CPU/Mobo Upgrade

2006-12-28 17:21:15

#1

ednodes: Part-time Owner; +12|7001|Bath

I was recently thinking of upgrading my PC with around a £150 budget with either:

Intel:
Asrock 775DUAL-VSTA
P4 820 Dual Core

AMD:
Foxconn Skt939
Athlon64 3800+ Venice

I know its a battle of AMD vs. Intel but i wanna know which one you guys think is best.

Also i have heard that when installing a mbo and CPU one needs to reinstall windows etc, i would like to know if that is true and if there is anything else i may need to know upon installation.

Thanks
Ed

Last edited by ednodes (2006-12-28 17:29:52)

2006-12-28 18:46:12

#2

claor: Member; +39|6871|Australia

i would go with the Intel.
and I'm not sure about your other question.

2006-12-28 20:05:27

#3

BeerzGod: Hooray Beer!; +94|7027|United States

Go with Intel. You'll be a lot happier in the long run. No. When I installed new ram and mobo I didn't have to reinstall anything. However, if your harddrive/s are SATA you'll have to install the drivers first, etc. All explained in your mobo book... then you'll just have to do a standard mobo setup and you'll be good to go.

2006-12-28 20:46:11

#4

san4: The Mas; +311|7145|NYC, a place to live

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
Tom's Hardware CPU comparison chart FTW!

2006-12-28 22:04:32

#5

slo5oh: Member; +28|7118

If the chipset of your current mother board and the new one are simliar you might not have to reinstall, but if you're going from a Via chipset to a Nforce chipset board you'll have a hard time keeping your existing OS working after the upgrade. It's better to do a clean install.

As for AMD vs. Intel... My $ still goes to AMD.

2006-12-29 09:29:16

#6

ednodes: Part-time Owner; +12|7001|Bath

san4 wrote:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
Tom's Hardware CPU comparison chart FTW!

Everyone here likes intel but trusty tom says the X2 3800 choice is much better in most choices, for an extra £15. Is Intel still better?

And what about the long run, will AMD break down alot?

Last edited by ednodes (2006-12-29 09:30:33)

2006-12-29 09:48:00

#7

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|7006|EUtopia | Austria

Oh my god, never buy the 8x0 series from Intel!
Oh my god, never buy an ASRock board!

My personal opinion: Save some more money and buy a whole new PC, or at least some core2duo thingy with a fitting mobo...

2006-12-29 09:59:43

#8

tupla_s: .; +455|7049|Finland

You probably don't have to re-install windows, but you have to activate it again through internet or by phone. And if you have a brand name PC (not custom build) you may have to buy new copy of windows 'cos it doesn't allow you to re-activate it, I had when I changed my mobo and CPU.

2006-12-29 10:04:43

#9

-=raska=-: Canada's French Frog; +123|7083|Quebec city, Canada

Actually, the C2D is better, but we are talking about a Pentium here, so Id go with AMD.

2006-12-29 12:52:33

#10

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7173

ednodes wrote:
san4 wrote:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
Tom's Hardware CPU comparison chart FTW!
Everyone here likes intel but trusty tom says the X2 3800 choice is much better in most choices, for an extra £15. Is Intel still better?

And what about the long run, will AMD break down alot?

That board supports core 2 duo. Take that into consideration. If your not gonna upgrade for a while, go with AMD.

Heres how it goes

Core 2 Duo > K8 > P4

https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png

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