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Upgrading my PII 940 to 1090 or 1100 Thuban

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nocrapman

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Is this a good or a bad idea?
Looking for a cheap upgrade to my 3 yr old rig. Will this be a lateral move?
Should I spend the extra $40 on the 1100 or just go with the 1090 and OC?

My current rig is only modestly OCed, because the chip was always a hot one, and because this computer is on 24x7... I hate to spend the xtra energy while its idling.

Would appreciate any comments/suggestions.
 
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It will be a nice upgrade but to get the most out of the X6's you need some AM3 + DDR3 action.


I'd say save up some more cash until you can do a full upgrade.
 
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IIMO, I think you should hold off just a little while longer. Why? Bulldozer is just a touch little longer away. AM3+ Motherboard + ddr3 + **insert am3 cpu here**
 
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Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
Cooling Corsair H50
Memory OCZ Reaper HPC 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
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aCid888* said:
It will be a nice upgrade but to get the most out of the X6's you need some AM3 + DDR3 action.


I'd say save up some more cash until you can do a full upgrade.
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I have been itching to make a move to Windows 7 from vista on my main machine. Also wanted to add an SSD at the same time. Maybe I should do that instead?

Alternatively since my backup rig is AM3/DDR3, and has windows 7 already, should I upgrade the cpu on that from a dual core 550 to a hexa-core 1100?

Curious to hear what you guys think?
 
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Processor AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
Cooling Corsair H50
Memory OCZ Reaper HPC 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Video Card(s) None
Storage SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA
Display(s) Acer 235 - 23"
Case Antec P182
Audio Device(s) Realtek ALC889A - onboard
Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2
Software windows 7
JrRacinFan said:
IIMO, I think you should hold off just a little while longer. Why? Bulldozer is just a touch little longer away. AM3+ Motherboard + ddr3 + **insert am3 cpu here**
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You make a good argument.
Is Bulldozer just around the corner? I havent been keeping up lately...

OTOH I have been thinking of going over to the 'Evil Side' with my next major build/rebuild since I have been a faithful AMD follower last 8 years!!
 
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nocrapman said:
I have been itching to make a move to Windows 7 from vista on my main machine. Also wanted to add an SSD at the same time. Maybe I should do that instead?

Alternatively since my backup rig is AM3/DDR3, and has windows 7 already, should I upgrade the cpu on that from a dual core 550 to a hexa-core 1100?

Curious to hear what you guys think?
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Wait for Bulldozer like Jr Said. You can keep your DDR3 and just upgrade motherboard and CPU to 32nm bulldozer
 
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