[ColdTriton]

Hey all...I've been trying to justify buying a final Socket 754 CPU, and of course, I would need new RAM to compliment it

So, would really be worth the money to trade my Sempy 3100+ (runs pro at 2.5Ghz and 32c), for a A64 3700+ ClawHammer w/ 1 MB cache?

Here is the links for the CPU and RAM im thinking about...anyone think of anything better for that price range? If I do upgrade, am I going to notice signifigant performance increases? Should I just keep my current CPU and just start saving my money till '07 and DX10?

CPU : http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...206&CatId=1950

RAM : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231047

 

[ColdTriton]

Sup?

 

[Rejectcase]

Well depending on if your MOBO supports the processor. other wise yes it would be worth it, your gonna get a higher overclock.

 

[Evil Bob]

If you got to got to have better preformance get the 3700 but I save up money for a little later like 4-6 months and get and X2 on socket 939 or even go with and FX series if you can afford it.

 

[NOS---]

Epox has a Socket 754 NForce 4 SLI Board....

get a new motherboard first...

 

[erauman]

Is your main focus gaming? If so, you are kind of at a crossroad. if you get a 3700+, they aren't very overclock friendly, most don't get to 2.8 stabilily w/o bumping the vcore to 1.65+. You'll see a difference in gaming, but the biggest difference you'll get would be from a new graphics card, but then, your current processor will mostly likely become a bottleneck towards gaming. But i would say the very next thing you buy should be a power supply. That'll be paramount for towards high and stable cpu OCing, getting a more powerful graphics card, or anything else to improve your system.