Amd Vs Amd

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kgod86

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OK which one would you of chose

athlon 64 3800+ venice core 512mb cache 2.4ghz

or

athlon 64 3700+ 1mb cache 2.2ghz?

and why, i went with the 3800+ and im wondering if the more cache in the 3700+ would of made any difference.

also what is the average clockable speed for the 3800?
 
I would go with the 3700+ since it's easy to overclock the processor by 200Mhz, but you cant add another 512KB of cache.

By the way, its 512KB, not 512MB ;)
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
I would go with the 3700+ since it's easy to overclock the processor by 200Mhz, but you cant add another 512KB of cache.

By the way, its 512KB, not 512MB ;)
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well i dont think the cache is going to be a huge problem. i dont really run any big programs or games.
 
Clutch said:
If you don't run any big programs or games, then why do you have 4GB of RAM?
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because i got a good deal on it and figured why not. is my 4gigs of ram a problem for you?
 
kgod86 said:
because i got a good deal on it and figured why not. is my 4gigs of ram a problem for you?
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Why would it be a problem for me? It just seems a bit excessive, that's all.
 
Don't worry clutch, he doesn't realize that since he's not using RAM intensive programs, he's actually suffering a performance hit by running in 2T by default. :P
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
Don't worry clutch, he doesn't realize that since he's not using RAM intensive programs, he's actually suffering a performance hit by running in 2T by default. :P
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ok talk lingo like i dont understand, i know that its runs 2 t when all dimm slots are filled that why for the meantime i run 1 gb of ram, i have 4gigs that i do run when i run my autocad program
 
Like AutoDesk software? What particular program are you running? More RAM is not always better, 2GB and your pagefile (if you have it setup as default) is going to be in excess of recommended requirements.
 
id have gone with the 3700+ because they're mad overclockable and the extra cache makes a difference when gaming. personally id get a dual core for AM2 if i were currently buying an AMD.
we'll see how intel fairs as well though.
 
3700+, more cache, better core, better OCer, at stock, probably will still outperform the 3800+.
 
kgod86 said:
well im the 3700 is so much better than why is the price on the 3800 higher?
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Marketing. Stock for stock it's 200MHz "faster", and notice that the naming scheme depicts it as a "higher" processor (because 3800 is 100 more than 3700). People think that if they get the higher number, they get the superior processor. Things like L2 chache size are often overlooked, and if not they are just numbers like the naming scheme.

Us overclockers are interested in more than just the name and stock specs. We look at it's overclocking head room mostly, and it's hit to miss ratio. From what I read and from what others say the 3700+ overclocks better than the 3800+ and is the superior performer if you have the right hardware to match it.
 
The 3700+ and 3800+ perform very close to one another, however in most of the benchmarks I've seen, the 3800+ tends to do a tad bit better. Changing different variables and situations obviously could very well favor the 3700+ at times. Here's a link to the "Mother of all CPU Charts." Not be all and end all of course, but some of you may want to check it out if you haven't seen it already.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/21/the_mother_of_all_cpu_charts_2005/page29.html
 
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