while his current RIG still has some value.

 

[fester]

You seem to miss the point that eventually we all upgrade anyway.May as well do it while his current RIG still has some value.

I agree with u its getting the balance of maximum resale value and minimum new costs.Have u seen the price socket A stuff goes for on "the bay" lol I'm holding out till quad core comes down to less than £150 and 4gig ram for less than £100 before up grading .I cant see my cpu mboard or ram losing any more money it mite even go up a bit in value.

 

[El Jimben]

I agree with u its getting the balance of maximum resale value and minimum new costs.Have u seen the price socket A stuff goes for on "the bay" lol I'm holding out till quad core comes down to less than £150 and 4gig ram for less than £100 before up grading .I cant see my cpu mboard or ram losing any more money it mite even go up a bit in value.

I was thinking that and then I see that AMD announced price drops on there Opteron chips yesterday

 

[easyrider]

I agree with u its getting the balance of maximum resale value and minimum new costs.Have u seen the price socket A stuff goes for on "the bay" lol I'm holding out till quad core comes down to less than £150 and 4gig ram for less than £100 before up grading .I cant see my cpu mboard or ram losing any more money it mite even go up a bit in value.

 

[easyrider]

I agree with u its getting the balance of maximum resale value and minimum new costs.Have u seen the price socket A stuff goes for on "the bay" lol I'm holding out till quad core comes down to less than £150 and 4gig ram for less than £100 before up grading .I cant see my cpu mboard or ram losing any more money it mite even go up a bit in value.

I highly doubt that.

 

[easyrider]

My point was that the only the noticeable improvement the C2D would bring is encoding speed..

C2D will see an improvement across the board.

 

[mp260767]

C2D will see an improvement across the board.

depends what he plans to do imo, since i've gone up from opty 146 to c2d 6300 i havent really noticed much if any difference with what i do.