2800 or 3200

[-MrWill-]

What is the best buy:
Amd Athlon 64 3200+ for $190
or
Amd Athlon 64 2800+ for $130


is the 3200 really worth the extra 60 bucks?

[aclays]

if ur willing to spend 15 extra on a good fan and overclock then it isn't.. you wouldn't see much difference in all honesty

[-MrWill-]

yeah i think i'm going with the 2800 thanks

[aclays]

np man :headbang:

[-MrWill-]

what is the equivalent of an amd athlon 64 3000 for an intel??? will it out perform a p4 2.8ghz 512k l2cache 533 fsb?


same for a amd athlon 2800

[aclays]

they'll both outperform the pentium EZ, and for less money too :mrgreen:

[-MrWill-]

ok i'm going with the athlon 64 3000 lol nowwww thanks

[aclays]

:headbang:

[Reve]

they'll both outperform the pentium EZ, and for less money too

hehe intel fan boys would not like this. but in general amd 2500+ is SUPPOSED to perform like an intel 2.5, 2800 like 2.8, 3200 like 3.2. but that's usually not the case. for normal applications an amd 3200 could perform like an intel 3.0 but in general (especially with the new 64 bit windows) atleast in gaming amd 64 3200 should easily outperform an intel 3.2 But again this is just what i've heard and what I've read. anyways, amd 64 bit is an excellent choice; for me, the reason would be unlocked multipliers :mrgreen: (that's right, i'm obsessed with unlocked multipliers :oops: )

[DVD-Man]

I'd stick with your current Intels son!! :headbang: :headbang:

[aclays]

:roll: :roll:

[DVD-Man]

:mrgreen:

[-MrWill-]

lol i'm not an overclocker

[DVD-Man]

Neither am I :)

[Daytona]

is this for a differnt computer? otherwise paying to switch from a p4 3.2 pressy to 3200+ or 2800 athlon would be a foolish thing indeed.

[aclays]

:shock: oh crap, i hadn't even looked at his sig yet.. ya man, as much as i'm against intel :roll: $400 isn't worth the gain.. gotta give intel SOME credit where its due :mrgreen:

[DVD-Man]

oh crap, i hadn't even looked at his sig yet


Yeah... AMD's must affect the brain! ;)

[Daytona]

and i dont care about u amd buttlovers but a 2800amd vs a 3200 pressy...the 3200 will fuking smoke it anyway of the week. and 3200+ isnt that much better.


and give me that 3.2 pressy and ill have that pushing 3800+ with 1000fsb+ smokeing any stock amd and most overclcoked amd's out there

[DVD-Man]

Yeah.. you tell em Daytona!!! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[-MrWill-]

i posted in the other bit of the forums, i'm having a problem with the 3.2, i've replaced it once and i'm getting the same issues

[Daytona]

ill buy it off ya :P

[aclays]

and i dont care about u amd buttlovers but a 2800amd vs a 3200 pressy...the 3200 will fuking smoke it anyway of the week. and 3200+ isnt that much better.


and give me that 3.2 pressy and ill have that pushing 3800+ with 1000fsb+ smokeing any stock amd and most overclcoked amd's out there

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2038&p=6

Lookin for the smoke... Think I saw some on the office applications..... something about 'data analysis' and 'internet content creation'??? hmmm... don't think i care about that... mmmm games... intels sure aren't 'smokin' anymore.. the intel EE looks like it beats the crap outta some of them.. oops, its $800 bucks, i think not...


Our makeshift measure of relative price/performance has shown that the 2800+ is a solid value for the money. The processor performs similarly to the slightly faster 512kB L2 Clawhammer based 3000+, and it offers consumers another entry point into the current generation of Athlon 64 processors.

From pricewatch:

cheapest a64 3200 = $148

cheapest p4 3.2 = $204

p4 extreme edition = $840


yup, no offense to any 'intel buttlovers'... but... well..

[Daytona]

yeah thats great too bad a p4 1800 could play all those games listed anyway im not talking about intel vs amd bull**** give me all the charts u want going from a p4 3200 to a 2800+ amd is a waste of money............ u would need a new board too

[aclays]

going from a p4 3200 to a 2800+ amd is a waste of money............ u would need a new board too

as anti intel as i am... i completely agree with that..

[-MrWill-]

lol it doesn't matter i got my 3.2 p4 working :) :headbang:

[aclays]

hehe good :headbang: