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Cuzman wrote:
> "JK" <JK9821@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:4173B84A.70E09128@netscape.net...
>
> " For many games, an Athlon 64 3000+ will show a tremendous performance
> improvement over an Athlon XP3200+. That is especially true since you have a
> good video card. "
>
> The skt754 Athlon64 2800+ and 3000+ might out-perform the XP 3200+ a little
A little? LOL! The difference is huge! It takes an $815 Pentium 4 3.2 ghz EE
to come close to the performance of a $150 Athlon 64 3000+ socket 754
running Doom 3.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2149&p=7
>
> in Doom3, but they will be a little slower in some other benchmarks.
Can you show me even one example where an Athlon XP3200+ is faster
than an Athlon 64 3000+? I doubt you can. For some business software
they may be close though.
> I
> don't think it's worth the effort upgrading to skt754, now that the skt939
> 3000+, 3200+ and 3400+ have been released. Compatible CPUs will probably go
> no further than the 3700+ for skt754.
I like the idea of changing the motherboard when changing the cpu. A
socked 939 Athlon 64 3000+ costs more than a socket 754 one,
and a socket 939 motherboard also costs more than a socket 754
one. This cost savings by going with socket 754 now, will probably
be enough to pay for a new motherboard when you are ready to
to upgrade the cpu. The socket 754 Athlon 64 3000+ and 3200+
are bargains now.
>
>
> On the other hand, skt939 will have a much longer roadmap than skt754, and,
> unlike skt754, the chipsets support dual-channel memory control. I'd
> recommend waiting for these new CPUs to arrive on UK shores, and then
> upgrade to a skt939 system.
>
> The Nforce4 chipsets are due to be announced on 19th October, with support
> for PCI-E. Lots of people building completely new systems are being advised
> to wait for these motherboards. Seeing as you already have an AGP 6800,
> perhaps it's best to wait a little while. Most people are reluctant to
> abandon their AGP cards, and the manufacturers know this, so there should
> hopefully be some option based on these new chipsets for you.
>
> You state that you have 768MB PC3200. What's that made up of? Is it
> top-quality stuff? If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, perhaps
> it would be better spent on a really good low-latency dual-channel set (2x
> 512MB). These would give you a little performance boost now, and would go
> right into a skt939 system in the near future. Sell your existing RAM at
> www.ebay.co.uk and it won't cost too much at all to do this. Then you can
> wait for the skt939 3000+, 3200+ and 3400+ to arrive, and look at upgrading
> the motherboard and CPU then.