cpu power

[lodore]

how much power increse would there be if i got a 3700
upgraded from a 3200

in percent

and how difference would the 1mb cashe make

[kempez]

how much power increse would there be if i got a 3700
upgraded from a 3200

in percent

and how difference would the 1mb cashe make

What socket is that? 939? I mean it won't be much from 3200 to 3700 - 200MHz - and you could overclock your CPU to that with no problems.

The L2 cache would make a little more difference, but unless you're going to get a 4000+ San Diego then there isn't much point

[lodore]

socket 754

[kempez]

socket 754

Not much point then. If ya wanna upgrade then save up and sell your bits then get socket 939 + PCI-E

[Beer Moon]

I agree. Save up for 939. You won't get noticeable increases on that move.

Move to Dual-Channel RAM with an upgrade with 939 and you'll see something though.

[playz28]

1mb cache up from 512kb make about 1-2% increase in performance. Get the S939 option as there is a good upgrade path.