upgrade to conroe or......

[thexassassin]

Should I go with a conroe or go with a 3600+ am2 and wait for barcelona? Iam upgrading from a mobile barton so anything should be a speed boost. All other components of the systems will be the same(8800gts, 2gbram, etc)

 

[o0akoni0o]

it depends. if money is not an issue, then definitely go with a C2D setup, it simply does everything better. if you are pretty set on getting a barcelona or agena when they come out, then there's nothing wrong with getting a am2 setup and using a 3600 brisbane as a stopgap. if you're just going to get a whole new am2+ setup when they come out and want the best right now, then go C2D.

 

[thexassassin]

how much are the barcelonas going to cost anyways?

 

[stoney_titan]

It's all just speculation now so you'll have to wail awhile to know. No wait nevermind just go to theinquier.com, should find some good base pricing.

 

[burningrave101]

I would go with a lower-end Core 2 Duo and overclock it. Any overclocked Core 2 Duo will be faster than any current overclocked AM2 and there will be better boards available, as well as a socket change, when barcelona is released.