Which CPU?

[PlanetGong]

Hi. Currently have an Opteron 146 clocked to 2.6GHz(I have had it faster)

Thinking of upgrading. Want to stick to 939 as can't really afford to upgrade my entire system at the moment(yes, I would love a conroe!).

What is the best value for money upgrade at the moment that would give me a decent performance gain?

I do a fair bit of video editing, and play the odd game(Oblivion, HL2) from time to time.

Any advice gratefully received.

 

[PlanetGong]

If you want to stick to socket939 there is not much to look at

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Socket_939_X2.html

Choose the one that fits your budget

It depends how much difference it will actually make. Would the 4400 for instance be much better than my existing chip?

 

[PlanetGong]

This might be a good idea for you found it the other day whilst on these boards.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17610938

the board is a Intel 2 duo but supports both AGP and PCI, along with DDR and DDR2 and if you use a well know search engine you can pick it up for about £40.

a bargin since i am in the same position as you this would be a good intrim step towoards a nice conroe system.

Cheers for that looks like it could be the one!! So my Corsasir RAM would work in this board?