Nerwin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Alright, Well its time to get out of the Single Core cpu world.I don't want to spend much, maybe 300 bucks. Just want to upgrade my CPU, Ram and Mobo. I prefer Dual core, and Possible 4gb of ram. This is just to get me by until I can afford to build a whole new system. I'm not going to do this right off, But I am thinking about to just upgrade that stuff just to get me by for a while and then when I get a good job I can build a whole new system. And these parts will be used for a File Server.What do you think? Should I just wait till I get a good job and then build a new system?Now, my other question. I do have a AMD Dual Core 2.2ghz CPU, is that faster than a P4 3.2ghz? if so, maybe I could just get a new mobo and use that cpu and my current ram? Which is PC3200. And the Mobo must have PCIE.What do you think I should do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Do you have the specs on the rest of your system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Nothing Special: Intel P4 3.2ghz HT2gb of DDR PC3200250gig Sata-150Nvida 7600GT KoWindows Vista.What else is there to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) AMD Dual Core 2.2ghz CPU, is that faster than a P4 3.2ghz?2.2GHz? Then that would either be a Athlon64 X2 4200+ (most likely) or 4400+.It is somewhat faster overall, but not so much in single threaded performance. A passmark bench says the 4200+ is 3% faster, but overall it's more like 10% faster. The main benefits here are that it's dual core, the x64 support and the hypertransport bus -- not so much the speed gains as there isn't a very big one.Would I personally spend $100 on a motherboard to use something 10% faster (especially when you got old pre-DDR2 RAM and such) Definitely not. That's if it's even possible (almost all X2's are AM2, and all AM2 boards I've seen used DDR2 -- there may be exceptions though)You'd get a LOT more bang for your buck with a complete update.-there's lots of cheap core 2 duos -- my E2160 was like $75 a year ago, and once OC'ed to 3.4 (on stock cooler no less) it benches 3x faster than my old P4 3GHz (a "real" upgrade -- 300%, not 10%)-DDR2 is dirt cheap (like $30 for 2GB of PC6400 CL4)-There's tons of decent boards for cheap. It doesn't have to be a cutting-edge P45-based board. You can still get a P35-DS3L or such for like $75 (takes modern DDR2 RAM, lots of SATA & USB ports, high def audio, solid caps, etc)You could get something like a E2180, 2GB of DDR2, and a decent motherboard for like $200 total and that can still be upgraded later (throw in 8GB of RAM in a year or 2 for under $100 likely, and quad cores will keep getting cheaper). If you got $ to spare, then 4GB is nicer for sure, and/or a little better CPU (although it's still a LOT better than an old P4). Edited October 27, 2008 by crahak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I think Crahak's got the right idea. Find a basic Gigabyte P35 based motherboard, pair that with an E2160, and 2GB of DDR2-800. You'll stay within budget and get a major performance boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Without really trying I can get an Asus P5Q SE/R mobo, E2200 Allendale (2.2GHz) dual-core, 4GB of OCZ DDR2 1066 (5-5-5-18), and a HIS Radeon 4650 512MB DDR3 video card for $320 USD shipped.I'm sure if you look closely, you can get a better video card than that 7200 in the bundle as well, and still come in around or under $300, assuming your PSU can handle a beefier system . Good luck, what you want shouldn't be too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks guys, This has giving me some ideas 300 bucks wouldent be bad to spend to a decent system that will turn into a File Server After I get my job (soon) I can blow like a $1000 dollars on a new system. I might just end up waiting and build a new system. not 100 percent sure yet. Good things will come with time But yes, You guys have giving me some good ideas to what I might do. I do wanna build a new server. Mines just too slow. Takes for ever sometimes. I also plan on upgrading to all Gigabit network cards as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Using a basic Gigabyte or ASUS motherboard as your base will give you plenty of upgrade paths later. Look at this post by crahak. If my memory serves me well, he's running a total of twelve (yes, 12) 1TB drives. With a solid foundation, you'll easily be able to upgrade to storage like that once the new job arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L / 87USD (the GA-EP45-UD3 still isn´t in the shops )Transcend 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 / 48USD for 2 of themIntel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor / 84USDMSI R4670-2D512 Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 / 80 USDTotal of just under 300 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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