Hi Guys,
So I'm thinking about upgrading my system a bit, and I'm trying to decide if I would be better of spending ~$200 to get a mobile athlon/MB and overclocking it up to 2400MHz, or spending ~$300 and getting a 2800+ athlon 64. It sounds like they should be pretty comparable in terms of performance given that the A64 would only be running at 1.8GHz and it's tough to overclock them much (Maybe a 20MHz fsb increase with decent ram).
I'd preferably like to hold out for PCI Express and the 939 chips/boards, but it's going to be a long time before they get down into my price range. Right now I think I'm leaning toward the Mobile XP so that I have an extra $100 to save toward getting a PCI express system in a year or two. What do you guys think?
Btw, I'm coming from a 1700+ Athlon XP on a k7s5a, and have a 9700pro card I'd be moving to the new system.
Nite_Hawk
So I'm thinking about upgrading my system a bit, and I'm trying to decide if I would be better of spending ~$200 to get a mobile athlon/MB and overclocking it up to 2400MHz, or spending ~$300 and getting a 2800+ athlon 64. It sounds like they should be pretty comparable in terms of performance given that the A64 would only be running at 1.8GHz and it's tough to overclock them much (Maybe a 20MHz fsb increase with decent ram).
I'd preferably like to hold out for PCI Express and the 939 chips/boards, but it's going to be a long time before they get down into my price range. Right now I think I'm leaning toward the Mobile XP so that I have an extra $100 to save toward getting a PCI express system in a year or two. What do you guys think?
Btw, I'm coming from a 1700+ Athlon XP on a k7s5a, and have a 9700pro card I'd be moving to the new system.
Nite_Hawk