Value for Money

[jamesro]

Whats better value for Money
an AMD 64 X2 3800
or
an AMD 64 4000
both are the same price where im looking.

 

[TSIMonster]

Definately.

NewEgg also shows an x2 Brisbane 4000+ for $130, thats a good deal too

 

[LVDAX]

i STRONGLY agree with the above...
best of luck

 

[halbhh]

The 4000 is nice if you want to do mostly gaming without heavy multitasking, and you can always upgrade that chip in a year or 2 with a dual core (or quad) upgrade (if you go with an AM2 platform).

The dual core is nice if you do heavy multitasking like run heavy duty security suite, have 20-30 windows open or run some heavy cpu tasks simultaneously. the x2 3800 will do ok for gaming with a good video card (like $200 or even $280 for a serious gamer), and can be overclocked modestly for a boost if needed.

 

[m25]

X2 3600+ or X2 3800+

 

[jaguarskx]

I would go dual core because programs and games are beginning to take advantage of it. For example, Alan Wake will be amongst on of the first games to require a dual core to play it. If you do DivX encoding, the latest version (v6.5) supports dual core and seems to provide a 15% - 25% increase in performance.

If you do multitasking then having two core will allow the PC to run more smoothly.

 

[Lionhardt]

i concur.

 

[TSIMonster]

NewEgg has the X2 3600 Retail for $105 now. If your into overclocking, it has been reported to reach 2.8-3.0Ghz on numerous occasions.