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Upgrade all three, mainboard/CPU/memory?
This is what I got. AMD Opteron 152 ASUS A8N5X DDR PC3200 Replacing all three is required for a significant upgrade? Would going with Intel require replacing anything else besides mainboard/CPU/memory? Thanks. |
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Upgrade all three, mainboard/CPU/memory?
"John Doe" wrote in message ... This is what I got. AMD Opteron 152 ASUS A8N5X DDR PC3200 Replacing all three is required for a significant upgrade? Yes. Would going with Intel require replacing anything else besides mainboard/CPU/memory? Yes. Power supply. This is NOT optional, it must be replaced. -Dave |
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Upgrade all three, mainboard/CPU/memory?
"Dave" wrote in message ... "John Doe" wrote in message ... This is what I got. AMD Opteron 152 ASUS A8N5X DDR PC3200 Replacing all three is required for a significant upgrade? Yes. Would going with Intel require replacing anything else besides mainboard/CPU/memory? Yes. Power supply. This is NOT optional, it must be replaced. -Dave Dave is probably right that the PS would most likely need replacing, unless you happen to already have a hefty one (350 + watts). You would most likely need a 20 to 24 pin mb connector adaptor at least for the current one you have. Additionally, depending on the mb you choose you might need an additional 8 pin cpu connector in addition to the 4 pin square one that is necessary for the cpu. Do look carefully at the mb requirements before deciding if the PS will need to be changed. Besides that you might need a new graphics card if the one you have is AGP. There are a couple of mb's out there that still can be gotten with AGP, and that's contingent on the cpu type you choose. Most of the mb's now come with PCI Express slots for graphics, but if you're not graphics high-end needy you could get one with onboard video, along with the PCI Express slot that can leave you the opportunity to uprgrade in the future. I was searching for what the Opteron 152 might be comparable, first going to Tom's hardware, not finding much in comparison and then just doing a Google search. Nice 1mb L2 cache, 939 architecture and guessing now that it's comparable to an Athlon 3000 cpu. One personal comparison I can make is rendering a DVD movie with an AthlonXP 2500 (a little older than your Opteron) that took about two hours and 20 minutes. Doing the same movie with an Athlon64 4600+ X 2 took 58 minutes. I'm guessing your Opteron would have been a little faster than the Athlon 2500, but just the same you should certainly experience a huge speed improvement if you happen to do video rendering if you're getting something comparable to the Athlon64 4600+/2. Good luck, I -- Jan Alter or |
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Upgrade all three, mainboard/CPU/memory?
Jan Alter wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message ... "John Doe" wrote in message ... This is what I got. AMD Opteron 152 ASUS A8N5X DDR PC3200 Replacing all three is required for a significant upgrade? Yes. Would going with Intel require replacing anything else besides mainboard/CPU/memory? Yes. Power supply. This is NOT optional, it must be replaced. -Dave Dave is probably right that the PS would most likely need replacing, unless you happen to already have a hefty one (350 + watts). You would most likely need a 20 to 24 pin mb connector adaptor at least for the current one you have. Additionally, depending on the mb you choose you might need an additional 8 pin cpu connector in addition to the 4 pin square one that is necessary for the cpu. Do look carefully at the mb requirements before deciding if the PS will need to be changed. Besides that you might need a new graphics card if the one you have is AGP. There are a couple of mb's out there that still can be gotten with AGP, and that's contingent on the cpu type you choose. Most of the mb's now come with PCI Express slots for graphics, but if you're not graphics high-end needy you could get one with onboard video, along with the PCI Express slot that can leave you the opportunity to uprgrade in the future. As well as a PCI-e video power connector that new PSUs have. -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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Upgrade all three, mainboard/CPU/memory?
"Jan Alter" wrote:
Additionally, depending on the mb you choose you might need an additional 8 pin cpu connector This one has a 4 pin connector. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059 |
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