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meanman

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hi i have a pentium prescott 3ghz cpu and i want to know if a amd64 4000+
cpu is better i do alot of gaming is it worth swapping my mobo and investing in the amd 4000+
 
oi.

i hope by swapping your mobo you mean buying a new one. and yes, the amd is a good choice. but whats wrong with the prescott? are you selling it by any chance?
 
the prescott is not for sale you wouldnt thank me for selling it the cpu runs idle at 58c and underload it goes upto 72c i have had to set my bios to shut down at 80c i have tryed variouse cpu heatsinks and fans they make no diffrence and it is not overclocked p.s yes i am buying a new socket 939 mobo
 
yea, the 4000+ is definitely alot better. amd athlon 64 4000+ performs approximately like a pentium 4 4000mhz processor would (hence the model number).
 
origionally posted by meanman:
"the prescott is not for sale you wouldnt thank me for selling it the cpu runs idle at 58c and underload it goes upto 72c i have had to set my bios to shut down at 80c i have tryed variouse cpu heatsinks and fans they make no diffrence and it is not overclocked p.s yes i am buying a new socket 939 mobo"

I have a PD 820, you should know it has 2 prescott cores. I had the same heat issues you spoke of, under load it would get upwards of 76C. I bought the Thermaltake Sonic Tower CL-P0071 http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/cooler/retail/cl-p0071/cl-p0071.asp and now under load my temps don't go over 48C.
 
fade2green514 said:
yea, the 4000+ is definitely alot better. amd athlon 64 4000+ performs approximately like a pentium 4 4000mhz processor would (hence the model number).
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That is a rough comparison between the two, with gaming at least. But thats not why the model number is 4000+.

To answer your question, yes you would see a great improvement over those 2.
 
meanman said:
the prescott is not for sale you wouldnt thank me for selling it the cpu runs idle at 58c and underload it goes upto 72c i have had to set my bios to shut down at 80c i have tryed variouse cpu heatsinks and fans they make no diffrence and it is not overclocked p.s yes i am buying a new socket 939 mobo
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A fresh application of heatsink compound and/or some case fans and/or new HSF should fix this.

hi i have a pentium prescott 3ghz cpu and i want to know if a amd64 4000+
cpu is better i do alot of gaming is it worth swapping my mobo and investing in the amd 4000+
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Yes, the 4000+ is much better, but i'd recommend the X2 3800+. It's a Dual Core processor, and should give much better performance with newer multithreaded games/apps.
 
ceewi1 said:
Yes, the 4000+ is much better, but i'd recommend the X2 3800+. It's a Dual Core processor, and should give much better performance with newer multithreaded games/apps.
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Agreed. The X2 3800+ will be a sounder future investment
 
AMD is a better investment than Intel is at this time and socket 939 chips give a new meaning to the word "value." For single core, I recommend San Diego and for Dual Core that's an open debate. The X2 3800 which is the low end of the X2 series and was the best entry level dual core processor now has a lower price challenger. The 939 Opteron's are being discontinued and they are offering incredible value. I think that the Opterons' 165 and 170/175 are the best values of any CPU right now. They're almost in the same price range as their X2 equivalents which are generally valued as lower quality twins and they only cost a little more for each level.
 
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Agreed, in the singlecore arena, for the most part, AMD will probably offer more value. In the dual core arena, it really does come down to whether or not you can afford an X2 or not.
 
Yeah, I almost bought the X2 3800+, but then realized it was way too expensive for me. I saved $100 and got the Athlon64 3500+ instead (venice core). But you could get the X2 4200+ for roughly the same price as a A64 4000+. I would personally go with the X2 with your budget, because of Dual core.

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