AMD Processors?

Originally Posted by gary_580

says 3200+ Winchester has a stock of 26 on Ebuyer. Use quick code 79189

you know you want too...

[Richard M]

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

Originally Posted by gary_580

Im considering upgrading (well its about time after 3 1/2 years!)

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!

Originally Posted by Graham

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!

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.

[Matth]

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