AMD athlon 4000+ or x2 4200+

[Harry5]

Need your help! Cannot decide which chip to upgrade to, pc is used mainly for surfing the net and playing battlefield 2,
Currently running a 3800+ with 2gb of ram on an nforce4 mobo, as this is the old 939skt I know my choices are limited, but finacial reasons rule out a complete overhaul,
I have read many a conflicting advice from various sorces
Which one the x2 with its dual core capability or the single core 4000+, ps both cost the same, well within £2
Thanks in advance

 

[V_R]

Go dual core, single core is so yesterday!

Seriously, the dual will last a little longer, what with newer games being optimized for duals.

 

[Abarbarian]

This might help you decide.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html

 

[PotGuy]

Need your help! Cannot decide which chip to upgrade to, pc is used mainly for surfing the net and playing battlefield 2,
Currently running a 3800+ with 2gb of ram on an nforce4 mobo, as this is the old 939skt I know my choices are limited, but finacial reasons rule out a complete overhaul,
I have read many a conflicting advice from various sorces
Which one the x2 with its dual core capability or the single core 4000+, ps both cost the same, well within £2
Thanks in advance

Try and get an X2 4400+ if you can. Its better than the 4200+, and there are still a few knocking about for a little £ more.

Was going to get one myself, but had neither the money nor the time, and now I can't be bothered.

 

[Harry5]

Try and get an X2 4400+ if you can. Its better than the 4200+, and there are still a few knocking about for a little £ more.

Was going to get one myself, but had neither the money nor the time, and now I can't be bothered.

Was looking at the 4400+ but they are like double the price, so Ive decided to go for the 4200+
Thanks for the help
ps will I need to update bios? or is it plug in and ready to go?

 

[V_R]

Possibility, depends on how old the bios on it is now. and what board it is.

 

[Abarbarian]

Was looking at the 4400+ but they are like double the price, so Ive decided to go for the 4200+
Thanks for the help
ps will I need to update bios? or is it plug in and ready to go?

Hi I just spotted a 4200 on special offer at Aria , its the 65W low power version . Foe £18 more you could get the 4600 also a low power 65w .

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...=cF9zdHlsZT1saXN0JnBfcHJvZHVjdHNQZXJQYWdlPSY=

 

[V_R]

as this is the old 939skt I know my choices are limited,

939 not AM2

 

[Abarbarian]

939 not AM2

I'll learn to read one day . They have a 939 4200 at £51.64 though don't know how cheap that is , don't look like its the low power version either .

 

[Harry5]

Possibility, depends on how old the bios on it is now. and what board it is.

Its an Nfore4 mobo, Acer F80M_2
Bios Phoenix technologies R02_B0 dated 7/12/05