Will this help improve gaming on vista?

<buckwadd.RemoveThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>i would just like to know, is it worth upgrading my current procesor
> to improve gaming on my computer?
> Im currently using
>
> windows vista home premium 64bit
> amd 64x2 3800
> 4 gig ram
> nvidia 8800gts
>
> Apparently my mother board does not support quad cores, so my question
> is, is it worth upgrading to lets say...amd 64x2 3800, to a amd 64x2
> 5200? would there be much inprovement, or am i looking at the wrong
> piece of hardware to change?

Hi, simple answer, yes you would see an improvement but it won't be massive
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On Fri, 9 May 2008 20:07:44 -0700 (PDT), buckwadd RemoveThis @yahoo.com.au wrote:


>Apparently my mother board does not support quad cores, so my question
>is, is it worth upgrading to lets say...amd 64x2 3800, to a amd 64x2
>5200? would there be much inprovement, or am i looking at the wrong
>piece of hardware to change?

I wouldn't look too much at the AMD performance numbers as they can be
quite misleading. Look at the actual clock speed and how much L2 cache
they have. I see 5200 is 2.7GHZ with 2x512kb L2 cache. That's 512kb
for each core so it is the same as a single core with just 512kb cache
as far as most games and apps are concerened. I would go for this one
if you want to see a nice benefit.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 3.2GHZ 2X1MB
90NM 125W Retail Box

r2rX <guest.DeleteThis@unknown-email.com> wrote in
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>
> Upgrading from the 3800 to the 5200 would bring about a minimally
> substantial improvement, but i'd personally recommend to go for Intel
> (either Core 2 Duo Extreme or Core 2 Quad Q6600 or above).
>
> You won't regret it.
>
> r2rX
>
>

Oh joy, another Intel Vs. AMD thread. Haven't read one of these in a while.

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a 2 or 3GHz processor should be sufficient try adjusting RAM to a custom
amount (Vista requires a lot)

<buckwadd RemoveThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> i would just like to know, is it worth upgrading my current procesor
> to improve gaming on my computer?
> Im currently using
>
> windows vista home premium 64bit
> amd 64x2 3800
> 4 gig ram
> nvidia 8800gts
>
> Apparently my mother board does not support quad cores, so my question
> is, is it worth upgrading to lets say...amd 64x2 3800, to a amd 64x2
> 5200? would there be much inprovement, or am i looking at the wrong
> piece of hardware to change?

Believe me, I didn't post this to instigate a flame war. Having come
from AMD and trying out the Intel Quad Core, it performs really, really
well.

I only recommended this from my positive experience. If their is an
equivalent counterpart from AMD (which performs as well) then go for
it...I have no affiliations with either company.

r2rX :D


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r2rX <guest.TakeThisOut@unknown-email.com> wrote in
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>
> Believe me, I didn't post this to instigate a flame war. Having
> come from AMD and trying out the Intel Quad Core, it performs really,
> really well.
>
> I only recommended this from my positive experience. If their is an
> equivalent counterpart from AMD (which performs as well) then go for
> it...I have no affiliations with either company.
>
> r2rX

I know, was only joking. Personally I usually check anandtech.com or
tomshardware.com for whatever comparison they've done recently and go
that way.

I like how AMD Phenom is trying new things in the Quad Core design, but
apparently it's not quite enough to usurp Intel's Quad 2 Duo design.
Probably because Intel seems to have the smaller 45nm process down pat
now and is winning the wattage race.

I always hold out for AMDs latest offering, of the 3 systems I have
running now, 2 are AMDs (an XP and a X2), and one is Intel (Core 2 Duo).
I have 3 earlier AMD CPUs and one later Intel (Quad 2 Duo). I probably
should rebuild the older AMDs and give them to charity soon. Not enough
charity in the world I say.

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