Hi, i'm thinking about upgrading my processor but i'm not sure which of the two is better;
Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4400+ / 2.2 GHz- L2 1MB + 1MB
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4600+ / 2.4 GHz - L2 512KB + 512KB
they are both roughly the same price ($280 Canadian moneys) but i don't know which is more useful, the 1mb worth of extra L2 cache or the 200mhz of core clock on the 4600+
I'm guessing the one with more cache, because I can always clock the core by atleast 200mhz (right now i'm running an XP 3000+ rated at 1.8ghz at 2.35ghz) Should I expect any issues overclocking the 4600+ because of all the extra cache around the core? I remember reading that the ones with more cache are harder to overclock.
the main use would be for rendering videos in programs like Adobe Premiere, Virtual Dub etc... and also for Supreme Commander, the beta is chugging really hard with a 3 player skirmish game.
thanks in advanced
Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4400+ / 2.2 GHz- L2 1MB + 1MB
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4600+ / 2.4 GHz - L2 512KB + 512KB
they are both roughly the same price ($280 Canadian moneys) but i don't know which is more useful, the 1mb worth of extra L2 cache or the 200mhz of core clock on the 4600+
I'm guessing the one with more cache, because I can always clock the core by atleast 200mhz (right now i'm running an XP 3000+ rated at 1.8ghz at 2.35ghz) Should I expect any issues overclocking the 4600+ because of all the extra cache around the core? I remember reading that the ones with more cache are harder to overclock.
the main use would be for rendering videos in programs like Adobe Premiere, Virtual Dub etc... and also for Supreme Commander, the beta is chugging really hard with a 3 player skirmish game.
thanks in advanced