I am thinking about upgrading my pc, but not sure what is best way to go. I currently have the following:
Opteron 144 (overclocked to 2.4ghz) (socket 939)
Asrock dual sata2 motherboard
2gb PC3200 2.5cl
BFG Geforce 7900GS
I just upgraded to the PCIE 7900GS from an AGP 6800GS and I have a feeling my CPU is starting to hold me back in some games. I would like to go to the Intel Dual Core Duo, but not sure if it is worth it. I would have to upgrade my cpu, motherboard and memory. I only want to spend around $300.00 because I think I can get about $200.00 for my parts plus a few others I have laying around. Would it just be better to upgrade my socket 939 cpu to dual core? I am willing to overclock the CPU, but would like to keep the stock cooler for now to save money. Let me know how far you think I can overclock the CPU you pick with the stock cooler. If you think going to AM2 would be better let me know which one. Also not a big deal, but I still am using an IDE hard drive and DVD drive, so I would like 2 IDE slots. I know I can buy a PCI card if I have to. Let me know if I missed anything.
Opteron 144 (overclocked to 2.4ghz) (socket 939)
Asrock dual sata2 motherboard
2gb PC3200 2.5cl
BFG Geforce 7900GS
I just upgraded to the PCIE 7900GS from an AGP 6800GS and I have a feeling my CPU is starting to hold me back in some games. I would like to go to the Intel Dual Core Duo, but not sure if it is worth it. I would have to upgrade my cpu, motherboard and memory. I only want to spend around $300.00 because I think I can get about $200.00 for my parts plus a few others I have laying around. Would it just be better to upgrade my socket 939 cpu to dual core? I am willing to overclock the CPU, but would like to keep the stock cooler for now to save money. Let me know how far you think I can overclock the CPU you pick with the stock cooler. If you think going to AM2 would be better let me know which one. Also not a big deal, but I still am using an IDE hard drive and DVD drive, so I would like 2 IDE slots. I know I can buy a PCI card if I have to. Let me know if I missed anything.