Is this upgrade worth it?

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Antec Nine Hundred $106
AMD X2 5200+ $83.99
OCZ 1gb ddr2 667(1x1) $24.99 x3


Would upgrading my current rig with these parts be worth it?

It would give me 4 gigs of ram, 2.7GHZ CPU Dual core

And the antec 900.
 
Before I say no, I need some answers:
- What's your budget for this upgrade?
- What do you want to accomplish with this upgrade?
- Are you sure that your motherboard supports the X2 CPUs?

IMO, this would be a better upgrade:
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ CPU - $66
Antec 300 ATX Case - $60
G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM - $80
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Total: $206 plus tax and shipping.

Same performance as cooling capability as your setup but $60 cheaper.
 
Danny Bui said:
Before I say no, I need some answers:
- What's your budget for this upgrade?
- What do you want to accomplish with this upgrade?
- Are you sure that your motherboard supports the X2 CPUs?

IMO, this would be a better upgrade:
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ CPU - $66
Antec 300 ATX Case - $60
G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM - $80
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Total: $206 plus tax and shipping.

Same performance as cooling capability as your setup but $60 cheaper.
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1. Not sure what the budget for the build i, depends on how much I make next week.
2.More power for better productivity
3. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2579 Thats my motherboard, now that I know its compatible with phenom processers I might go with the X4 9550
 
You must be mistaken on the Mobo, if you have a Athlon 64 3500+ at 2.2ghz that's a socket 939cpu single core CPU. That won't work on that mobo you specified. That GA-MA69GM-S2H mobo you specified only supports AM2 series CPU which is 940 pin socket. But, you have a Athlon 64 3500+ socket 939 cpu in that mobo?
 
Keep in mind there is gaming 'productivity' (the best kind), and application 'productivity'. Specifying what is important to you can and will change the suggested builds.
 
application productivy is more important because I rarely game on my computer. If I do, its on consoles.


I was looking again, and

the 5000+

an extra gig of ram making two gigs.

coming to about 125 dollars with gst and warranty. I plan on picking it up today. So I can utilize it when school starts.
 
Now when you say application productivity, are you talking about just office apps like word, excel, outlook, powerpoint, ie, etc? or are there some other apps you're using?

In other words, what current task is too slow for your current computer?
 
I'm normally running alot of applications at once. multiple word documents, itunes, firefox, thunderbird, and etc.
 
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