I'm considering upgrading, and Tiger Direct has some pretty good prices on processors at the moment.
This is what my system is:
AMD X2 3800+ (S939)
Abit Fatal1ty board
3GB RAM
GeForce 7600GT
SB Audigy 2ZS
~ 1 TB HD space
G15 keyboard
Is it worth ~US$230 to upgrade to the Opteron? I've seen people say that it's the absolute top-end S939 chip, but don't really know much about the Opterons.
Bear in mind, I could go AM2 and get 2 GB DDR2, a board, and an AMD X2 4400+ for only about a hundred bux more ...
Edit: or would I be better off to spend the money on a 23" LCD monitor instead ... ? I've got an ancient 17" CRT as my primary monitor at the moment ...
This is what my system is:
AMD X2 3800+ (S939)
Abit Fatal1ty board
3GB RAM
GeForce 7600GT
SB Audigy 2ZS
~ 1 TB HD space
G15 keyboard
Is it worth ~US$230 to upgrade to the Opteron? I've seen people say that it's the absolute top-end S939 chip, but don't really know much about the Opterons.
Bear in mind, I could go AM2 and get 2 GB DDR2, a board, and an AMD X2 4400+ for only about a hundred bux more ...
Edit: or would I be better off to spend the money on a 23" LCD monitor instead ... ? I've got an ancient 17" CRT as my primary monitor at the moment ...
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