Will this help improve gaming on vista?

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buckwadd

i would just like to know, is it worth upgrading my current procesor
to improve gaming on my computer?
Im currently using

windows vista home premium 64bit
amd 64x2 3800
4 gig ram
nvidia 8800gts

Apparently my mother board does not support quad cores, so my question
is, is it worth upgrading to lets say...amd 64x2 3800, to a amd 64x2
5200? would there be much inprovement, or am i looking at the wrong
piece of hardware to change?
 
i would just like to know, is it worth upgrading my current procesor
to improve gaming on my computer?
Im currently using

windows vista home premium 64bit
amd 64x2 3800
4 gig ram
nvidia 8800gts

Apparently my mother board does not support quad cores, so my question
is, is it worth upgrading to lets say...amd 64x2 3800, to a amd 64x2
5200? would there be much inprovement, or am i looking at the wrong
piece of hardware to change?
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Hi, simple answer, yes you would see an improvement but it won't be massive
 
Apparently my mother board does not support quad cores, so my question
is, is it worth upgrading to lets say...amd 64x2 3800, to a amd 64x2
5200? would there be much inprovement, or am i looking at the wrong
piece of hardware to change?
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I wouldn't look too much at the AMD performance numbers as they can be
quite misleading. Look at the actual clock speed and how much L2 cache
they have. I see 5200 is 2.7GHZ with 2x512kb L2 cache. That's 512kb
for each core so it is the same as a single core with just 512kb cache
as far as most games and apps are concerened. I would go for this one
if you want to see a nice benefit.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 3.2GHZ 2X1MB
90NM 125W Retail Box
 
a 2 or 3GHz processor should be sufficient try adjusting RAM to a custom
amount (Vista requires a lot)
 
Upgrading from the 3800 to the 5200 would bring about a minimally
substantial improvement, but i'd personally recommend to go for Intel
(either Core 2 Duo Extreme or Core 2 Quad Q6600 or above).

You won't regret it. :)

r2rX :D
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Oh joy, another Intel Vs. AMD thread. Haven't read one of these in a while.
 
Believe me, I didn't post this to instigate a flame war. :) Having
come from AMD and trying out the Intel Quad Core, it performs really,
really well.

I only recommended this from my positive experience. If their is an
equivalent counterpart from AMD (which performs as well) then go for
it...I have no affiliations with either company.

r2rX :D
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I know, was only joking. Personally I usually check anandtech.com or
tomshardware.com for whatever comparison they've done recently and go
that way.

I like how AMD Phenom is trying new things in the Quad Core design, but
apparently it's not quite enough to usurp Intel's Quad 2 Duo design.
Probably because Intel seems to have the smaller 45nm process down pat
now and is winning the wattage race.

I always hold out for AMDs latest offering, of the 3 systems I have
running now, 2 are AMDs (an XP and a X2), and one is Intel (Core 2 Duo).
I have 3 earlier AMD CPUs and one later Intel (Quad 2 Duo). I probably
should rebuild the older AMDs and give them to charity soon. Not enough
charity in the world I say.
 
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