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Dual Xeon Vs. Athlon 64
Name: intel810 Date: October 16, 2005 at 11:27:51 Pacific OS: winXP CPU/Ram: pIII 1.2GHz\128mb
Comment:
My friend built a computer a while ago, built for gaming using an ASUS dual xeon motherboard, 2.8GHz per processor. How does this compare to the highest end 64-bit athlon???
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Name: jam Date: October 16, 2005 at 17:07:03 Pacific
Reply:
That dual Xeon contraption is a server board, not a gaming system. I assume it's this one that was reviewed by Tom's Hardware? I'd say he wasted his money
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Response Number 2
Name: heropsycho2177 Date: October 16, 2005 at 20:53:39 Pacific
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For gaming, it's a waste. Xeon's are good for network servers running mail, database, or other enterprise apps, but they won't do crap for you in games. Not to mention the fact that most games can't take advantage of multiple CPU's.
He wasted his money BIGTIME! A single Athlon 64 would beat it in games.
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