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-=Cobra=-

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I'm currently running a 3500+ venice @ 2.55 and its not doing that good(read alot of bad things about it, overclock wise)...Anyway i'm about to get a new CPU one or the other stated above...Its gonna be basically strictly for gaming, i don't really do anything else on my pc besides listen to music and maybe watch a movie. Which of these should i get to suit me,remember 85% gaming...Another thing, is it really that necessary to do a reboot of windows after u change a cpu..?

Thanks in advance..
 
neither. 3800+ X2 and oc.

also, you have to turn your computer off to switch a cpu, so i had better hope you get a reboot in there somehow ;)
 
(cf)Eclipse said:
neither. 3800+ X2 and oc.

also, you have to turn your computer off to switch a cpu, so i had better hope you get a reboot in there somehow ;)
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or that ;)

Isnt single core CURRENTLY the best for gaming. In the future, itll be owned by dual core.

You could even go with the opty 170 and get the 2x1mb cache that the x2 3800+ doesnt have and itll oc well "probably" better than the 3800+. "most" 170s are getting 2.6-3ghz
 
Since money wasn't a a stated concern in the thread starters post, can someone explain to me why single core is believed to be better than dual core for gaming? I would think that even if the game wasn't SMP enabled, you would get better performance from a equally clocked dual core since the other core would be handling OS overhead. I maybe missing the boat here, but I don't get it.
 
I have both.. I would go with the 165, but like Eclipse said, go for the Manchester.. If cache isn't that big of a deal to you... There really isn't much difference between the 165 and X2 3800+
 
mpcamer1220 said:
I have both.. I would go with the 165, but like Eclipse said, go for the Manchester.. If cache isn't that big of a deal to you... There really isn't much difference between the 165 and X2 3800+
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Opteron sounds "cooler" than Athlon :p
 
When i said "reboot of windows" i was referring to reloading windows after i make the change..
 
-=Cobra=- said:
When i said "reboot of windows" i was referring to reloading windows after i make the change..
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Well, you'll be replacing it with the computer off, so you'll technically be reloading Windows anyway :p

As far as reinstalling it, I would definitely do it as a pre-caution. Hell, when I installed my Opty, I did a complete format to be safe. But, you don't have to do that. ;)

Anyway, get the Opteron 165. It'll provide more power than the 4000+ could ever hope to.
 
my major concern is , am i gonna get windows to activate again since i used an oem version of windows from Newegg..i don't mind reloading windows, but i'm worried that i'll have to spend another $90 on another windows cd..
 
I don't see any reason to reinstall windows after a CPU switch, unless the installation was munged to begin with. Otherwise, you'll not be prompted to re-activate as you would with a mobo switch. Even if you had to reinstall and make that dreaded re-activation phone call it'll only take a few minutes of anxiety until you get the green light...
 
{NcsO}ReichstaG said:
Opteron sounds "cooler" than Athlon :p
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Yes. Also the green logo and box shroud remind me of this every time:

klassikerspearmint3im.gif
 
CompGeek said:
Wrigley sounds cooler than Opteron, get some gum :D
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just stick it into the socket and overclock it...dont forget to add some cooling otherwise itll get really messy
 
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