Re: AMD Processors?
 

you know you want too...

Re: AMD Processors?
 

Go for socket 939 over 754.
754 only has single channel, has slower CPUs and is being phased out.

Re: AMD Processors?
 

The question you need to ask is what you actually want to *do* with the PC. If you're just word processing and using it for music, you don't need to go for top of the range stuff.

Upgrading is not obligatory!

Re: AMD Processors?
 

However on my current 1.2Ghz 256Mb box i cant play many games or do much at a reasonable speed. Agreed upgrading is not obligatory but the added entertainment value of the newer games would be good.

Re: AMD Processors?
 

Also got the Winhester 300+ in as well - at £103.85 inc VAT, it's a hell of a CPU, and possibly bettrer if you hold out for several steps above to get cheaper later!
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=79190


Cheapest motherboard you could pair it with
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=64800 - £78.71 inc VAT

But if MSI left some wiggle room in the BIOS, the Nforce 3 is a decent overclocking solution due to the AGP/PCI lock
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=77870
If you intend overclocking, I'd suggest better than DDR400 RAM, to avoid having to use the memory dividers