starship_troopers Posted August 23, 2007 CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 whats your take on this? its a 3ghz dual core cpu socket am2. here is the link. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773&Tpk=amd%2bathlon%2b64%2bx2 other specs are this that i already have in my custom pc. cpu 2.4ghz athlon 64 3800+ (current, want to get the 6000+) 2gigs pc6400 ADATA ram with heatspreader 512mb evga geforce 7950GT KO pci express graphics 120gb SATA 3gb/s hard drive. acer 22" wide monitor hipro 500watt psu biostar tforce 550 motherboard socket am2 xp pro btw, soon i will get another gig of ram since its only 40 bucks... and a new harddrive 160gb and vista home premium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted August 23, 2007 CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 Crap, I hope that is a gaming machine. Kind of like having a V-8 on a motorcycle for just riding around on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted August 23, 2007 CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 whats your take on this? its a 3GHz dual core cpu socket am2. here is the link. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773&Tpk=amd%2bathlon%2b64%2bx2 other specs are this that i already have in my custom pc. cpu 2.4GHz athlon 64 3800+ (current, want to get the 6000+) 2gigs pc6400 ADATA ram with heatspreader 512mb evga geforce 7950GT KO pci express graphics 120GB SATA 3GB/s hard drive. acer 22" wide monitor hipro 500watt psu biostar tforce 550 motherboard socket am2 xp pro btw, soon i will get another gig of ram since its only 40 bucks... and a new harddrive 160GB and vista home premium. A Few Suggestions: Newegg and Tiger Direct Customers have rated that processor one of the worst made processor by AMD since the Athlon XP series by reviews. -- Uses too much electricity compared to the lower 5600+ uses 120 watts compared to 90 or lower with the 5600+ -- Gets too F'g hot even with the best heatsink and like 5 fans in your computer -- One customer said it was so hot that the bottom of the heatsink melted and caused his processor to be stuck to the heatsink. --- Not in the range of overclocking. Better off with the 5600+ I know its like 0.2 GHz lower than the 6000+ but work with the 5600+ to see what you get out of that or go with the FX series of processors. Here is one review from Newegg: Dated July 29th, 2007 Pros: very fast, large memory cache, easy on the wallet. Cons: i have installed many cpu chips before and have never had a problem w/them 'welding" to the heat sink. well now i have! i pulled my heat sink off today just to find out my chip came out w/it. so yes, maybe the chip is nice, but the heat sink included w/the chip is certainly faulty. but unless u want to void the warranty, you have to use the included faulty heat sink. go figure: However, AMD just released the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2 GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103191. Its a little pricy at $279 but wait till November and it will be less than $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blako Posted August 23, 2007 CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 Can More Cores Beat More Clock Speed? http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/08/08/extreme_fsb_2/ Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Voltage: 1.35-1.4V Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe Voltage: 0.850V-1.3525V Core 2 Quad Q6600 Voltage 1.100V-1.372V My CPU: Pentium 4 3.0GHz HT Voltage stock: 1.35V http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=athlon+64+X2+6000%2B+review http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted August 23, 2007 CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 whats your take on this? its a 3ghz dual core cpu socket am2. here is the link. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773&Tpk=amd%2bathlon%2b64%2bx2 other specs are this that i already have in my custom pc. cpu 2.4ghz athlon 64 3800+ (current, want to get the 6000+) 2gigs pc6400 ADATA ram with heatspreader 512mb evga geforce 7950GT KO pci express graphics 120gb SATA 3gb/s hard drive. acer 22" wide monitor hipro 500watt psu biostar tforce 550 motherboard socket am2 xp pro btw, soon i will get another gig of ram since its only 40 bucks... and a new harddrive 160gb and vista home premium. If this is something you have to have go for it, it will be a nice upgrade. But if you can wait a few more months, AMD is suppose to have some new stuff coming around, and intel has there 45nm stuff coming out starting in November, so all of the current stuff will probably drop in price so AMD will most likely drop there prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted August 23, 2007 CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 SST, same story every month. Something new is always arond the corner. No offense Dlewis. just an opinion. Get what you want when you want at the price you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted August 23, 2007 CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 nowdays pretty much any time is good time to upgrade.....new technologies are coming out every month - i wouldn't bother waiting at all because like tommie said, same story every month.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted August 23, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 23, 2007 every review i've ever read about this processor is fine, except some where people have poor cooling in their cases....and i know for a fact i have good cooling....especially since my pc heat sensor says its only around 85-90 farenheit....i have a HUGE side air vent for the cpu and 3x 120mm fans for exhaust, intake, and blowing hot air from the graphics card. i might get the 5600+ since it is probably cheaper....but i wanted that for this gaming machine. (yes tommie i have a gaming machine.) i guess the 2.8ghz is alot better than my single core 2.4ghz anyhow. btw, since i am running xp pro OEM will i have to rebuy a windows key or something since im changing the cpu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted August 24, 2007 CID Share Posted August 24, 2007 SST, same story every month. Something new is always arond the corner. No offense Dlewis. just an opinion. Get what you want when you want at the price you want. nowdays pretty much any time is good time to upgrade.....new technologies are coming out every month - i wouldn't bother waiting at all because like tommie said, same story every month.... I agree with both of yall. To me if the price looks right ill buy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted August 24, 2007 CID Share Posted August 24, 2007 btw, since i am running xp pro OEM will i have to rebuy a windows key or something since im changing the cpu? I replace the motherboard in my computer and had no problems reusing my OEM copy of XP Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted August 24, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 24, 2007 I replace the motherboard in my computer and had no problems reusing my OEM copy of XP Home. ok cool thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted August 24, 2007 CID Share Posted August 24, 2007 I went from AMD to Intel and I'm still using the same OEM XP with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted August 24, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 24, 2007 ok thanks. i was curious since i dont want to have to be on my laptop waiting for another order to process to get xp if my desktop doesn't work....because noone around here sells xp pro....not even walmart, unless i order it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted August 24, 2007 CID Share Posted August 24, 2007 ok thanks. i was curious since i dont want to have to be on my laptop waiting for another order to process to get xp if my desktop doesn't work....because noone around here sells xp pro....not even walmart, unless i order it Ouch, but you also do not have to mess with the city. So it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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