939 to AM2 worth it?

[srp49ers]

looking to go from a 939 X2 3800 @ 2.3 to an AM2 setup

do you guys think it'll be a worthy upgrade to get one of those X2 3600/DFI combo
and oc it. will i notice the performance increase

I cant go C2D, because im trying to spend as little as possible

 

[classy]

Ahh? You have a 939 what?

 

[Tanclearas]

No. There's no performance benefit, and the new AMD CPU's and socket are not that far off at this point. I know that there's always something better coming, but AM2 is not it. If you're looking to upgrade now, and see some improvement, then C2D is the way to go.

 

[srp49ers]

sorry about the blank post, hit enter by accident

 

[Somniferum]

Originally posted by: srp49ers
looking to go from a 939 X2 3800 @ 2.3 to an AM2 setup

do you guys think it'll be a worthy upgrade to get one of those X2 3600/DFI combo
and oc it. will i notice the performance increase

I cant go C2D, because im trying to spend as little as possible

You won't see any performance increase worth mentioning. Don't bother.

 

[MDE]

Save your money for C2D or K10.

 

[naughty001]

why spend money on a sidegrade - even if you get the AM2 to overclock to around 2.5ghz - you wont even notice the difference - if you do want to spend money - then spend a bit more and get an E6300 and relevant mobo and ram - and you will see a difference worth talking about - especially if you can overclock that to around 3ghz or higher - you would be matching the performance of an amd at around 3.4 to 3.5ghz (not many amd cpus go that high - and many intel lowend cpus can reach the 3ghz - id spend the marginal bit more and go the intel route

ps im not intel fanboy - right now i dont even have an intel machine - ive actually got three amd machines which are doing what i need them to do - so pointless for me to upgrade until i go to quad or 8 core

 

[Gronich]

If you feel it is worth it, why not spend some money and get a better heatsink i.e. an XP90 and see if you can get somewhere nearer a 2.6-2.7Ghz overclock (or maybe 2.8Ghz )

 

[tallman45]

Definately stay with the 939 vs going AM2. Even going C2D would not be a huge benefit right now. No-one is 100% sure AM2 will work with AM3, that also may be a dead end upgrade socket

Soon they will cabe E6X50 procs with 1333mhz FSB (Bearlake ICH9), may as well wait it out and jump on that as your next upgrade

 

[Boyo]

There is really no real benefit from going to AM2 from a 939. It's more of a lateral move, rather than moving up. If you want to move up, then get a C2D system.

 

[A554SS1N]

I'd wait for quad core now - you won't gain enough to justify spending anything.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: srp49ers
looking to go from a 939 X2 3800 @ 2.3 to an AM2 setup

I cant go C2D, because im trying to spend as little as possible

At the same MHz your performance will be really similar, so you'd need a good overclock.

Going to AM2, besides mobo/CPU which are less than the lowest decent C2D board and a C2D CPU, you'd have to buy RAM too. If you want to save money, then wait until after the upcoming price drops before buying anything.

 

[nyker96]

get X2 3600+ w/ tforce 550 combo: $133 I think, that'll work fine allows higher than 2.3 OC for sure but not sure that's much difference tho. I say wait for C2D price drop on 4/22 and get a new C2D setup, sell your current mb+cpu, the c2d go to 3+ Ghz so that's a worthwhile upgrade for you. unless you consider 2.3 x2 to 2.8/9 a reasonable upgrade. For me I'd wait for a bigger boost in an upgrade.