3800 venice vs. x2 3800 manchester? which is the best bet?

[Fagaru]

well i was looking for a new cpu, i mostly just play games, but i also do other stuff on my pc, and i've been looking at prices, the 3800 venice costs 150 on newegg, and the x2 3800 costs 297, so should i go for the x2 or use that extra money and get a zalman fan and maybe overclock the 3800? or put it towards a better video card? :!:

 

[SidVicious]

If you're on a tight budget and don't care much about multithreaded apps and multitasking, spend the 150$ on a better video card.

While I love my X2 for its silk smooth performance, the primary reason why I bought it was to run two F@H clients and to cut down on media encoding time.

 

[pcrig]

well i was looking for a new cpu, i mostly just play games, but i also do other stuff on my pc, and i've been looking at prices, the 3800 venice costs 150 on newegg, and the x2 3800 costs 297, so should i go for the x2 or use that extra money and get a zalman fan and maybe overclock the 3800? or put it towards a better video card? :!:

actually on July 24 the price of AMD Athlon X2 will be cut
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ will price drop down to somewhere between US$152-161 !

Buy then not now Athlon 64 X2 TOLEDO core for about
U$ 169.00 after July 24!

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (socket AM2 only) $696 price cut to $403

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (socket AM2 and 939) $558 price cut to $301

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (socket AM2 and 939) $365 price cut to $240

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (socket AM2 and 939) $303 price cut to $169

look at http://www.ewiz.com

AMD Pricing July 24 2006

 

[Fagaru]

well that is sweet, im gonna definently wait until the price cut AGAIN!, i thought this recent price cut was what amd was talking about, guess im wrong..theyre just beginning!!

 

[asgallant]

Their price cuts are happening in two stages, they just cut the single core CPUs' prices, and the dual cores' prices will drop around July 24th. With Intel's price cuts in effect, this is a sweet time to be an enthusiast >;o)