64Bit or Dual?

H_L · 01-17-2006, 01:20 PM

Which of these cpu’s are better for this motherboard? Dual or 64bit?
I wanted it for high end gamming mainly; I think the dual cpu would be better for the future games?

http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show...no=cpP4dual_32
http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show...=cpP4_64bit_38

Is this a decent motherboard I wanted a high end board for speed (games)
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard..._GA-G1975X.htm

Thanks

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2006, 01:29 PM

Dont get either of them, get the AMD X2 3800+ for $492 or the AMD X2 4200+ for $608. It easily outperforms those intels at gaming, and is much cheaper.

By the way, the AMD X2 is Dual-core and 64 Bit.

And look into getting a motherboard similar to this: http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard...GA-K8N-SLI.htm

suprasteve · 01-17-2006, 01:36 PM

the dual core one you picked out should be 64bit anyways

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2006, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suprasteve

the dual core one you picked out should be 64bit anyways

Only the 2nd link is 64-bit.

Again, dont go with the Intel Dual-Cores, go with the AMD X2 3800+ or 4200+. They outperform intel at virtually any task you can throw at it. And it will excel greatly at gaming.

H_L · 01-17-2006, 01:46 PM

Which would be better out of the 2?

Yes I know, AMD is probably better for gaming but I’m an Intel fan so I’m trying to stick with them.
but if the AMD beats it by far I consider getting that one but I like that GA-G1975X motherboard too.
Its like I hate holdens but there is nothing wrong with them their good cars but you *know the feeling*

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2006, 02:03 PM

I used to be in Intel fan as well, but the fact is that the Pentium D or Pentium EE cant beat the AMD X2 series cpu's. If you dont want to spend much money, go with the 3800+, but if money really isnt an issue go with the 4200+.

H_L · 01-17-2006, 02:16 PM

they have a 4800+ but what about my mobo that gigabyte was nice and fast I like the disgn>
is there an AMD board as fast with good disgn as the gigabyte one?

suprasteve · 01-17-2006, 05:48 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116239
what's wrong with something like this? I mean if you're going dual core you should be doing it for things other than gaming, in which case the 4mb L2 and 64 bit support, not to mention much lower price really make this look like a good choice in my opinion. But like geoff said, AMD has the gaming edge

diduknowthat · 01-17-2006, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suprasteve

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116239
what's wrong with something like this? I mean if you're going dual core you should be doing it for things other than gaming, in which case the 4mb L2 and 64 bit support, not to mention much lower price really make this look like a good choice in my opinion. But like geoff said, AMD has the gaming edge

well, remember back at a thread showing some benchmarks comparing x2 and PD's...the X2's absolutely destroyed the PD's in every test. So there really isn't anything wrong with it, but it just won't out perform the X2 according to the benchmarks.

krimson_king · 01-17-2006, 07:50 PM

intels are always more expensive just because theyve got so much more marketing power and influence over amd.

01-17-2006, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
H_L Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 146	64Bit or Dual? Which of these cpu’s are better for this motherboard? Dual or 64bit? I wanted it for high end gamming mainly; I think the dual cpu would be better for the future games? http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show...no=cpP4dual_32 http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show...=cpP4_64bit_38 Is this a decent motherboard I wanted a high end board for speed (games) http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard..._GA-G1975X.htm Thanks

01-17-2006, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Dont get either of them, get the AMD X2 3800+ for $492 or the AMD X2 4200+ for $608. It easily outperforms those intels at gaming, and is much cheaper. By the way, the AMD X2 is Dual-core and 64 Bit. And look into getting a motherboard similar to this: http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard...GA-K8N-SLI.htm __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394 Last edited by [-0MEGA-]; 01-17-2006 at 01:31 PM.

01-17-2006, 02:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	I used to be in Intel fan as well, but the fact is that the Pentium D or Pentium EE cant beat the AMD X2 series cpu's. If you dont want to spend much money, go with the 3800+, but if money really isnt an issue go with the 4200+. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

01-17-2006, 05:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116239 what's wrong with something like this? I mean if you're going dual core you should be doing it for things other than gaming, in which case the 4mb L2 and 64 bit support, not to mention much lower price really make this look like a good choice in my opinion. But like geoff said, AMD has the gaming edge Last edited by suprasteve; 01-17-2006 at 05:51 PM.

01-17-2006, 07:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
krimson_king Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 466	intels are always more expensive just because theyve got so much more marketing power and influence over amd. __________________ sí, señor.

01-17-2006, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	the dual core one you picked out should be 64bit anyways

01-17-2006, 01:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
H_L Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 146	Which would be better out of the 2? Yes I know, AMD is probably better for gaming but I’m an Intel fan so I’m trying to stick with them. but if the AMD beats it by far I consider getting that one but I like that GA-G1975X motherboard too. Its like I hate holdens but there is nothing wrong with them their good cars but you know the feeling

01-17-2006, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
H_L Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 146	they have a 4800+ but what about my mobo that gigabyte was nice and fast I like the disgn> is there an AMD board as fast with good disgn as the gigabyte one?

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