Proccessor??? is it worth the $$$

[mrgeorgedude]

im looking for a good gaming processor and im building a comp on compaq.com.....theres a choice between where i can upgrade to an "AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.2GHz / 1MB L2 cache) by paying $40 dollars extra....ORRR...spend another $30 bucks and get an AMD Athlon 3800+ (2.4GHz / 512KB L2 cache).... i guess the 3800+ is supposed to have some hyper-transport system (no idea what that is please explain )....whats recomened like i said, for the average gamer that doesnt have a money tree in their back yard

 

[elmarcorulz]

Id go for the 3800 as the extra clock speed should outweigh the benefits of having double the L2 cache

 

[ceewi1]

I'd probably stick with the 3700+, i don't think that the 3800 is worth the extra money. If you can afford it, though, i'd look at the X2 3800+, for $40 more than the regular 3800 you're getting a dual core processor.

 

[jancz3rt]

Heya

I would also get the 3800+ if I were you (unless you intent to overclock a bit). The A64s all utlise the HTT - Hyper Transport technology so even the 3700+ uses it. In terms of performance, there will be very little difference between the two. The cache plays a small role.

JAN

 

[elmarcorulz]

I'd probably stick with the 3700+, i don't think that the 3800 is worth the extra money. If you can afford it, though, i'd look at the X2 3800+, for $40 more than the regular 3800 you're getting a dual core processor.

He doesnt have the 3700, thats one of the choices to upgrade to.

 

[Geoff]

hes saying that it would cost him an extra $40 from base to a 3700+, or $30 extra from base to a 3800+. I would go with the 3800+.

 

[tractorboy]

what about your video card ? Might play a bigger role that the processor,,, and ram...never can have too much.

 

[Syphr]

guess the 3800+ is supposed to have some hyper-transport system (no idea what that is please explain)

HTT, Hyper Transport Technology, is essentially the AMD version of FSB (front-side-bus).

 

[mrgeorgedude]

ya the comp im looking at is gonna have 1gb mem and i guess u guys are saying i should pay the extra for the 3800+??? the video card will be some kind of geforce (i think like 3200 or something..not sure)...so overall it would be worth the money?

 

[ReturnToEmpire]

(i think like 3200 or something..not sure

you dont mean that, is it a 6600, 6800 or 7800?

 

[mrgeorgedude]

oh ya i think its like 125 bucks (im getting it from a friend and he doesnt know) so however much that sounds like

 

[fadge]

try to get an 3800+ x2 there more expensive but worth it

 

[Praetor]

no idea what that is please explain

CPU 101

i don't think that the 3800 is worth the extra money

If the 3800 isnt worth the money and the performance delta from 3700->3800 is more than the delta from 3500->3700 then why would you get the 3700?

hes saying that it would cost him an extra $40 from base to a 3700+, or $30 extra from base to a 3800+. I would go with the 3800+.

Almost. It cost +$40 to get 3700 and +$70 to get 3800

HTT, Hyper Transport Technology, is essentially the AMD version of FSB (front-side-bus).

Well Intel uses it too ... its just buried a bit deeper

(i think like 3200 or something..not sure)...

Check

 

[Xuxa]

on my new pc i am building I have a AMD Athlon X2 4800