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NJman
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_ 		25. January 2006 @ 09:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
right now i have the choice of getting either a gateway with a AMD 3800+ x2 or a AMD 3800+. Now i know that the 3800+ x2 is the better one because its dual processor and more recent, but if i got the 3800+ since im tight on money would that last me a good amount of time?

P.S. i would just build a custom comp. but i dont have the time to buy everything and piece it together.
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rubixcube
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 14:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
DEFINATELY get the X2. Seriously. I don't know about the prices wherever you live, but in Australia the difference between the 3800+ and the 3800 X2 is only $60. That's not much considering you get another core and a larger cache. Hope I have helped.

Rubix
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NJman
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 19:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea i am just gonna get the x2 cuz the price is only 50 dollars more exactly and also it says the 3800+ is 2.4GHz and the x2 3800+ is 2.0. is that because the GHz will be doubled because its dual processors? cuz to me it seems wierd that it would have a lower speed then a processer older than it.
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 19:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I own A 3800+ X2 64 and all I have to say is you should not even bother asking this question. You will hate yourself for going for anything less at this moment.

Edit: Yes each core works at 2.0Ghz. Also buy an HP if you can.
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NJman
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_ 		28. January 2006 @ 07:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well actually i was gonna get a gateway because the hp was 100 dollars more with that x2. both are from best buy and not the seperate companies.
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_ 		28. January 2006 @ 13:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The X2 manages to do what the standard model does at exactly the same speed using a 400mhz slower core, and only using one. You can double the performance by having two in the best applications, so eventually you'll end up with an Athlon64 7600+, and with 64-bit optimisations, that'll act over 10,000 eventually.
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