Which would be faster?

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:48 am    Post subject: Which would be faster? Reply with quote

Which of these CPU's would perform faster?

AMD Phenom 9500 Agena, 2.2G, Quad-Core
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2G, Dual-Core

System will have 4 Gigs DDR2800 Ram

Any help would be greatly appreciated
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All depends on what kind of sw you will use ....
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I need to use an x64 OS (XP/Vista) to support 4 gigs of ram correct?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So I will be purchasing Vista Ultimate x64
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok this is the OS You'll use, what sw will you use on pc? Games? Video/Audio editing? Cad? Notepad?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wait a minute, doesn't XP support 4 gb ram MAX?
does agena have the same TLB bug that barcelona has? if yes i wouldn't buy it myself as i like when everything is working tip-top at full possible power. :)bg

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Only 64 bits OS support 4GB of ram, in XP/Vista 32bit you cannot access all the system memory in a 4Gb setup
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mostly for gaming with some DVDRipping and Audio Editing, no Maya or 3dsmax or anything like that
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For gaming (except Crysis) it's better a fast dual-core than a quad-core. But if you have to change all the pc (and don't have already an AM2/AM2+ motherboard) it's better to go on Intel C2D/C2Q than on AMD X2/Phenom they have greater performance/price ratio
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