going to amd-a couple ?`s

[rj2]

hello.to start off i have never had an amd system.i have had two systems intel.my current setup is an abit ic7-g-875p chipset.
2.8E prescott running @ 270fsb1-1 3780mhz.
2x512mb shika xram
ati x850xt vid card
i have been looking at amd for a while now.with the upcoming price cuts from amd,now looks to be a good time to switch over
i am thinking of an X2 3800,dfi nf4 board,if i dont get an sli board i will mod it for later upgrade to sli.
vidcard is undecided but i am leaning to go back to nvidia.
all the above is dependant on LukeK and my psu deal with him
i have 2x512 ocz plats gathering dust
main use is gaming,surfing ecoding,burning etc
what kind of framerate,increase will i see in gaming performance .
will there be a noticeable difference in games
i play bf2,fear,hl2,AA,doom3,quake3,prey.
my ? is perhaps a little too vague,and broad,but i had always read how amd was better for gaming than intel etc.
please dont tell me to wait for conroe as that is too rich for me and i am perfectly happy to be a generation or 2 behind the most current setups
thanks for your input

 

[heero884]

hello.to start off i have never had an amd system.i have had two systems intel.my current setup is an abit ic7-g-875p chipset.
2.8E prescott running @ 270fsb1-1 3780mhz.
2x512mb shika xram
ati x850xt vid card
i have been looking at amd for a while now.with the upcoming price cuts from amd,now looks to be a good time to switch over
i am thinking of an X2 3800,dfi nf4 board,if i dont get an sli board i will mod it for later upgrade to sli.
vidcard is undecided but i am leaning to go back to nvidia.
all the above is dependant on LukeK and my psu deal with him
i have 2x512 ocz plats gathering dust
main use is gaming,surfing ecoding,burning etc
what kind of framerate,increase will i see in gaming performance .
will there be a noticeable difference in games
i play bf2,fear,hl2,AA,doom3,quake3,prey.
my ? is perhaps a little too vague,and broad,but i had always read how amd was better for gaming than intel etc.
please dont tell me to wait for conroe as that is too rich for me and i am perfectly happy to be a generation or 2 behind the most current setups
thanks for your input

your current cpu is pretty fast as is. the difference in gaming will probably depend on what video card you get. a p4 at 3.8ghz is pretty respectable IMO. try looking at tom's hardware for their interactive video card comparison chart:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html