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Socket 939 so expensive!

THEMIGHTYMAXTOR

THEMIGHTYMAXTOR

THEMIGHTYMAXTOR

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I really need a new dual core 939 processor for my rig i dont want a full upgrade! why are they soooo expensive on "other places" :( where can I get them cheap like £60 max!
 
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No the thing is I love my rig and am perfectly happy with gaming performance. Just picked up a 3870XT the other day and already have 2gb of corsair xpert ram. The only reason I want one is for better application performance, hardly worth a full system upgrade especially with all my mods etc.
 
I appreciate this but I also have all my other mods and things which I love, and the effort of upgrading to a complete new system (I have limited amounts of money!) and gaming does not struggle my 4000+ is at 3.00Ghz! Its just I want to install vista and I know that the desktop environment will be pretty slow on a single core but it looks sooo nice lol but anyway looks like im sticking with the 4000+ for now might start saving for that C2D rig but i dont see the point when my only weakness is my processor!
 
The thing is, I have done a lot of mods, I have a custom acrylic case which I handmade, and many UV mods etc on various components so I really am limited to 939 socket, I understand that C2D is better and value for money I am not an idiot, all I am trying to say is will this massive hunt for a dual core 939 processor be worth the effort I am putting in over my current 4000+ @ 3.0ghz?? please someone must understand!
 
I am not sure what you are saying is correct, because if i was to go c2d now, i would be limited to very cheap components only being able to scratch together around £200 for my current components, so gaming performance would not be that far ahead of what i currently have. I'm probably going to stick with this for a while longer because theres no point in upgrading with soo much new hardware coming out daily, plus I have no problem with my system, its just bit laggy in desktop, im not a crysis fanboy so most games run perfect, and I have a small monitor. I guess I should think about forking out for an 939 dual core and overclocking to the extreme.
 
thanks for all the comments, because I am so attached to my rig, I am just going to buy a dual core 939 and leave it at that, I am prepared to wait for cheaper prices elsewhere I am sure they will come soon, as for ram - whoever says that 400mhz gets creamed by 800mhz ram in games is wrong, there are many other aspects like CAS latency, of which my XMS has 2-2-2-5 the quickest timings you can have :D if only i had access to members market its soo long getting these 200 odd posts!
 
Roobubba said:
I'd be willing to bet, though completely inexperienced and opinionated in doing so, that 4GB of DDR2 at 4-4-4-12 and a Core2 Duo would make nasty brown messings over my Athlon 4800+ X2 with 2 GB of DDR1 at tight timings!!

Off to plan that upgrade...

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Won't exactly run all over it, mabye in newer titles, but older games tend to be more responsive to tighter latencies, and most of the games I play are not that new (CS:S, BF2142 etc)
 
well thanks for all the help, I actually managed to pick up a 3800 X2 for £25! so i am going to overclock the s*** out of it! can't wait to see the results and its a good stepping! will let you know how it goes
 
Well got my 3800 x2, overclocked on water to 2.8ghz nicely, managed to keep my XMS XPERT @ 2-2-2-5!! With 3870XT running crysis high @1440x900, for £25 i challenge those of you who claim i could have got a better c2d upgrade for cheaper.
 
I am gonna stick it out a while longer, no point in changing something I'm happy with and with hardware changing so fast and prices dropping soooooo rapid i think I will praise myself in a year or so for hanging out for the octo cores :d
 
a good point, im guessing my current will take me through to next year by which a q6600 would be about £50, the thing is im happy with my rig so wont upgrade until all games become like crysis lol
 
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