Possible upgrades coming

[Thresh25]

If you must get a dual core, then you should either go for a decent P43~P45 board paired with an E5200.

Or the X2 7750 from AMD.

Both are great chips.

haha you obviously have not read the thread lol. my dilemma is i don't have enough money to get a new board, and my current board is am2, tossing out the x2 7750.

 

[ricanflow]

Here you got, tri-core for $125
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

 

[Thresh25]

That won't work, it's socket am3, i need socket am2

 

[ricanflow]

Nope, socket AM3 chips work on socket am2+ mobos.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

He doesn't have a am2+ motherboard though, he has a regular am2 one so there is no guarantee it would work.

 

[ricanflow]

That board is old and wont really support anything worth while getting.

Might as well save for an x3 and a new am2+ board.

My previous board was also an nforce 5 chipset.

 

[Thresh25]

I figured going from my 2.1 oc'ed to 2.3ghz to like 3.0 ghz would be a considerable upgrade? I need to get a new case and gpu still, I just don't have the money for a new mobo and $125 cpu.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

You could always get a p43 motherboard and a e5200. With a decent cooler you should have no problem getting over 3ghz and it would be quite a bit cheaper than a x3.

 

[Thresh25]

Hmm... looks like I'm going to have to get all new stuff. I was hoping I could just get an x2 black edition or something and OC to like 3.0 ghz and see a nice performance upgrade.

 

[ricanflow]

I figured going from my 2.1 oc'ed to 2.3ghz to like 3.0 ghz would be a considerable upgrade? I need to get a new case and gpu still, I just don't have the money for a new mobo and $125 cpu.

it would be somewhat of an upgrade.

You could always get a p43 motherboard and a e5200. With a decent cooler you should have no problem getting over 3ghz and it would be quite a bit cheaper than a x3.

But it would not be as good as an X3, which is just an X4 with a disabled core.

Hmm... looks like I'm going to have to get all new stuff. I was hoping I could just get an x2 black edition or something and OC to like 3.0 ghz and see a nice performance upgrade.

If i were you i would do it.

You can sell off your current rig for at least $200 if you know how to sell things.