Upgrading

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Chris avz, Jun 13, 2006.

  1. Chris avz

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  2. thesmokingun

    thesmokingun MajorGeek

  3. Chris avz

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  4. Chris avz

    Chris avz Private First Class

    Very little difference plus it comes with cool fan :D
     
  5. Chris avz

    Chris avz Private First Class

    Is the upgrade worth it does anybody reckon? or should i wait and save up for something better when more games support dual core?
     
  6. Bambo

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    Soon price of a X2 3800 will be cut in half so why not wait. Practice some overclocking until then :) Both Intel and AMD have announced huge price cuts next month or something. Intel come out with faster cpu so AMD have to respond by lowering prices. Good for you.

    A few games already take advantage of dual core and besides it does speed up desktop work - though perhaps only noticed by sensitive users. Not really any reason to buy single core after price cut, unless on very tight budget of course. All it takes is 1 favorite game to get dual speedup patch and you are hooked so go dual if possible.

    A retail cooler will do, even with quite a bit of overclocking but Arctic is nice. I use Freezer Pro http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=80&disc= with Opteron 170 which comes with good copper cooler. Still much lower temps with Arctic. Im not sure the cheaper version on ebay is any better than retail cooler or if you actually need better. AMD cooler will do for a start and you dont really pay much extra for it.

    OEM vs Retail warrenty or why they are slightly cheaper http://www.google.com/search?num=20...ch&lr=lang_da|lang_en|lang_de|lang_no|lang_sv
     

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