I've been thinking of upgrading my processor lately (and in turn my motherboard). I have an MSI motherboard (I forget the exact model number, I believe KT400 Ultra FSIR or something like that) and an XP 2400+. I've been thinking of getting one of the new athlon 64 processors, but I'm not sure if its worth it. Should I be looking at bartons, or are those not worth it?
Anyways, assuming I'm going with a 64+, whats a good motherboard and chipset to get along with it? I really don't want to spend more than $150 on cpu, which looks like it will get me a 3000+ from newegg. Is that worth the money?
Thanks a lot for your help.
And in case you're wondering, here's my system as is:
XP 2400+
768mb PC 2100 DDR Memory
Radeon 9700 Pro
SATA Raptor 80 Gig Drive
p.s. Would upgrading to a gig of PC3200 DDR400 be a good idea as well? Is the fastest out there right now (only in the realm of 184 DDR)?
Thanks again
Anyways, assuming I'm going with a 64+, whats a good motherboard and chipset to get along with it? I really don't want to spend more than $150 on cpu, which looks like it will get me a 3000+ from newegg. Is that worth the money?
Thanks a lot for your help.
And in case you're wondering, here's my system as is:
XP 2400+
768mb PC 2100 DDR Memory
Radeon 9700 Pro
SATA Raptor 80 Gig Drive
p.s. Would upgrading to a gig of PC3200 DDR400 be a good idea as well? Is the fastest out there right now (only in the realm of 184 DDR)?
Thanks again