Wud i see a huge difference if i got 1 of these CPU's ??

NI_t3n_IChi_RYU

NI_t3n_IChi_RYU

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Ok so im gona get an AMD cpu very soon

Basically i want to know if its really worth spending a lil more cash and getting X2??

Wud i see a noticable difference in these CPU's. And i mean noticable not a couple more points in 3dmark or something like that :D

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939)

around 180 - 190 pounds

OR

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939)

around 190 - 200 pounds

What 1 is better??

Thx in advance
 
id go with the dual core. its overclockable easily to 2.4ghz and it costs less. it'll probably benefit you more min 3dmark than the 4000+ would. dual core is really nice, i must say.. just make sure you have at least 1gb of ram, i'd suggest two... otherwise you run out of ram before you run out of cpu resources normally.
 
fade2green514 said:
id go with the dual core. its overclockable easily to 2.4ghz and it costs less. it'll probably benefit you more min 3dmark than the 4000+ would. dual core is really nice, i must say.. just make sure you have at least 1gb of ram, i'd suggest two... otherwise you run out of ram before you run out of cpu resources normally.
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ye i will be getting 2 gigs of ram.

will i easily be able to run the high end game like FEAR, HL2 etc with that cpu , a geforce 7600 Extreme edition, and 2 gigs of ram?
 
The X2 3800+ is a dual-core CPU, which is effectivly two Athlon 64 3200+'s. So the X2 3800+ will perform much better in multi-threaded environments, such as newer games, photo/video/audio and rendering applications, and when your running several applications at the same time.

However in games that arent multi-threaded, the Athlon 64 4000+ will perform significantly better. I would strongly suggest you go with the X2 3800+, especially if you plan on playing newer games.

Burgon said:
although i heared some games have problems running on dual cores.
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It only happens ocassionaly to a few people, and it's very easy to fix.

NI_t3n_IChi_RYU said:
will i easily be able to run the high end game like FEAR, HL2 etc with that cpu , a geforce 7600 Extreme edition, and 2 gigs of ram?
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You can run all those games, but you wont be able to play them maxed out at a high resolution.
 
fade2green514 said:
you will with a 7900gt... its like twice the money though.
i'll sell you my extra 7800gt for $200 lol
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ok but i live in the uk

Thankyou for all ur replies. I have also read on these forums about games crashing on dual core. but its only a few that have had problems, and im pretty sure the majority dont have problems. K that settles it then i will be getting the 3800 X2.

Ye i play all my games on 1024 x 768

Will it handle this without a problem. Does any1 find having the resolution up to high hurts ur eyes. Or is that just because ive got a crap monitor and computer??
 
well if your moniter is an lcd, that's probably the problem, go with a mid range CRT moniter and your fps problems will cease (with that new setup your going for)
 
<opinion> Do NOT get the 7600, its crap you can find way better cards by ati that are better, only go with nvidia if your going high-end </opinion>
 
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