New server, replace 2 x Athlon MP's

[3dcandy]

Right all,
Time to upgrade my homeserver, it's chugging a bit.
What does a nice x2 3800+ sound like to replace 2 x Athlon MP1600's???
Pair it with 2 gig ram, and I reckon it would be great, I have an S939 AGP mobo already...

And, then, on the same line, I could replace the other system with something along the lines of a PCI-E setup....

mmmmm - would the x2 be much better, or would a proper dually setup be better?

 

[a1ex2001]

Whats wrong with your old server? seems a pretty decent spec to me?!? What are you doing with it? If it's just file sharing and/or some simple web stuff then keep your money a 3800 and 2 gig of ram is well overkill be better off with an old P3 to keep the electricity bill down!

 

[3dcandy]

Hehehe
Well, it's noisy because of the fans, the spec is ok, but I do a lot of video processing and it's getting a bit sllooowwww.
BAsically, I can probably get a better performance from a single x2, just wondered if anyone agreed/disagreed??

 

[Kamakazie!]

i rekon it would be a good upgrade. You should be able to OC the 3800 if you wanted to aswell. They all seem to be reaching 2.4/2.5ghz easily on air.
They are a bargain price at the moment too especially since you have the motherboard.

 

[3dcandy]

Exactly...that's my point....
Ok, I'm gonna go for it...

cheers

 

[Gibbs]

what you planing on doing with the 2 Athlon MPs and motherboards? Selling? Give me a price if so.

 

[lay-z-boy]

if you have a 939 mobo, pick up a 939 x2 or opteron.
I think it will be considerably faster than the dual athlons.

 

[3dcandy]

I will be selling....but after the new server is done!!!!

 

[ajgoodfellow]

Yep - the X2 3800+ is basically two A64 3200+ cores, so each core will be about twice as fast as each MP1600+ (probably more so due to the superior architecture)

 

[Justintime]

Would'nt go as far as twice as fast per core, but it'd be a nice fat boost