AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE or 5600+

Not worth it in my opinion.
That is a really nice OC on your 5600+!!
 

Well, I have already a wish list. So far I have an upgraded case, 2gb more ram, and a better cpu cooler. I have $100 left to spend and this seems to be the best upgrade for $100. I don't want to save the money because I wouldn't make anymore because im only 14 and the next time id get money would be christmas. Should i revise my wish list since I wont be upgrading again til christmas? The current budget would be $300

IMO, it's a waste to spend that $100 on that processor considering what you already have. I think the (potentially, no guarantee) higher clock you might get from the 5000BE is possibly offset by its lower cache anyway. Save the $100 and get yourself a couple of nice games?

mine runs at 3.2ghz too, when ii throw the 9600gt in there i will be all set cause its' a powerful chip, getting a 5000be would be bass ackwards imo

I'd have to agree with the others. It would be a waste of money. Your OC should be pretty close to the 6400+ at 3.2ghz? I'd be happy with that.

It's not worth the money. One long standing theory when all else being equal. You need to double the processors speed to recieve a 10% increase in throughput. That means if the cache, voltage, FSB, etc. that you would need to double your clock speed to notice the difference. So I would stick with what you have. If you could wait you would be much better off getting a 6400BE fo $150.

Ur gonna pay money to down grade ur cpu?? I know its the black edition but...come on! I agree with netpc, save ur money. The phenoms may even be a better buy in a year or so. Until then ur current cpu wont be bottlenecked unless u want to play FSX or video edit. In which case the 5000 will still be a bad choice because its a dual core and has a laughable 1mb of cache. Please don't buy a 5000+ when u already have a 5600+. Save ur money and buy a helmet.

Come on, he's 14! Give the dude a break...  

Yes, save your money and cherish the fact you got that CPU to clock at that speed. I seriously dont believe that it would be a good investment to purchase any other CPU for that setup. The next time you spend money on it needs to be for a new architecture (motherboard & CPU) that at least outperforms your current setup 20% - 30% or greater.

Sounds like you have a nice setup as it is. What are you trying to accomplish? Better gaming or just bragging rights? Just Curious...

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