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Firstly, DO NOT ANSWER IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I am looking into processors and for roughly the same price I can get rather an Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 Ghz (32-bit) processor with Hyper-Threading OR and AMD Athlon 64-bit 2.0 Ghz processor. Which should I get?


(AMD Athlon 3200+ 64-bit)


(AMD Athlon 3500+ 64-bit


(Intel Pentium 4 HT 32-but)



I'll prob. end up getting the 3500+ btw.

i would think 32 bit because you need specialsed operating systems for 64 bit afaik (windows xp 64 bit edition)

Hyper-Threading eh?

P4 id say... then again....


btw there roughly same price?

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
i would think 32 bit because you need specialsed operating systems for 64 bit afaik (windows xp 64 bit edition)

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No, you can use it on 32-bit windows. It won't take FULL advantage of the power, but operations will still perform more smoothly.

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Originally posted by Sk3tch
Hyper-Threading eh?

P4 id say... then again....


btw there roughly same price?

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$25 more for the processor, $30 more for the motherboard, but if you buy the mobo and processor you get HL2, Counter-Strike: Source and Far Cry for free which is a $100+ value so...

I'd go with the AMD Athlon 64-bit 2.0 Ghz processor. I got the 2.2 Ghz AMD Athlon 64-bit with something like Intels hyper threading and it runs amazing! You can run it on any Windows type (32 bit or 64 bit). Very stable and reliable. Excelent processor

If you want a fast crash free comp. get the AMD Athlon 64-bit 2.0 Ghz processor.

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Originally posted by DJeX
I'd go with the AMD Athlon 64-bit 2.0 Ghz processor. I got the 2.2 Ghz AMD Athlon 64-bit with something like Intels hyper threading and it runs amazing! You can run it on any Windows type (32 bit or 64 bit). Very stable and reliable. Excelent processor

If you want a fast crash free comp. get the AMD Athlon 64-bit 2.0 Ghz processor.

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I just realised the 3500+ is the only 1 that comes with HL2 AND FarCry 2 so I added it to the list. Thx for the input.

I'd go with the 64-bit because that way you won't have to upgrade your hardware in a few years to support 64-bit programs. Also, you can have more RAM in a 64-bit processor. 4 GB is the limit for a 32-bit, I don't know the limit for a 64-bit.

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Originally posted by Chaotic_Shield
I'd go with the 64-bit because that way you won't have to upgrade your hardware in a few years to support 64-bit programs.

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heh, and support for that still fairly new 64-bit virus i read about..

AMD 64-bit CPU's are amazingly speedy with 64 bit apps. Wait until 64-bit Windows comes out if you fairly want to judge the performace of these CPU's. 64-bit is backwards compatiable with 32-bit apps (which includes Windows).

The only upside about the Intel processors with HT is with MPEG encoding, where it performs somewhat faster. Other than that fully go with the AMD processor.

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Originally posted by eckocomplex
AMD 64-bit CPU's are amazingly speedy with 64 bit apps. Wait until 64-bit Windows comes out if you fairly want to judge the performace of these CPU's. 64-bit is backwards compatiable with 32-bit apps (which includes Windows).

The only upside about the Intel processors with HT is with MPEG encoding, where it performs somewhat faster. Other than that fully go with the AMD processor.

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A public beta of Windows XP 64-bit edition is available...