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Dec 13th, 2003 at 12:13pm

J41   Offline
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Hi Guys
        Recently I had a P.C built for me, now Im no computer expert at all it has AMD 2600+ 120Hard Drive and a Fx5900 Graphics Card. Now I have into my head that I made a mistake getting that processor, what I want to know is should I and how much would it be (£) to get a 3.2 or something?
Hope that makes sense.
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Reply #1 - Dec 13th, 2003 at 2:56pm

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Yes, with an FX5900, a faster CPU will certainly bring improvement....

Make sure you have enough fast RAM  (512MB as a minimum) combine the three, and I think you'll be happy with the result!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_AMD_CPUs_51.html

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Memory_8.html

I use this company myself, and could'nt recommend them highly enough!

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Reply #2 - Dec 14th, 2003 at 8:29pm

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erm there wouldnt be much increase in performance if you upgrade cpu the 2600+ should be able to handle things with ease...if you do want to upgrade then go for AMD 64 bit cpu... latest rage Cheesy
 
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Reply #3 - Dec 14th, 2003 at 9:22pm

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wooohoo a fellow AMD fan  Cheesy
 
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Reply #4 - Dec 15th, 2003 at 2:00am

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How much would the 64 bit cost roughly?
 
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Reply #5 - Dec 15th, 2003 at 3:49am

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About £300 right now but next year when the apps are around to use it it will be a lot cheaper.
 
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Reply #6 - Dec 15th, 2003 at 8:55am

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I am sure that that 2600+ will do you fine  Roll Eyes With that FX, you should be getting like 20-30 FPS with FS2004



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