Which setup to give my aunt?

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Pentium D 2.8 dual core vs. s939 4000+ single core?

which is faster overall? I am going to say the Pentium D would be due to the 2 cores ..but not sure hence the question.

I have both with the an A8n-sli deluxe mobo w/2gb ram for the single core 4000+ vs the Pentium D 2.8ghz paired with an x-Acer micro atx mobo with SiS chipset w/onboard video but has a PCI-e slot.

I want to give one to my aunt to upgrade her Athlon XP 2600+ HP setup and I'll use her hard drive sb live soundcard and I'll give her an ATi x1600 vidcard for whatever setup I end up giving her ..

either setup is going to be an improvement for her and I would like to keep the faster setup for myself for a dedicated folding rig/recording studio computer for puting together music using my mbox and pro tools.

Quality wise , I like the Asus s939 setup personally and I could pick up an x2 chip down the road for it I suppose ... but would like to know what you guys think
 
the pentium D is faster.. but runs hotter then the athlon 64 4000+.. for her id give her the 4000+ should be 100% improvement over the xp 2600 and run much cooler.. also make sure you enable cool 'n quiet if you are using a PWM controlled HSF on that system..
 
I would agree with sirmonkey1985. No sense upgrading a socket 939 cpu with a dual core 939 chip. It's hard to find a dual core socket 939 cpu at a cheap price. Plus, I don't think it's really worth the trouble. Keep the dual core Pentium D 920.
 
maybe you can sell the s939 board a cpu and do a better upgrade? The used market is tight for those.
 
+1 on selling the AMD 939.

I would sell it while you can still fetch a decent penny on it. With the funds you will be able to afford a nice 760G/780G board and a cheap dual core which would be loads better than the AMD 4000+ and Intel Pentium D.

You might have to end up paying for the DDR2 memory but DDR2 memory are quite very cheap compare to DD1 prices.
 
I agree, sell the old, upgrade to new for a bit out of pocket.
 
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