Need a new proc

[bige420]

So i've been rolling with the X2 3800+ for quite some time now, and it has served me well, but lately its really beginning to show its age and I feel i'm in need for an upgrade. Since I'm extremely strapped for cash I was thinking about just bumping it up to maybe a 5600+ or a 5800+ and my main question is, would I really see much of a difference between the two?

The 5600 has 1mb of lvl 2 cache and is 90nm, while the 5800 has 512mb and is 65nm. I'm not going to be overclocking or anything so i'm not really worried about the heat issue with the 90nm. Any help would be appreciated, I would've liked to get the 7750 BE but my crappy mobo doesnt support am2+.

 

[bige420]

Oh and the 5600 is 2.8ghz and the 5800 is 3.0ghz.

 

[leo2kp]

I would go for the 5800, and you should see a difference.

 

[bige420]

Does cache size really make a difference with these?

 

[jcknouse]

If you're lookin, bige420, NewEgg has the 5800+ on sale.

AMD 5800+

free shipping too. be a good time to upgrade and save 12%

 

[Wisecracker]

The X2 5800+ has an *8* memory divisor so if you bump the base clock to 214MHz your RAMs will be running at spec 800MHz and the CPU will be clocked to 3.2GHz.

Don't fergit to drop the HT to *4* .....

 

[bige420]

Well if I get the 5800+ then I have to use the heatsink that i'm using right now, which is the stock HSF that came with my 3800. Since it cools my 3800 90nm alright do you think it would be fine for the 5800+, which is 65nm?