Not worth it in my option. You have a good system there, it's not the most powerful, but few people have the kind of money to stay on the bleeding edge all of the time.
I think if i moved to cheap C2D now it will be easier to me for upgrading later in this summer...
Mostly I use the PC for gaming and movies.....
Does it worth changing or not ??
Did you rob a bank or peddle a dope shipment and you have to launder large amounts of cash immediately ??
A dual core 4200+ rig should "get er done" for movies and gaming so why the reason to change now? It's not brand spankin' new but still better than most of the junk they peddle at Best Buy.
C2D's drop in price is not quite two months.
R600's come out soon? well maybe soon? When AMD gets good and ready I guess.
I think if i moved to cheap C2D now it will be easier to me for upgrading later in this summer...
Mostly I use the PC for gaming and movies.....
Does it worth changing or not ??
This summer, will also bring cheaper and better performing quads from both Intel and AMD and you will have a wider and better choice of new chipsets too. So basically, you're just throwing your money away with an 'upgrade' like that (even because at stock speeds, a 4200+ should slightly outperform an E4300)
Actually, it's a general waiting time more or less for everything, video cards included because the Barcelona/R600 combination from AMD will be great and Intel won't be watching with FSB of 1333 and 1600MHz and new chipsets, and video card prices are also supposed to drop, so just wait (I know it's painful).
I'm thinking about changing my current rig into this rig...
CPU C2D E4300
MOBO A board that can take 1333mhz fsb and supports C2Quad......
MEMORY 2X1024MB DDR2-667
VGA XFX 8800GTS 320mb.
And this is my current rig..
CPU AMD X2 4200+ S939
MOBO ASUS A8S-X
MEMORY 2X1024MB DDR-400Mhz
VGA MSI NX7900GT
PSU FSP 700w
You do know that the X2 4200+ is actually faster than the E4300 is, don't you? You'd have to overclock the E4300+ to even meet the performance of the 4200+, let alone exceed it. That's not even an upgrade, let alone a good one.
[quote]I'm thinking about changing my rig now and to upgrade the CPU when the new C2D and C2Quad are released ..
Aha. You're a little antsy, that's very natural and excusable. However, if you want to upgrade in the summer to a quad-core CPU, then wait until the summer. However, the 1333 MHz FSB chips show no improvement over the 1066 MHz ones, possibly save for the Core 2 Quad and then only in some certain not-that-common situations that specifically hammer the memory subsystem like running spec_ratefp. The *real* "new" Core 2 chips come in the first bit of 2008 with the 45nm shrink. Those will be a little tiny bit faster clock-for-clock than the current 65nm units are because of 6MB L2 vs. 4MB in a dual-core die. But the biggest difference is more clocks. Also, the AMD K10 chips will be out then and may very well be faster. I'd hold your horses if I were you. Your rig is plenty fast- I also have an X2 4200+ and 2GB DDR-400 and a somewhat similar GPU (x1900 GT v1.) so I know.
I suggest that you perhaps find a buddy with an Athlon XP or Pentium 4 that needs a new computer built and volunteer to do that. I satisfy my jonesing to build a new rig by doing it for others, and it really does help. And you sometimes even end up with more money in your pocket for it, versus spending a grand or so that you probably shouldn't have spent.
I'm thinking about changing my current rig into this rig...
CPU C2D E4300
MOBO A board that can take 1333mhz fsb and supports C2Quad......
MEMORY 2X1024MB DDR2-667
VGA XFX 8800GTS 320mb.
And this is my current rig..
CPU AMD X2 4200+ S939
MOBO ASUS A8S-X
MEMORY 2X1024MB DDR-400Mhz
VGA MSI NX7900GT
PSU FSP 700w
I'm thinking about changing my rig now and to upgrade the CPU when the new C2D and C2Quad are released ..
So should i change my rig or not ?
Well, you do have a good system already in place. You have to really weigh the scales on this one. I have an opty 165 rig which I just very recently replaced with an intel 6300 rig. I did it because the intel is more efficient meaning, less power. I also used a very high efficiency power supply in the new build too. My key objective of course was saving energy. (being a homeowner and having to pay the electric bill every month, oh what fun) I did notice a performance gain but of course that was expected as I'm now using faster memory, a much newer motherboard and processor.
I would say, if you have the cash, go for it and get the new build. No matter what, your still upgrading.
Uhhh,that makes no sense right now.Maybe upgrade the gpu to an 8800gts,but otherwise I would wait a few more months to upgrade.You just never know what AMD will come up with.
Dahak
AMD X2-4400+@2.6 S-939
EVGA NF4 SLI MB
2X EVGA 7950GT KO IN SLI
2X 512MB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX DDR500
WD300GIG HD
ACER 22IN WIDESCREEN LCD 1600X1200
THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 850WATT PSU
COOLERMASTER MINI R120
3DMARK05 13,471
does it worth to replace my current VGA to a 8800GTS 320MB
With upgrading you have to ask yourself if your happy with the performance of your system. The 7900GT can run any game out there just fine, unless you're using very high resolution. I game at 1280x1024 and my 7900GS works great for me and I see no reason to upgrade to a dx10 card until I see dx10 games. I would say to stick with what you have for now and wait for the dx10 price wars to start before making that purchase.
Everyone agrees that C2D > X2 at this point, but it's not a huge difference... especially in your case. If it were me I'd get more use out of the X2 (still a VERY capable system) while I saved even more money for a bad-ass rig.
I'd say basically what most have already said. Overclock your 4200+if you want some more speed. After that, get a better video card that can be transfered to the next build, whether you buy a 8800, the coming 8900 or R600.
One rule I try to follow is that I don't do a build unless my present machine can no longer support current games or other apps. Until DX10 games actually come out, my present gaming machine will do anything I want. At that time, I have to switch to Vista at the same time, so I will build accordingly.
My 2ghz Celery is past its last legs; its flat-out on its stomach now. My computer is basically crippled... I can barely play Freespace 2_Open with Adveffects MediaVPs... I generally get sub-10fps on a FX5200.
Anyways... I will probably try to wait this out, too. A E4300 should drop $60, and a GF 8600U should be all-good.
For sure, the setup you have has passed its usefull lifespan. If you are waiting, from last I read, there will be more price drops coming and it will therefore be easier to upgrade.
