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- Sep 18, 2003
I'm shortly going to be upgrading my Abit NF7 and Athlon 2500+ Barton to a AMD 64 system.
First of all, I've got my barton OC'd to a 3200+ (400FSB, 11-M locked). I'm going to be using the memory out of my NF7 mobo (for a short time) for my AMD 64 system (SimpleTech PC3200 512MB) . I'm also taking out my Powercolor ATI Radeon 9600XT Ultra and SB Live! 5.1 out of my NF7 to use in the 64 system (the sound card will shortly be upgraded to a Audigy 2 ZS). I'm also keeping everything else (HD, PSU, CD-RW, DVD+RW, etc.) inside the case, but the mobo and CPU (and heatsink/fan) are going.
I'm wondering if it's worth the money (for mostly gaming performance) to upgrade from this system to a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (ClawHammer) or 3000+ (New Castle) and what kind of performance I should expect to get out of one of these. I'm also wondering if anyone has any recommendations on the mobo I should choose. And is the retail heatsink/fan with the 64 line good to use for the normal clock AND if I want to OC it?
First of all, I've got my barton OC'd to a 3200+ (400FSB, 11-M locked). I'm going to be using the memory out of my NF7 mobo (for a short time) for my AMD 64 system (SimpleTech PC3200 512MB) . I'm also taking out my Powercolor ATI Radeon 9600XT Ultra and SB Live! 5.1 out of my NF7 to use in the 64 system (the sound card will shortly be upgraded to a Audigy 2 ZS). I'm also keeping everything else (HD, PSU, CD-RW, DVD+RW, etc.) inside the case, but the mobo and CPU (and heatsink/fan) are going.
I'm wondering if it's worth the money (for mostly gaming performance) to upgrade from this system to a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (ClawHammer) or 3000+ (New Castle) and what kind of performance I should expect to get out of one of these. I'm also wondering if anyone has any recommendations on the mobo I should choose. And is the retail heatsink/fan with the 64 line good to use for the normal clock AND if I want to OC it?