worth "upgrading" from 2.4 ghz to 3.06 ghz ?

[arnold873]

i was thinking about upgrading my system from 2.4 ghz 533 512
to a 3.06 ghz intel 533 512

is it worth it
or should i spend that 300+ on a good agp card such as the x800?

my mb revision only supports up to 3.06 ghz 478 pin

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[tweebel]

What are your current specs?

If this is about gaming (which games), a better GPU normally has the greatest influence.

 

[arnold873]

at top

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[tweebel]

I also mean RAMspeed, videocard, those things.

 

[Crashman]

It would be worth it if you could find the CPU cheap enough. By cheap enough I mean looking for a used 3.06 for around $150 and selling your old one for $50 or more. Because the performance increase isn't worth more than $100 in my opinion.

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[endyen]

For the price of that 3.06 P4b, you can get an Asus K8N, and an A64 3400+. I know which I would pick.

 

[arnold873]

For the price of that 3.06 P4b, you can get an Asus K8N, and an A64 3400+. I know which I would pick.


well put

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[Xeon]

3 dollars difference on pricewatch being picky are we not?

Xeon

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[confoundicator]

OK I'll do it.

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Arnold, can you PLEASE surround quotes with the following:
[ quote ]text[ /quote ] without the spaces.
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[dhlucke]

Thanks.

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