Athlon 64 3500 -> Athlon 64 FX-60

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I have a nice (albeit obsolete) 6-month old top-of-the-line 939-pin socket
ASUS mobo. It currently has an Athlon 64 3500 and I'm considering grabbing
an Athlon 64 FX-60 for $459.99 from NewEgg. I'm wondering, in a nutshell,
how much of a difference it will make and if it's worth the money.

All comments appreciated.
 
Bosconian said:
I have a nice (albeit obsolete) 6-month old top-of-the-line 939-pin socket
ASUS mobo. It currently has an Athlon 64 3500 and I'm considering grabbing
an Athlon 64 FX-60 for $459.99 from NewEgg. I'm wondering, in a nutshell,
how much of a difference it will make and if it's worth the money.

All comments appreciated.
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Depends on how you use the system. If you're into gaming and have a
good video card, it could provide a good boost in performance, smoother
and faster framerates, better response.

Uou could also expect improved performance in video editing, DVD
ripping, and other CPU-intensive tasks.

If you use your system for internet browsing, office applications,
email, and lightweight games, then there will be a modest boost in
performance, but maybe not worth the investment. For that, you could
same $400 and upgrade to an Opteron 165 or 170. The dual core will help
speed the computer by handling some background tasks on the send core.
 
Cal Vanize said:
Depends on how you use the system. If you're into gaming and have a good
video card, it could provide a good boost in performance, smoother and
faster framerates, better response.

Uou could also expect improved performance in video editing, DVD ripping,
and other CPU-intensive tasks.

If you use your system for internet browsing, office applications, email,
and lightweight games, then there will be a modest boost in performance,
but maybe not worth the investment. For that, you could same $400 and
upgrade to an Opteron 165 or 170. The dual core will help speed the
computer by handling some background tasks on the send core.
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Thanks for your response.

I should have mention that while my machine is used for development and
productivity, my number motivation for the upgrade is gaming.

I have a 7900 GT 256MB, 2GB system memory and SATA hard drives. My LCD only
supports 1280 x 1024, but with games like Company of Heroes the increased
frame rates and detail would be great.

The upgrade would also make a nice tax write-off. :-)
 
Bosconian said:
Thanks for your response.

I should have mention that while my machine is used for development and
productivity, my number motivation for the upgrade is gaming.

I have a 7900 GT 256MB, 2GB system memory and SATA hard drives. My LCD only
supports 1280 x 1024, but with games like Company of Heroes the increased
frame rates and detail would be great.

The upgrade would also make a nice tax write-off. :-)
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In that case, save yourself $45 and get an Opteron 185. For practical
purposes, its the same thing.
 
Cal said:
In that case, save yourself $45 and get an Opteron 185. For practical
purposes, its the same thing.
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Or save yourself $160 (or more) and get an Opty 180 or 175 and just
overclock it to 2.6g. They are both very good overclockers and either
should be able to hit 2.8g or 3.0g without breaking a sweat. so hitting
2.6ghz should be a cake walk.
 
Cal Vanize said:
Or save yourself $160 (or more) and get an Opty 180 or 175 and just
overclock it to 2.6g. They are both very good overclockers and either
should be able to hit 2.8g or 3.0g without breaking a sweat. so hitting
2.6ghz should be a cake walk.
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Hmm... I hadn't paid any attention to the Opteron series. Thanks for the
tip.
 
I'd just wait awhile. Prices are only going down on all those AMD
processors.
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As this thread is about Socket 939, that may not be the best advice. Socket
939 is discontinued, and already some S939 dual core CPU's are hard to find
and/or more expensive than they were a few months ago. I can't predict the
future :), but I'd be grabbing the S939 CPU I want/need now if I wanted to
stay S939, which appears the OP's choice.
 
Dual core 939 Opterons at newegg start at $150 (US), for now. User reviews
for that $150 one are saying they get it up to 2.8 Ghz at low voltages. !!!
If you're into overclocking.


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As this thread is about Socket 939, that may not be the best advice. Socket
939 is discontinued, and already some S939 dual core CPU's are hard to find
and/or more expensive than they were a few months ago. I can't predict the
future :), but I'd be grabbing the S939 CPU I want/need now if I wanted to
stay S939, which appears the OP's choice.
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I was checking the prices at newegg and it looks like the AM2 cpu's
are now cheaper than the 939 versions. You're now paying a bit more
for an upgrade. Beats buying a new motherboard and ram though.

The first looks at the amd 65 cpu's suggest Amd has lost it as far
as processor design goes. The 65 am2's are slower than the current
am2's which are pretty much worse (IMHO, YMMV) than the 939
versions. Their two processor (cheap quad) entry also is a lot less
than expected.

I guess they were a one trick pony.

Since AMD is letting their best product lines die off, the future is
all Intel's.
 
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