Athlon 64 3700+ system vs Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ system

[davie23223]

I don't get it, isn't the Dual core suppose to be way better than the normal athlon 64 because its dual?

AMD Gamer Top of the Line Athlon 64 Bit System 939 Pin:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 939 Pins 512K L2 Cache
1024MB DDR400 PC3200 Memory (Infineon / Apacer / Hynix) (512MB x 2)
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 8MB
LG 52X32X52 CD-RW
ATI Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro, PCI Express, 256MB DDR, DVI, TV-Out
Onboard Audio
Onboard Network Card
Standard ATX Case
480 Watt Thermaltake SILENT Power Sup.Dual Fan Control W0014

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ Socket 939
1024MB DDR400 PC3200 Memory (Infineon / Apacer / Hynix) (512MB x 2)
ASUS A8N-E Mother Board
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 8MB
LG 52X32X52 CD-RW
ATI Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro, PCI Express, 256MB DDR, DVI, TV-Out
Onboard Audio
Onboard Network Card
2750 ATX Case (black)
500 Watt Colorsit Power Supply with 12cm Fan

What woul dyou pick?

I just don't dam get it, duals are suppose to be better right?
the price on the Athlon 64 Bit System 939 Pin cost $935.00 US and the price on the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core cost $924

Why is the dual core cheaper?

 

[super_xero]

dual core all the way

 

[Praetor]

What woul dyou pick?

Neither really:
- The raptor drive is overrated ... you can get damn near the same performance for significantly less and get a crapload more space thanks to 16MB cache on drvies now
- LG optical drives: LG hasnt made good optical drives for a looooooong time
- Neither videocard is particularly spectacular and for the price of the X700, the X800GT and X800GTO are in the same bracket and offer superior performance
- The Thermaltake PSU sucks
- With the 400W model pushing 16A on the 12V rail, i dont have a lot of faith in their 500W mdoel

dual core all the way

Why?

 

[X24]

i'd go with the 3800+ X2 mostly becuase its got more preformance period.

anyway, yes, preator is right (as usual) on everything else. especially the GPU

also its about the same because u have an sli mobo on the first one (not usefull since u have picked ATI)

 

[Praetor]

i'd go with the 3800+ X2 mostly becuase its got more preformance period.

Heh it wasnt a literal question per say but just to make a point of random utterances

 

[davie23223]

The raptor drive is overrated ... you can get damn near the same performance for significantly less and get a crapload more space thanks to 16MB cache on drvies now

I don't get it, the raptor is 10,000rpms and way more expensive, arent they suppose to be super fast and the normal ones are 72,00rpms, thats like a 25% increase of speed? or am i wrong?

 

[mgoldb2]

I don't get it, the raptor is 10,000rpms and way more expensive, arent they suppose to be super fast and the normal ones are 72,00rpms, thats like a 25% increase of speed? or am i wrong?

HD 101

 

[Praetor]

I don't get it, the raptor is 10,000rpms and way more expensive, arent they suppose to be super fast and the normal ones are 72,00rpms, thats like a 25% increase of speed? or am i wrong?

Sure they are fast but you can get 95% of their peak performance with a physically slower drive and twice the cache ... and often you might find yourself outpacing them