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Cruizer40   01-06-2007 at 11:22:21 PM

Hi everyone. I'm looking to upgrade my CPU but first let me tell you what I have going.
1. ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe MOBO
2. Intel 3.2 D840 Smithfield CPU
3. 3 gigs DDR2 PC5300 MEM.
4. 2 EVGA E-GForce 8800 GTS running in SLI
5. Thermaltake Kandalf Case
6. Conventional Cooling
I know I could probably use some different memory and I think I'm limited to a Intel Extreme Edition CPU.
It seems for the price of the Extreme Edition for my MOBO that I should just change mobo's so I can use the Core 2 and still be money ahead. What do you think.
P.S. I hav'nt messed around with overclocking because it runs pretty fair without. Thanks
Cruizer

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djplanet   01-06-2007 at 11:38:10 PM
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You would be right. Get a new mobo and Core 2 and save the rest of your system. Even with a good 680i mobo and an E6600, your around $600, still $400 less than a underperforming, overheating EE. Go Core 2 or those new cards will be bottlenecked, much more so than a Core 2 would.

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shinigamiX   01-06-2007 at 11:58:37 PM
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Quote :

Hi everyone. I'm looking to upgrade my CPU but first let me tell you what I have going.
1. ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe MOBO
2. Intel 3.2 D840 Smithfield CPU
3. 3 gigs DDR2 PC5300 MEM.
4. 2 EVGA E-GForce 8800 GTS running in SLI
5. Thermaltake Kandalf Case
6. Conventional Cooling
I know I could probably use some different memory and I think I'm limited to a Intel Extreme Edition CPU.
It seems for the price of the Extreme Edition for my MOBO that I should just change mobo's so I can use the Core Duo and still be money ahead. What do you think.
P.S. I hav'nt messed around with overclocking because it runs pretty fair without. Thanks
Cruizer


The Extreme Edition is an overpriced piece of crap. There are CPU that can perform better at half the price. The "real" performance CPU is the Core 2 Extreme, the X6800.

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