Hey. It's been a year since i've gotten my computer and I want to know if i should upgrade right now. I can go for the x2 4200+ for ~$183, an Audigy 2 with a Logitech Z-5300e speaker system for roughly ~$190, a LCD monitor for around $200, a couple of hard drives (although i still have 40GB of space), or something else that anyone will recommend. Thanks in advance.
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To upgrade or not?
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Looks like you are already running a 939, so you could take advantage of these price cuts and get a decent dual core. You would definely see an advantage over your single core 3500. The x2 dual core's overclock pretty well from some peoples screenshots I've seen. Someone just got their x2 3800 up to 2.8ghz and still is prime stable. I don't know if you overclock or not, but you could save money with the 3800 x2 and overclock. Then you'll have more money to put towards whatever else you were wanting to buy like an LCD and speakers.
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I'd personally wait till conroe has been out for a bit as your current setup looks fine. If you are itching for an upgrade maybe a VGA card?
i'm kinda getting away from a VGA upgrade, mine is fine for gaming as it is. I'm not much of an overclocker. I tried it with my 3500+ and it just didn't work out, so if i were to get dual core i'd get the 4200+. As for the conroe, let's say that i'm not too fond with it. I don't know why, but i'd like to stick to the 939 Socket for alittle longer.