Socket 939 4200+ Dual Core

[fastwunz]

Right just bought one - its my final upgrade for my 939 system before i go intel. Question is:

Ive read the reviews and they all seem good. Im upgrading from a single core 4000+ - will i see much of a difference? Other people are suggesting that i will, but im a little more cautious. Still, it should be a decent final upgrade.

Thoughts?

 

[fastwunz]

And in terms of gaming performance? Im hoping for an increase in FPS really. Is it relatively straight forward to clock the dual cores? i heard they got to 2.7 gig on air!

My 4000 wasnt overclocked at all. A decent performer though.

 

[fastwunz]

oh and one other thing - will i need to update my BIOS to make the new chip work? ive heard this is a minefield!! any help would be appreciated.

 

[fastwunz]

anybody got any thoughts on how the performance will be with this new chip? ive got it sat on my desk in front of me and im itching to plug it in and run a benchy. Friends of mine are saying that in games it will be faster - is this correct?

 

[fastwunz]

ah ok - so if i overclock it will it be quicker? may sound like a silly question but im beginning to regret my investment in this chip

 

[fastwunz]

ah ok - will i need to do anything to my BIOS though? ive got an: Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard at the momment.

My worst nightmare would be that this chip actually slows my PC down - but surely that wont be the case? lol - nervous!

 

[fastwunz]

thanks for the information. Very hepful.

Ive just bough a Razor mouse too - will be here tomorrow. cant wait!

 

[fastwunz]

well ive just installed her and run 3dMark 05 - my score has gone up by 500 points! haha!

Now to try and overclock the old girl. Wish me luck!