Amd 64?

Charlie7940

Charlie7940

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Well now for my second build, I'm debating whether or not I want an AMD atholon 64 CPU. Since many programs/software don't have 64-bit support, they don't really take advantage of having a 64 processor correct? Is there a reason to buy one now?

Once again this PC will be for office use/multimedia
 
I use a Athlon 64 3500+ and it rocks. They fully support 32bit programs, but will be set up for the next wave. Even though it is still a couple years till full recognition, why not prepare now?
 
Well my point is...why spend the extra money on it now? Even if I do buy it I probably would end up buying a new pc in a couple years anyway. This is why I'm wondering if it's worth it to purchase one now.
 
The selling point for the athlon 64 are things like on-die memory controller. Performing better in games etc. This why people buy athlon 64's not because it 64 bit.
 
and Intels dual cores will be S775, I don't see how a chip being S939 should be a selling point, you could get Athlon64s in S754 as well and there wont be dual cores there.
 
Since many programs/software don't have 64-bit support, they don't really take advantage of having a 64 processor correct? Is there a reason to buy one now
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The current generation of Intel CPUs is also 64bit so the 64bit argument doest hold

But amd's dual core will be 939 pins...
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Except that doesnt matter....
 
Aren't P4's generally more expensive then AMD's? This is why I was thinking AMD...but I'm not sure how they compare moneywise to the P4.
 
Aren't P4's generally more expensive then AMD's? This is why I was thinking AMD...but I'm not sure how they compare moneywise to the P4.
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Like Cromewell said its not a earthshattering difference however AMD does tend to be cheaper for most of their products ... of course its usually not more than say $20-$30
 
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