timberwolf1

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OK, I'm drooling over the AMD64 and the Nforce3. But I have the feeling I still have a lot of power left in my current rig below. Should I make the switch?

My current rig:
AMD XP 2000+, MSI K7N2, 1 Gig DDR 333 (512x2), ATi 9700 Pro, 20gig Western Digital, 80gig Western Digital, Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum, Klipsch ProMedia 5.1, LG 48/24/48/16, Antec TrueBlue 480w PSU.

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Spitfire_x86

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You should, if you have money.

But waiting for Socket 939 A64s may be a better idea.

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tomhatesAMD

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Looking at your system, you are fine for now. I have an A64 3000 system with the Nforce3 150. If I were you, I would wait a couple months on the Nforce3 250 and the other socket he was referring to.

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tbirdXPplus

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what is the exact specs of your motherboard? if possible, trying a barton CPU, and waiting a year or so until the socket 939 A64s are released won`t be a bad idea. but if your really drooling for an A64, wait a few months and then try a 3400, as i said above.

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hogfather

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Most likely the motherboard will only support 266fsb, sono bartons.

Why are amd switching sockets? I thought the one it is on now was the one that would support up to a 3700 according to the roadmaps?

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Timberwolf, if you go, you will regret it big time. There are no 64-bit extended software now. your 32-bit 2700+ is still plenty fast, and is 95% the same as A64 core wise. TRUST me, I have read bad reviews from two real users who upgraded to A64 3000+ and regretted it big time. Pilot , and Thug were the two users. They both had Athlon XP 2500+ systems, and upgraded to A64 3000+ and they said that the A64 were bad overclockers and performance did not meet expectations. furthermore, the XP 2500+ could be overclocked to 2.4ghz on air. while the A64 couldn't overclock at all.

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Kanavit: He doesnt buy the processor for 64 bit capabilities but for it's 32 bit capabilities. Thus the 64bit is just an added bonus you gain. (=aka. the "cool" factor)