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AMD XP+ VS AMD 64bit

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by blumash, 2005/12/06.

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    I m running a computer with AMD processor XP Athlon with 1.0 G Ram , now Considering to change to Athlon 64 bit , I have to change motherboard + processor but stay with the same software I used before XP Pro + Office XP etc'.
    The main question : is it worth to do it since the software remains 32bit , will I have benefits from the 64bit processor with my current software????

    Thank's
     
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    blumash,

    You may not notice any significant gain in performance unless you were to upgrade to a dual core processor. Those are still pretty expensive. I put an Athlon64 in the last computer I built and it runs nicely. I thought I might play around with the 64 bit version of Windows (but I haven't). There will be more 64 bit applications in the future, but right now they're pretty scarce. You can pick up a AthlonXP fairly reasonable. If you don't do a lot of gaming, an AthlonXP would probably be your best bet. If you got 'deep pockets' go dual core. :D

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    I doubt that you will see much improvement in switching to a AMD 64 processor As you rightly say current software is 32 bit and will not run at 64 bit although the processor will support simultaneous 32 bit & 64 bit processing.

    This year I built myself a new computer and moved from an Athlon XP 2800 with 1.5 Gb RAM to an Athlon 64 3500+ with 2 Gb of RAM and I can't say that I have noticed any improvement in performance at all. I upped the RAM to enable it all to run dual channel.

    'Cool'n'Quiet is cool - the processor only running at max speed when needed and theoretically using less power - the CPU temperature remains very low at 28 - 30 deg C unless stressed.

    I am not a gamer - my PC is used for general tasks + image editing in Photoshop.

    Shall be interested to hear what others may have to say. I think the baseline is - if you intend/need to build a new PC go for the Athlon 64 as futureproofing, but be sure to use the Socket 939. On the other hand it might be wise to hold back and wait for the dual core processors to drop in price.
     
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    Thank's Guy's , I have now AMD Athlon Barton XP 3000+ 512 L2 & it's working well & fast , the Dual Core processors r very expencive that's why I will take your advice & stay with my current configuration.
     
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    The reason I've built some athlon64's is a request by a friend to make him a computer with future potential. I spent a week testing it and am impressed. On 32 bit software there's no difference as was mentioned above. But with the windows 64 trial version it smokes. The best test I found was installing mozilla suite on win64. The little sliders that replace the usual thermometer graphic indicating progress that entertain us in 32 bit windows had time to do almost nothing before win64 had finished the installation Of course you need to have matched pairs of RAM sticks, which are readily available and no more expensive than the unmatched. And then you set the BIOS to use a 128-bit data bus, which seems to be the reason for the massive improvement in speed.
     
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