AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz

AlienMenace · 06-26-2008, 05:38 AM

Question?
What would be a good but fairly cheap cooler for the cpu. Thinking to upgrade
to the "AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor".
I have the 5200+ Windsor 65W now. Just changing out cpu's, nothing else.

Ethan3.14159 · 06-26-2008, 05:41 AM

it wouldnt be that huge of a jump in performance. if you overclock the 5200+ its just as good as the 6400+

Zangetsu · 06-26-2008, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan3.14159

it wouldnt be that huge of a jump in performance. if you overclock the 5200+ its just as good as the 6400+

I doubt that. There is a huge difference between a 6400+ and a 5200+. Although a 5200+ is a nice overclocker, still I would consider buying a 6400+ and sell the 5200+.

Ethan3.14159 · 06-26-2008, 12:51 PM

i would recommend the 6400+ if it wasnt 90nm and didnt run so ridiculously hot, and you can easily overclock the 5200+ to match the 6400+

Zangetsu · 06-26-2008, 12:56 PM

Yeah but it won't survive for long... It doesn't mean that when you have the same speed as the 6400+ that they are equal to each other.

StrangleHold · 06-26-2008, 01:20 PM

If you want to stick with AMD screw the 6400. Save some more money up get a AM2+ board and upgrade to something like a 9750. The 90nm. are being discontinued. In 2 or 3 months you will have a discontinued, outdated, runs warm, not all that much faster than my 5200 what the hell did I do that for processor.

Zangetsu · 06-26-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangleHold

If you want to stick with AMD screw the 6400. Save some more money up get a AM2+ board and upgrade to something like a 9750. The 90nm. are being discontinued. In 2 or 3 months you will have a discontinued, outdated, runs warm, not all that much faster than my 5200 what the hell did I do that for processor.

You've got a point.

Steelshivan · 06-26-2008, 03:46 PM

I agree that you should stick it out and wait for a quad-core setup of some kind, as the performance increase won't be a monumentous one.

I would take a 6400+ over a 5200+ anyday, that's a no-brainer. I agree that an overclocked 5200+ does not equal a stock 6400+, for more than one reason.

AlienMenace · 06-27-2008, 05:19 AM

Thanks for all the replies, but since I am on a set income, I can not upgrade to new board or anything pass the 6400. Built my machine in Nov of 2007, when I had a little money then. Thinking of putting the 5200 in my nephews machine since he has a sempron 3400 in his. his board will handle the 5200. But, I would like to find out what coolers are the best for the 6400. I have the standard heat sink that came with the 5200.
Since I don't want to redesign my machine All I want to know is about a cooler that will handle the 6400+

maroon1 · 06-27-2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangleHold

If you want to stick with AMD screw the 6400. Save some more money up get a AM2+ board and upgrade to something like a 9750. The 90nm. are being discontinued. In 2 or 3 months you will have a discontinued, outdated, runs warm, not all that much faster than my 5200 what the hell did I do that for processor.

It would be better to go Intel if he plans to buy a new motherboard

06-26-2008, 05:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
AlienMenace Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 65	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz Question? What would be a good but fairly cheap cooler for the cpu. Thinking to upgrade to the "AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor". I have the 5200+ Windsor 65W now. Just changing out cpu's, nothing else. __________________ A-Top Z-Alien Case, 600w PSU AsusTek M2N-E SLI MB AMD X2 5200+Windsor 65w 6gb Patriot PC667 ATI Radeon X1550 (512mb) Sound Blaster AudigySE 500gb Seagate SATA 3.0gb DVD player and DVD Recorder DL Windows XP Pro 64bit Last edited by AlienMenace; 06-27-2008 at 02:48 PM.

06-26-2008, 12:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
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06-26-2008, 01:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,542	If you want to stick with AMD screw the 6400. Save some more money up get a AM2+ board and upgrade to something like a 9750. The 90nm. are being discontinued. In 2 or 3 months you will have a discontinued, outdated, runs warm, not all that much faster than my 5200 what the hell did I do that for processor. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

06-26-2008, 03:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Steelshivan Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 264	I agree that you should stick it out and wait for a quad-core setup of some kind, as the performance increase won't be a monumentous one. I would take a 6400+ over a 5200+ anyday, that's a no-brainer. I agree that an overclocked 5200+ does not equal a stock 6400+, for more than one reason. __________________ CPU - Intel Q6600 Mobo - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Memory - G.Skill 4GB CL5 Optical - Samsung DVD Burner HDD1 - Seagate 160GB 7200rpm HDD2 - Seagate 1TB 7200rpm Case - Coolermaster Centurion 590 PSU - OCZ StealthXStream 500W GPU - Evga 8800GT 512mb CPU cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

06-27-2008, 05:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
AlienMenace Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 65	Thanks for all the replies, but since I am on a set income, I can not upgrade to new board or anything pass the 6400. Built my machine in Nov of 2007, when I had a little money then. Thinking of putting the 5200 in my nephews machine since he has a sempron 3400 in his. his board will handle the 5200. But, I would like to find out what coolers are the best for the 6400. I have the standard heat sink that came with the 5200. Since I don't want to redesign my machine All I want to know is about a cooler that will handle the 6400+ __________________ A-Top Z-Alien Case, 600w PSU AsusTek M2N-E SLI MB AMD X2 5200+Windsor 65w 6gb Patriot PC667 ATI Radeon X1550 (512mb) Sound Blaster AudigySE 500gb Seagate SATA 3.0gb DVD player and DVD Recorder DL Windows XP Pro 64bit Last edited by AlienMenace; 06-27-2008 at 06:28 PM.

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