4800+ to 5600+, worth it?

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Chimeracaust

Discussion Starter · Mar 12, 2009

I mostly play games and I am looking to put a little more ummph! into my pc before I replace it out right in the next year or so (Planning on turning it into a lan at my house 2nd machine at that point). Currently I am running the setup you can see in my sig, with a 4800+ processor. The best processor I can put in is a 5600+ which has a larger l2 cache and 300mhz more processing power per core.

The 5600+ going for $66 on newegg, I am wondering if it would be worth it for me to get one and pop it in or will the improvement not be enough to make much of a difference?

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cbr600

· #2 · Mar 12, 2009

Are you overclocking or stock? if your overclocking whats your clocks at?

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Chimeracaust

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 12, 2009

Cannot overclock with my mobo, and I don't want to change the mobo. So no overclocking the processor, just the GPU

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Biatch

· #4 · Mar 12, 2009

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Originally Posted by Chimeracaust

Cannot overclock with my mobo, and I don't want to change the mobo. So no overclocking the processor, just the GPU

You should get a new motherboard.

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Chimeracaust

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 12, 2009

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Originally Posted by Biatch

You should get a new motherboard.

Yeah that's the plan, but when I get a new motherboard I am getting a new everything, just looking for an incremental upgrade atm.

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bomfunk

· #6 · Mar 12, 2009

If possible, I would go for Phenom or a 7-series Athlon. K8-dualcore to K8-dualcore isn't really that much of an upgrade, especially when you'll only be running it at stock clocks.

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nemesis82

· #7 · Mar 12, 2009

Go with 7750BE

im guessing that your mobo can support it

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adventfred

· #8 · Mar 12, 2009

get this board instead

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...553&CatId=2050

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Acoma_Andy

· #9 · Mar 12, 2009

Absolutely not worth it unless the above mentioned 7750BE is compatible. Otherwise just go with a new mobo that supports your current + new CPU.

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blazinxpk

· #10 · Mar 13, 2009

No, i'd say it's not worth the upgrade especially for $66.

you might as well just hold on and do the whole upgrade as you mentioned.

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razr7

· #11 · Mar 13, 2009

no they are not worth it

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