Smelly-Finger
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- 30 Nov 2002
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Hi i wonder if you can help me out here I have a limited budget to perform an upgrade with (£500)
My current system is
CPU: AMD +3200
MoBo: Abit UL8 1gb PC3200 DDR SDRAM
Nvidia 7600GT 256mb (AGP)
SB Audigy 2 platnium
x2 Maxtor 6Y120L0 120gb HDD (IDE)
500w PSU
Would it be worth just sticking in a new CPU ie a cheap Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ or just go the whole hog and get an intel system?
What i was thinking of going for is:
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
MSI 975X Platinum PowerUP Edition (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
BUT I'm confused as to whether i'll need to change my hard drives from IDE to SATA also I'm aware i'll need to change the graphics card but since it's not a major gaming rig i'm ok with mid/low range performance. My biggest question is what CPU to go for, conroe or kentsfield?.
My current system is
CPU: AMD +3200
MoBo: Abit UL8 1gb PC3200 DDR SDRAM
Nvidia 7600GT 256mb (AGP)
SB Audigy 2 platnium
x2 Maxtor 6Y120L0 120gb HDD (IDE)
500w PSU
Would it be worth just sticking in a new CPU ie a cheap Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ or just go the whole hog and get an intel system?
What i was thinking of going for is:
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
MSI 975X Platinum PowerUP Edition (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
BUT I'm confused as to whether i'll need to change my hard drives from IDE to SATA also I'm aware i'll need to change the graphics card but since it's not a major gaming rig i'm ok with mid/low range performance. My biggest question is what CPU to go for, conroe or kentsfield?.