Is it worth paying a bunch of money for the AMD 3700+ just for the 1mb L2 cache, or would I get similar performance out of a cheaper one with 512kb?
I don't know how important L2 cache is, but IIRC it helps information go between the processor and the RAM so it's probably important. I'd rather improve on the 512k that I already have but the 3700+ is the cheapest AMD that is any higher.
Also, newegg only sells the 3700 with 1GHz fsb, but I found one on another site with 2GHz FSB. Would it be worth the extra $50 to double the FSB, and what does the FSB effect?
Does the FSB on the mobo need to match the CPU? I don't think I've ever seen a mobo with more than 1000MHz fsb.