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Socket 939 64 3200 to a 64 4000+ San Diego

saguy

saguy

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Is it worth upgrading my CPU from a 64 3200+ which is clocked at 2400 for a 64 4000+ San Diego which I will overclock. I only use this PC for gaming and nothing else, so dual core would be a waste as it has minute benefits to gaming. I wish to spend no more than £100.

Would I be better off just waiting longer for a complete platform upgrade or would upgrading my CPU be beneficial to the performance of new games. I do not wish to upgrade if it is going make little difference due to my graphics card being the bottleneck - and upgrading my card is out of the question
 
MeatLoaf said:
Go for the X2 3800+, its not much more at £111.
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It is slower and has less cache than a 64 4000+ and I do not see what advantages it will have with gaming for at least another year due to the fact that games do not really take advantage of dualcore. I really dont see the point as I only use my PC for gaming unless the 3800 is an overclocking God.
 
saguy said:
It is slower and has less cache than a 64 4000+ and I do not see what advantages it will have with gaming for at least another year due to the fact that games do not really take advantage of dualcore. I really dont see the point as I only use my PC for gaming unless the 3800 is an overclocking God.
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All im saying is if youre getting another 939 then you may as well get dual core as its more future proof. The 4000+ operates at 2.4ghz with 1mb cache. The X2 3800+ should easily go to 2.6Ghz and be as quick, if not quicker than the 4000+

Theres a few games already that take advantage of dual cores. Quake4 being one that springs to mind.
 
I just got a cheap 4000+ from OcUk great for th cash (3Ghz no worries). Then will upgrade in a years time when conroe plus or whatever comes out and conroe G1 is old hat?

Just a thought. Not much future proofing by going 939 dual cor IMHO.
 
gunner said:
I just got a cheap 4000+ from OcUk great for th cash (3Ghz no worries). Then will upgrade in a years time when conroe plus or whatever comes out and conroe G1 is old hat?

Just a thought. Not much future proofing by going 939 dual cor IMHO.
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This is the way I will go for now, untill all new games fully implement dual core. By the way how do the 4000+'s overclock.
 
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