worthwhile upgrade?

projectmayhem

right so i'm planning a big build (aiming for summer, when dx10 cards somewhat mature, and vista has a few patches) but until then i'm wondering if my athlon64 3200+ (venice) upgraded to a 3700+ is worth it. it's obviously not the most expensive of upgrades (considering the last thing i bought was a 7600GT), but i want to know if it'll solve any bottlenecking that tends to happen with battlefield2... and sometimes 2142. the main thing is that it's got 1mb L2 while my 3200 has 512...

also, if it is worthwhile, before i go buying, is there anything i should check for on the mobo? (it's the same socket etc., i just don't want to be forced into my mega build too early )

awhir

omg is that sig starcraft

amm get the 3700 or if you wana oc get a dual core.

Col_Loki

If you keep an eye on www.adverts.ie (practiaclly boards.ie) you should be able to pick one up for €40-50 and save yourself a few bob. S939 single cores are worth nothing these days..........

For €40-50 it would prob be worth it......but i definetly wouldnt go spending any more money than that if your upgrading in the summer (unless its stuff you can bring to your new system - Not CPU/Mobo/Ram).

projectmayhem

awhir wrote:

omg is that sig starcraft

ha, no. just a random "ooo it's winter" sig.

(yes i'm aware it's now spring)

Col_Loki wrote:

If you keep an eye on www.adverts.ie (practiaclly boards.ie) you should be able to pick one up for €40-50 and save yourself a few bob. S939 single cores are worth nothing these days..........

For €40-50 it would prob be worth it......but i definetly wouldnt go spending any more money than that if your upgrading in the summer (unless its stuff you can bring to your new system - Not CPU/Mobo/Ram).

cheers. just what i wanted to hear tbh. nothing in this system will be going in my new build, but this machine will be used by my brothers for games, while i'll be using my fancy new rig for my games, so any upgrades won't be going to waste...