I am planning to upgrade my Athlon 1000 (YA) as the computer is giving me a headache.
I have an AGP AIW 9800 Pro, and 1 GB of DDR400 Ram. If I go to 939 route I can save some money by reusing the ram and video card. If I go for the Conroe I will need to sell my old card and ram to get new one. Not to mention new boards for Conroe will be most likely more expensive than a Asrock 939 Dual.
The E6300 seems to perform somewhere between a 4200+ and 4600+. It is (officially) only a bit more expensive than X2 3800+. Another problem is the 939 is a dead end platform, and run hotter. The VT thing is not a big concern, but nice to have nonetheless.
Given the situation, which one would you pick? I estiamte it will cost me at least $120 more for me to pick the Conroe, and that excludes a video card upgrade. However it will be faster and hopefully cooler, and upgradable.
Also, anyone know if the quad core can be used on the initial bench of Conroe board?
I have an AGP AIW 9800 Pro, and 1 GB of DDR400 Ram. If I go to 939 route I can save some money by reusing the ram and video card. If I go for the Conroe I will need to sell my old card and ram to get new one. Not to mention new boards for Conroe will be most likely more expensive than a Asrock 939 Dual.
The E6300 seems to perform somewhere between a 4200+ and 4600+. It is (officially) only a bit more expensive than X2 3800+. Another problem is the 939 is a dead end platform, and run hotter. The VT thing is not a big concern, but nice to have nonetheless.
Given the situation, which one would you pick? I estiamte it will cost me at least $120 more for me to pick the Conroe, and that excludes a video card upgrade. However it will be faster and hopefully cooler, and upgradable.
Also, anyone know if the quad core can be used on the initial bench of Conroe board?