hi im building another computer im just wondering which about some stuff
how big of a difference would there be between these processors they are all within my price range which would be fastest? im going for gaming
all prices are in canadian dont worry about them really unless u can tell me EXAMPLE** the 2.2 is worth 50 bucks more then 2.0 cuz there is a hugeee differnece or somthing like that ty
I worked at a computer store in the States (NJ!) not too long ago (2 months) and I’ll tell you that AMD is definitely the way to go, especially for what your doing. Gaming needs a large processor but at the same time will only limit your frames up to a certain point. Most games for instance don’t really take advantage of the dual core processors so that’s totally unneccesary. The processors you’ve picked out are all pretty good. What is going to limit your frames is the video card(s) you pick. Dual video cards (sLI) is probably about the best you could get right now. Or you could get a ATI Radeon X1900XTX for about $600 (US). But that’s a bit extreme. Check out newegg.com for decent pricing.
Also, you wanna go with the more cache. More is always better. It’s basically like the ram memory that’s the absolute closest to the processor. It’s the pipe line that dumps directly into the processor so the bigger it is the more info the processor will be fed at once. This goes for Hard drives as well. Used to be that all HDD had 2mb of cache, then it went to 8mb, NOW its at 16mb. So the more the better. Always.
Don’t go with some crappy company to make it for you. Make it yourself, or with a knowledgable friend just in case you have no experience. It’s childs play. And if your worried aout warranty nonsense, don’t be. Most manufacturers have at least a 1 year warranty their boards. If it goes within that first year, RMA it back to them for a new board. If it doesn’t go within the first year, then it’ll probably last you forever. I have had boards go within a month (flukes of nature) while I have a P2 400 that I built that still runs like a champ and probably will assuming she doesn’t get hit by lightning.
This is the place to ask for help. Anymore questions?
I just put an AMD Athlon X2 3800 and love it. It runs so fast (2.0 ghz dual core 64 bit). I love it and they are about $300 now. I think it is very worth it.
Not to ruin the party, but dual core processors are going to be used in games some day. It might be better to purchase now if you can afford it.
Anywho!
I still agree with the overall that AMD is the way to go.
They might spend more energy working, but it way more silent than Intel.
Another thing…
The main thing about the diferences between processor speeds are related to the “overclock” they do to them, which is legal and doesn’t break warranty.
If you know how to overclock on your own, you might want to get a 2.0Hz and overclock it. I personally don’t overclock anything.
With no overclock just go for the most you can afford, as I’ve heard that is usually better.
Yet another point…
The number of FPS your hardware can render is equal to the Hz your monitor uses. So there really is no point in going over that.
Another thing is you shouldn’t have fps below 25 and I’d say it’s pointless to go over 60 or so. At least in a game… Of course your monitor refresh per second rate really determines that.
More cache is better every time.
Cache is “sort of” really fast RAM.
Just a heads up… This is there should be some new tech coming into the market this year, so you might want to save up for some of those.
AMD and Intel will be releasing their new processors. That means new support for faster RAM on either side of the fence, and loads more…
I just put an AMD Athlon X2 3800 and love it. It runs so fast (2.0 ghz dual core 64 bit). I love it and they are about $300 now. I think it is very worth it.
I also have this processor and I am very happy with it. I defintely recomment it:thumb:
They’re laptop only (until Conroe) … and it’s not the processor that makes it difficult to install windows, it’s the BIOS, which is part of the motherboard.
I’ve had the FX-55(2.4ghz) for like 2 years now and i have to say its really nice for gaming, never have a problem with processor power.
But if you plan to be minimising and talking with people or running other things get the Dual core.
But to tell you the truth games now-a-days are using more GPU than actual cpu so it wont matter a whole lot unless you have programs in the background.
Well the AMD processors you have listed are the single cores. For gaming, purchase the AMD A64 3800+ and overclock it. Unless you overclock it, you need a good enough stock CPU. Otherwise, AMD AM2 3800+ (Dual Core) would be good.
Edit: With the dual cores you can use DDR2 but I don’t know about the compatible mothboards yet…
