Author Topic: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ or Venice 3800+? (Read 1971 times)

cdx2k1 · « **on:** September 01, 2005, 03:29:14 PM »

HI all.I at a crossroads here.Which one would ya'll choose?I dont want a lecture since we all know the capabilities of each etc.Please help me out and vote.

Carigamers · « **on:** September 01, 2005, 03:29:14 PM »

W1nTry · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2005, 03:41:09 PM »

1 question. U put this in PC Gaming so are we to assume that u want a gaming CPU? or is this just an overall perspective of which we think is better? gaming would prolly favour the A64 3800+ whilst overall tha tX2 3800+ might be the better bet. Or one could say in the not too distant future the X2 3800+ will be better for GAMING as games will take more advantage of multicore processors....

cdx2k1 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2005, 04:57:32 PM »

Gaming and general usage

TrinireturnofGamez · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:01:45 AM »

You won't notice a difference between either processor for gaming unless your getting a 7800gtx with it :p , the settings you'd play on anyway are bottlenecked by graphics card ( anti aliasing , high res etc.) , for any type of general use the X2 will be better .. i'd say X2 .

W1nTry · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:10:30 AM »

On the contrary trini, the CPU is the bottleneck lately as its shown that as u increase the CPU power eg, ocing the gaming performance increases linearly. At least thats what I read in a particular review. So more CPU power with cards like the 7800GTX do help.

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:10:30 AM »

Czar · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:09:48 PM »

I concur...the dual-core X2 3800+ is roughly equivalent to a single-core 3200+ when it comes to games, or at least that's what the majority of benchmarks around the web have shown...

My advice, if you're heavy on the gaming, stick with a single-core solution for now. Until developers can harness the power of a dual-core setup, single-core CPU's will continue to take the top spots for gaming.

bk · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2005, 01:25:00 AM »

DUDE GO DUAL CORE! when last i read i think graphics cards are aiming for that in the next few months and not the buss yuh pocket type of graphics cards . so if its for gaming, go DUAL CORE X2

Carigamers · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2005, 01:25:00 AM »

Poll

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ or Venice 3800+?