P4 3.0 800FSB or A64 3000?

[Gothmael]

They are both pretty close to the same price. From a gaming perspective, which would be faster?

 

[scottchen]

For gaming Athlon64's faster.

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[ZER0]

for gaming it doesn't matter since your video card will limit you.

 

[scottchen]

Yes it does matter, the Athlon64 performs noticably better with high-intensive AI calculation games.

Just remember the formula

Games:Athlon64
Multimedia4

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[Cybercraig]

I would buy a 2.8C and clock it up over a 3.0C. The 3.0 will run hotter with the same FSB. Northwood OWNS XP, but Scottchen is 100% right on A64. I would probably spring for a 3200 with the larger cache and overclock it just a little. Take it to a LAN party and watch Northwood owners scream in terror as you fire up the Sabre Jet! :lol:

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Now, let's eat!

 

[scottchen]

I love my 3200+@2300mhz, it beats my old 3.6Ghz P4 in games, well except Quake3.

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[phial]

you gotta love the capitals when he typed "OWNS"


your exaggerating. a 2.2ghz AXP is more than enough for gaming. buy a mobile AXP for 100 bux and you got 2.4ghz+ (mines at 2.5ghz, 1.75vcore and 45C full load) which is more value than any Intel cpu

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[Cybercraig]

"OWNS, DooD, OWNS!" In case you misunderstood me, "OWNS!"


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