AMD 64 vanilla or X2?

ionapaul

Hey all,

Thinking about building a new PC, primarily for gaming. I like new and shiny gizmos, but am wondering if going for the AMD 64 X2 cpus might be a little overboard considering my requirements - should I save myself some money and stay with the bog-standard AMD 64 cpus or is the X2 option a way to properly future proof?

KELTICKNIGHTT

l got x2 4400 couple of minths ago,and look at this way as future proofing

TempestSabre

Most games (not all) don't use dual core (yet). However for other uses like ripping, and such, the DC would be a nicer system to use. I don't think I'd pay the full price for top dog DC system yet. I'd get a low end DC model and overclock it.

SeanW

It depends on your budget.

When buying a processor, the law of diminishing returns generally applies, as the cost for each level of processing power goes up exponentially.

On Komplett the lowest AMD Dual core for Socket 939 is €380. That's a lot of of money and there's not really a whole lot that's going to be done with that in the near future.

For usual requirements, gaming, word processing & internet, anti-virus Single core is fine, though if you're doing stuff like Unreal/Hammer engine modelling, high end graphics work, video processing etc, it might be worth going DC.

It's a trade off between requirements and budget.

B00MSTICK

On komplett its €320 for a 3800+ X2 and €230 for a 3700+, well worth the €90 for DC IMO

ShiverinEskimo

I've got the X2 4400+ and it clocked from 2.2GHz to 2.6GHz on air using a zalman heatsink. Defo go dual core. Much nicer to work with when doing anything.