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Should I get Athlon 64 or XP??
Name: MCshadyPL Date: April 17, 2005 at 14:44:38 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: -
Comment:
I am planning on purchasing a new custom-built PC but can't decide on whether I should base it around an AMD Athlon XP or 64 processor...Price is not a factor. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having one over the other?
Name: OtheHill Date: April 17, 2005 at 14:50:22 Pacific
Reply:
Go for the 64 bit processor. If price is no object get a MBoard with nForce4 chipset.
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Response Number 2
Name: anonproxy Date: April 17, 2005 at 14:51:41 Pacific
Reply:
The 64-bit variety has an edge because it has an extra set of global registers (even in 32-bit mode). It also has a better (i.e. faster) memory controller and bus architecture.
Of all this, the memory controller is probably the most important speedup and the best reason to buy it over an AthlonXP (for desktop computing).
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Response Number 3
Name: per Date: April 17, 2005 at 15:14:10 Pacific
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If you really want to go state of the art look here. http://www.amd.com/us-en/0,,3715_11787,00.html
If you don't have the courtesy to reply if the fix worked we may not have the courtesy of helping you next time.
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Response Number 4
Name: MCshadyPL Date: April 17, 2005 at 15:34:20 Pacific
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Thanks for the advice, guys.. I am likely going to make the purchase through http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/ , as it will actually be cheaper and less stressing than building one myself. Has anyone had any experience with that site?
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: April 17, 2005 at 15:42:11 Pacific
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