Upgrading my processor and/or mobo

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Dsk954

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Currently I have a p4 2.4 ghz proc and I have been thinking of upgrading it. At first I thought of overclocking it but it turns out I have an intel D875PBZ board (http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bz/index.htm?iid=ipp_browse+motherbd_d875pbz&)
and apparently those cant be OCed. A friend also told me that instead of buying a new mobo and OCing, I could buy a new AMD 64 3200 (which should run at 2ghz, right?) and a DFI "LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb" (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-147&depa=1)
This friend said that AMD has short pipelines and thus the 3200 would act roughtly like a 3.2 ghz intel. If I could OC this CPU then im figuring it would be better then just buying a new mobo.

What do y'all think? I think I have sufficient cooling for OCing, I have like 5 fans on my case.

Edit: would it be better for me to get a stronger CPU or will this be alright after the OC?
 
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you cannot put an Athlon 64 into that board. The nForce2 is a socket A board and Athlon 64s come in S754/939
 
So you want to either buy a 3.2GHz P4 or a new board and an Athlon 64 3200? For gaming you're better off with the Athlon (and you could OC it to make it last a little longer before upgrading). You might want to look at a S939 Athlon/board though. However, buying a 3.2GHz P4 would be the easiest and cheapest way to go.
 
What do y'all think? I think I have sufficient cooling for OCing, I have like 5 fans on my case.
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Case fans wont help all that much... the primary thing you'll want to look into is the CPU fan :)
 
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