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derf
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Anyway, back on topic: The P4 3.0GHz is a 478 (or summin) processor. Does that mean that the socket can only be a 478?
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Rinox
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Unfortunately, yes.  I think the socket 475 processors goes up to something like 3400, after that it's mainly 775. Not a disaster, but kinda crippling in the long run.
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I see no reason for you to upgrade your CPU if you already have a P4 3.0 HT. The only thing better than what you have is maybe more cache on the chip or .# more speed on your processor. Defiantly not worth spending money on.
If you dont have a gig of memory I would spend money on that
If you dont have 2 gigs memory I would spend money on that
If you dont have a SATA hard drive I would spend money on that.
Processing speed is not what normally slows down your gaming experiance anyway, its hard drive and memory and video.
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derf
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Okay, ive done some number crunching and some critical liquidation assessment.
I may be able to swap out my system for £140:
Current:
- Intel P4 3.0GHz HT
- 1024MB DDR2 RAM 400MHz
- Standard Dell PCI-E mobo.
For:
- AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Socket 939)
- GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 DDR400
- Gigabyte K8N SLi nForce4 SLi PCI-E Mobo
The RAM is probably going to be the same, but the CPU apparently is much better. And obviously there's a lot of "future proofing" here, what with the SLi and skt 939.
What do you think?
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