CPU/RAM upgrade help

O2wrx · 11-27-2009, 07:07 PM

I have a athlon 64 3800 IIRC. The mobo supports much faster but I have no clue what to upgrade to.

• Supports 64-bit AMD® Opteron™, Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core, Athlon™ 64 FX, Athlon™ 64 processor (Socket 939)
• Supports up to 3500+, 3800+ Athlon 64 FX 53, or higher CPU

Pick one that I wont have to upgrade for a while I think the opteron is better than the FX processors?

Im also getting 2gb more of ram and windows 7 64bit.

• Supports dual channel DDR 266/333/400Supports dual channel DDR 266/333/400, using four 184-pin DDR DIMMs.
• Supports a maximum memory size up to 4GB without ECC.
• Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM DIMM.

I have 2 x 1gb atm do i need the exact same RAM or can i get whatever. It will run off the slowest of the two correct?

Hopefully these upgrades should last a 2 years or so.

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CSULBwagon · 11-27-2009, 08:13 PM

no it wont, dont waste the money on old stuff when you can get a brand new computer for almost the same price as those parts.

StuBeck · 11-27-2009, 08:26 PM

Just buy a new mobo, buying DDR RAM at this point and a 939 processor is not a good choice.

You can get something much much faster (your proc is from 2003) and much cheaper than just the RAM and proc will be.

O2wrx · 11-27-2009, 08:50 PM

hmm, what can i get for around 175 ish. I didnt think that I could buy newer /faster for the same price. My vid card is older but not horrible x1800xt. It works for the **** that i need it.

Athlon 64x2 5800 is around 75 and the memory is around 75 as well.

plunk10 · 11-27-2009, 08:53 PM

I'm guessing you could buy a whole new damn computer out of the box for 250.

StuBeck · 11-27-2009, 09:00 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116091 2.8 GHz proc $72
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231055 2x1GB RAM $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135232 Mobo $50 (35 after rebate)

So for under $175 you have something at least 4 times as fast as what you were thinking of getting.

O2wrx · 11-27-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuBeck

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116091 2.8 GHz proc $72
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231055 2x1GB RAM $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135232 Mobo $50 (35 after rebate)

So for under $175 you have something at least 4 times as fast as what you were thinking of getting.

I havent been following the pricing/naming/speed of the new setups. Thanks Stubeck.

11-27-2009, 07:07 PM	#1
O2wrx Scooby Newbie Member#: 66310 Join Date: Jul 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Patterson Vehicle: I4 turbo V8 turbo	CPU/RAM upgrade help I have a athlon 64 3800 IIRC. The mobo supports much faster but I have no clue what to upgrade to. • Supports 64-bit AMD® Opteron™, Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core, Athlon™ 64 FX, Athlon™ 64 processor (Socket 939) • Supports up to 3500+, 3800+ Athlon 64 FX 53, or higher CPU Pick one that I wont have to upgrade for a while I think the opteron is better than the FX processors? Im also getting 2gb more of ram and windows 7 64bit. • Supports dual channel DDR 266/333/400Supports dual channel DDR 266/333/400, using four 184-pin DDR DIMMs. • Supports a maximum memory size up to 4GB without ECC. • Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM DIMM. I have 2 x 1gb atm do i need the exact same RAM or can i get whatever. It will run off the slowest of the two correct? Hopefully these upgrades should last a 2 years or so. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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11-27-2009, 08:13 PM	#2
CSULBwagon Scooby Newbie Member#: 95428 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Long Beach, CA Vehicle: 02 WRX wagon STG2 Dirty Silver	no it wont, dont waste the money on old stuff when you can get a brand new computer for almost the same price as those parts.

11-27-2009, 08:26 PM	#3
StuBeck Scooby Specialist Member#: 19546 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Rochester, NY Vehicle: 2009 VW Rabbit	Just buy a new mobo, buying DDR RAM at this point and a 939 processor is not a good choice. You can get something much much faster (your proc is from 2003) and much cheaper than just the RAM and proc will be.

11-27-2009, 08:50 PM	#4
O2wrx Scooby Newbie Member#: 66310 Join Date: Jul 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Patterson Vehicle: I4 turbo V8 turbo	hmm, what can i get for around 175 ish. I didnt think that I could buy newer /faster for the same price. My vid card is older but not horrible x1800xt. It works for the **** that i need it. Athlon 64x2 5800 is around 75 and the memory is around 75 as well.

11-27-2009, 08:53 PM	#5
plunk10 Scooby Specialist Member#: 32342 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: MAIC	I'm guessing you could buy a whole new damn computer out of the box for 250.

11-27-2009, 09:00 PM	#6
StuBeck Scooby Specialist Member#: 19546 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Rochester, NY Vehicle: 2009 VW Rabbit	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116091 2.8 GHz proc $72 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231055 2x1GB RAM $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135232 Mobo $50 (35 after rebate) So for under $175 you have something at least 4 times as fast as what you were thinking of getting.