64bit?
 

Can anyone recommend a 64bit processor and mobo. Was thinking of the Clawhammer but is the 754 chip old now and the 939 the new? Otherwise AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64 3800+/2.4ghz L2-512kb 939pin. Any help would be great

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Go with the 939.

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Athlon 64 3500 (Winchester) and an MSI K8N Neo Platinum.

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is the winchester 3500+ better than the Newcastle 3800+ ?

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It'll run cooler and have more headroom for overclocking and obviously it's a lot cheaper (the 3800 newcastle is over 400 quid whereas the Winchester 3500 is just over £200)

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Or just under £200 at Overclockers ;)

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£205.63 is not just under.

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http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/...roductid=17919 :confused:

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It costs more from overclockers for the winchester 3500+ ?

Thx for advice greatly appreciated

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LOL overclock.....was looking at overclockers

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Ahhh, my bad :(

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Cool, overclock used to be more expensive than everywhere else, but they made up for it with their customer service, looks like they're prices are finally dropping.

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Is AMD64bit setup better for gaming or not ? I was thinking of moving to 64 Bit if it helps with gaming.

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The 64-bit part of things doesn't help yet because there are no 64-bit games out (apart from UT2004 on Linux) but the processors are generally much faster per clock cycle than Intel and tend to be better when it comes to gaming.
An Athlon64 FX-53 or FX-55 will pretty much blow any standard P4 away.

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Athlon 64's are excellent for gaming, however, I wouldn't throw your money down the toilet by buying an Athlon FX when it's barely faster for gaming than a standard Athlon 64.

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If you want a good base for AMD64 gaming (or otherwise) setup, you could do a lot worse than opt for the following...
Asus A8V Deluxe skt939 @ £82
AMD64 3200+ skt939 (all of the Winchester cores I've used so far hit 2.4GHz (10x240) @ £140
Crucial Ballistix PC4000 DDR (very fast & reliable RAM) 512Mb @ £83.43

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Cheers, any plans for dual AMD 64 bits cpu's ?

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Dual AMD 64 CPU's will be as useful as Dual 32 Bit Athlons, i.e. used mainly for servers or intense graphics work and pointless for any day to day operations.

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£193.93 on ebuyer

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I am going to go with Biggus suggestion, but since February is some time off, I'll ask again nearer the time.

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Wow looks as if i started something. I sold my van today so have some spare cash for the pc upgrade. Getting excited. I just want to see a better score than 1008 using 3DMark05. Hmmm ASUS MOBO has 800FSB so can use faster RAM and the MSI neo platinum only 400FSB.
Correct me if i'm missing something.

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You are missing something, the MSI has 2 x 800mhz FSB = 1600mhz. (see attached, from my motherboard)

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Thx Bifta.......the MSI it is for me then.