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Question about Dual Core
Name: Greatgamer Date: November 17, 2005 at 06:28:18 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: AMD 3200
Comment:
Hello, so is the Dual Core much more powerful then the regular AMD 64 CPUs? Or are there restrictions like it not being able to run certain games or programs? Is this more for servers or something? Thanks
Name: INH Date: November 17, 2005 at 07:15:52 Pacific
Reply:
For games, a single core (for running a single process at 100% capacity) is better. For situations where you are running multiple processes then dual core is better.
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Response Number 2
Name: Greatgamer Date: November 17, 2005 at 07:22:33 Pacific
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Hmm, I do both :( I game and I multitask.
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Response Number 3
Name: INH Date: November 17, 2005 at 07:44:19 Pacific
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Get an amd FX57 for ultimate gaming performance. It's a single core chip, and it KICKS ASS !
If by multitask you mean any kind of mundane office internet or small server stuff (gaming server, one or two user TS), then it doesn't matter. Get the FX57. Otherwise I would go for the much cheaper athlon 64. ATM dual core on desktops is more of a fad than a serious performance issue.
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Response Number 4
Name: jam Date: November 17, 2005 at 08:17:48 Pacific
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"Get the FX57"
While I agree it's an excellent CPU, it costs over $1000. That's insane! Unless you're independently wealthy, it's a waste of money. And unless you truly need a dual core CPU, get either the 3200+ Venice or the 3700+ San Diego. Be aware that AMD will soon be changing the socket format & the new A64 will support DDR2, so there will probably be more prices drops (there was a drop within the past 2 weeks) on S939 CPUs in the not too distant future.
ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP2
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Response Number 5
Name: indigian Date: November 18, 2005 at 04:35:40 Pacific
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Don't forget that the opteron is becoming a serious choice also.
Name: InnocentChild Date: November 21, 2005 at 02:13:20 Pacific
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I agree it's too pricey. I would rather wait for a week or two for the price to drop!!
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Response Number 7
Name: Cobra_R Date: November 23, 2005 at 23:24:11 Pacific
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Go out and get the S939 Opteron 64. Great value it runs at 2ghz, L1 64k, L2 1mb chace, plus you can overclock it to 2.9ghz on a fan cooled system. Not to mention it's only 190 bucks!
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