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06-03-2007, 12:41 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: May 2007
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|  cpu question.. i currently run a athlon 64 2.2 939 cpu and am thinking of a slight upgrade. would i be better off getting a athlon64 dual core running at 2.0 or get a single core at 2.4? does dual core make it better even though it is a little slower? thanks for any suggestions.  |
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06-03-2007, 12:57 PM
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| Re: cpu question.. It is not slower at 2ghz because you have basically two processors which would equate to 4ghz combined.
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06-03-2007, 01:01 PM
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 | Re: cpu question.. its not 4ghz combined....thats a misunderstading
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06-03-2007, 01:30 PM
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suske, get a dual core. It's not about speed anymore. You can do alot more with a dual core, than a single core. | |
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06-03-2007, 04:10 PM
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| Re: cpu question.. Quote:
the reason i asked was as i understand it dual core handles running multiple apps better than single but are games considered a multi app? these are the two cpus i am looking at: Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Toledo 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM or Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM | |
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06-03-2007, 04:51 PM
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| Re: cpu question.. well if c2d well start be putting to use in gaming with soon to be future games. is there even a point to invest in the quard core in the end of july? Since games are just barely starting c2d... wouldn't that mean quad will even be a lot later? |
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06-03-2007, 10:44 PM
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| Re: cpu question.. hey I am looking at the same processor as you and I found it cheaper here than at Newegg. AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz 1MB Cache 1000MHz (2000 MTs) FSB Toledo Dual-Core OEM Socket 939 Processor ADA3800DAA5CD at TigerDirect.com
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