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07-24-2006, 04:02 PM
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Time to upgrade
Ok, in light of recent price cuts, I've decided that i might aswell take advantage of the situation and go dual core and might as well get my other gig of RAM while I'm at it.
Which has a better performance to cost ratio? 3800 X2 @$170 4600X2 @$240-ish Also, I currently have 1 GB(2x512MB) of Corsair VS dual channel. Should I grab another set of two 512 sticks or get a set of 2X1GB? |
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07-24-2006, 04:13 PM
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What are you using your pc for gaming, general surffing, e mailing? Also what are your current specs...
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07-24-2006, 04:21 PM
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Gaming mostly, a hint of photo editing here, some music creation there.
Current specs: Antec Truepower II 550W AMD 3700+ Asus A8N-SLI EVGA 7800GTX X-Fi Xtreme Music 1 GB Corsair VS 250 GB Maxtor HDD NEC DVD burner Floppy drive |
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07-24-2006, 04:34 PM
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personally i would go with the 4600X2 i think it's a better choice...also if you have for slots for the RAM i would say go 4 sticks of 512 this way if one blows it's easier to replace and not as expensive, however it would be a pain to test for sticks of RAM as opposed too two.
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07-24-2006, 04:50 PM
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Also, are these price cuts for retailers in general or is it mostly for online retailers? Could I expect the same prices at a local computer store?
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07-24-2006, 05:50 PM
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depends on where you go honestly where i live it's impossible to find stores that sell CPUs at a resonable price and i always order online. If you have a computer store near you though check it out maybe they will have some big sale or rebates or something...personally i think online is cheaper in the long run though
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07-25-2006, 04:25 PM
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The performance increase on a X2 3800+ is actually negligible over that 3700+ San Diego you have there.
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