Would it be worth it????

Arkangyl · 27-January-04, 07:55 PM

I've been looking around lately and the P4 has really been catching my eye. I've been having some nice OC's on my 2500+ (2.58ghz stable) but the though of 300 FSB, 3.6ghz looks very very nice.

To make matters worse I've been looking through the 'classified' section at ocforums.com (overclockers.com, need 100+ posts to view) and unlocked 2500+'s are selling for around 135 a pop there, I figure I can probably bundle it with my NF7 (too bad I don't have the -S, might be a tough sell) I can get about $200 towards a P4 rig. Basically I could potentially get a 2.4C with a nice Abit IS7 or AI7 and get a P4 RBX instead of an AMD one...

I guess the question is; would it be worth it to essentially upgrade to a 2.4C for around $50? The real 'NO's' that pop out at me are the Prescott's that are being released soon and socket 939 and the A64; along with the fact that my 2500+ is doing quite well... Ideally I'd wait another month and see what prices do; in a perfect world the 2500+ stays vauled at $135 and the prices of the CPU's I'm drooling over drop down. Worst case is the 2500+'s value drops but CPU prices stay the same...

Also there's the long term issues; even if I get a P4C in a year or two I'm probably going to want to move to Socket-T or Socket 939 and whilst the P4C might buy me some performance now I'm not sure it would be worth the cost and potential issues that might arise (shipping most notably)...

Which leaves me with the eternal question; is it worth it???

TekXoID · 27-January-04, 08:30 PM

My 2500+@2500 is faster than my 2.4C@3.4 in windows, gaming, and folding.

No, a downgrade to a 2.4C would not be worth it.

TYCOON · 27-January-04, 08:58 PM

lol TekXoID.... right now im trying to figure out if i want to go to the 2.4c or 2500+, but its gonna be how much money i make in the next couple of months that decides that.

I want the 2.4 so i can brag about my 3.4 ghz computer to my friends.. all my friends say amd is a ghetto proc.. so i i got one they would flame me

Highperf15 · 27-January-04, 10:02 PM

If I was all of you, I'd hold-off for any upgrades because I think some big changes are coming as in new CPUs, mobos, Video cards, etc.....Unless you got a deal on something, I'd wait to see what this summer holds for new products.

Arkangyl · 28-January-04, 08:24 AM

right Highp; I think I mentioned that before; the end point was that I think that if I want to switch platforms I should do it now rather than later.

As for what TexK said... My dad has a 2.6C @ 3.2 on the stock cooler; I guess I could run a few CPU and mem tests to get an idea what performance would be like. Granted its nowhere near perfect but it could give me a good idea what the final numbers would be

27-January-04, 07:55 PM		#1 (permalink)
Arkangyl Hoe-lier than Thou	Would it be worth it???? I've been looking around lately and the P4 has really been catching my eye. I've been having some nice OC's on my 2500+ (2.58ghz stable) but the though of 300 FSB, 3.6ghz looks very very nice. To make matters worse I've been looking through the 'classified' section at ocforums.com (overclockers.com, need 100+ posts to view) and unlocked 2500+'s are selling for around 135 a pop there, I figure I can probably bundle it with my NF7 (too bad I don't have the -S, might be a tough sell) I can get about $200 towards a P4 rig. Basically I could potentially get a 2.4C with a nice Abit IS7 or AI7 and get a P4 RBX instead of an AMD one... I guess the question is; would it be worth it to essentially upgrade to a 2.4C for around $50? The real 'NO's' that pop out at me are the Prescott's that are being released soon and socket 939 and the A64; along with the fact that my 2500+ is doing quite well... Ideally I'd wait another month and see what prices do; in a perfect world the 2500+ stays vauled at $135 and the prices of the CPU's I'm drooling over drop down. Worst case is the 2500+'s value drops but CPU prices stay the same... Also there's the long term issues; even if I get a P4C in a year or two I'm probably going to want to move to Socket-T or Socket 939 and whilst the P4C might buy me some performance now I'm not sure it would be worth the cost and potential issues that might arise (shipping most notably)... Which leaves me with the eternal question; is it worth it???

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27-January-04, 08:30 PM		#2 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	My 2500+@2500 is faster than my 2.4C@3.4 in windows, gaming, and folding. No, a downgrade to a 2.4C would not be worth it.

27-January-04, 08:58 PM		#3 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	lol TekXoID.... right now im trying to figure out if i want to go to the 2.4c or 2500+, but its gonna be how much money i make in the next couple of months that decides that. I want the 2.4 so i can brag about my 3.4 ghz computer to my friends.. all my friends say amd is a ghetto proc.. so i i got one they would flame me

27-January-04, 10:02 PM		#4 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt	If I was all of you, I'd hold-off for any upgrades because I think some big changes are coming as in new CPUs, mobos, Video cards, etc.....Unless you got a deal on something, I'd wait to see what this summer holds for new products.

28-January-04, 08:24 AM		#5 (permalink)
Arkangyl Hoe-lier than Thou	right Highp; I think I mentioned that before; the end point was that I think that if I want to switch platforms I should do it now rather than later. As for what TexK said... My dad has a 2.6C @ 3.2 on the stock cooler; I guess I could run a few CPU and mem tests to get an idea what performance would be like. Granted its nowhere near perfect but it could give me a good idea what the final numbers would be