Hi all,
I wonder if anyone could please offer some friendly advice on an upgrade I'm thinking of. Please excuse my ignorance things but I'm not a full on techy and only have a basic understanding of this kind of thing.
I currently run an AMD 64 X2 4200+ on a 939 socket mobo, with 2 1/2 gig DDR RAM and an NVIDIA 8800 GTX 320MG GPU. This system has served me well and runs pretty sweet but I'm keen on an upgrade as it does seem to be lagging behind the pack a bit.
What I'm thinking of doing is getting a new AM2 mobo and putting the AMD 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition processor in there and just transferring all my other bits across. My question is , is this a worthwhile upgrade ? The reason I was thinking this is because , correct me if I'm wrong, all AMD's new chips will be compatible with the AM2 motherboards. So, if I wanted to put a new Phenom processor in there in a year or two, I would have no problem ? I've been reading about AMD's yet unreleased Phenom 9900 and it's not getting the best reviews but I for one just don't think AMD are going to get left behind and think there's a LOT more to come from this family of processors. Perhaps it won't match Intel but I heard Intels new range of chips will require a motherboard as they won't be compatible with the current lot.
The AMD X2 6400 Black Edition is just so cheap at the moment at £100. I heard it overclocks pretty sweetly as well. Seems like a good choice to me seeing as it should be good enough for another year or two and I can then insert a new Phenom processor down the line. What do you think ?
Also, is it absolutely necessary to upgrade your ram when moving from a 939 socket (DDR) to AM2 socket (DDR2) ?? I guess it's not that cheap an exercise if I'm buying a new CPU , a new motherboard and new ram but my thinking is that's it pretty future proof and upgradeable going forward. Might as well get a shiny new case while I'm at it.
Any thoughts , advice would be most appreciated. Please, no fanboy comments and the likes. Just some friendly open advice.
Cheers
I wonder if anyone could please offer some friendly advice on an upgrade I'm thinking of. Please excuse my ignorance things but I'm not a full on techy and only have a basic understanding of this kind of thing.
I currently run an AMD 64 X2 4200+ on a 939 socket mobo, with 2 1/2 gig DDR RAM and an NVIDIA 8800 GTX 320MG GPU. This system has served me well and runs pretty sweet but I'm keen on an upgrade as it does seem to be lagging behind the pack a bit.
What I'm thinking of doing is getting a new AM2 mobo and putting the AMD 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition processor in there and just transferring all my other bits across. My question is , is this a worthwhile upgrade ? The reason I was thinking this is because , correct me if I'm wrong, all AMD's new chips will be compatible with the AM2 motherboards. So, if I wanted to put a new Phenom processor in there in a year or two, I would have no problem ? I've been reading about AMD's yet unreleased Phenom 9900 and it's not getting the best reviews but I for one just don't think AMD are going to get left behind and think there's a LOT more to come from this family of processors. Perhaps it won't match Intel but I heard Intels new range of chips will require a motherboard as they won't be compatible with the current lot.
The AMD X2 6400 Black Edition is just so cheap at the moment at £100. I heard it overclocks pretty sweetly as well. Seems like a good choice to me seeing as it should be good enough for another year or two and I can then insert a new Phenom processor down the line. What do you think ?
Also, is it absolutely necessary to upgrade your ram when moving from a 939 socket (DDR) to AM2 socket (DDR2) ?? I guess it's not that cheap an exercise if I'm buying a new CPU , a new motherboard and new ram but my thinking is that's it pretty future proof and upgradeable going forward. Might as well get a shiny new case while I'm at it.
Any thoughts , advice would be most appreciated. Please, no fanboy comments and the likes. Just some friendly open advice.
Cheers