64 x2 4400

kelticknight · Nov 18, 2005, 07:31 PM

l have a 64fx 53 cpu,was wondering is it worth upgrading to 64 x2 4400,dont want to get 4800 as its to expensive ,every one says good thing about the 4400,do both gaming and work on it

***Zardon*** · Nov 18, 2005, 07:35 PM

If all you do is game then no its not worth changing from the FX53 as you wouldnt notice much of a difference. however if you multitask often and have many apps open at once then yes it is a good changeover.

kelticknight · Nov 18, 2005, 07:53 PM

thanks allan
l use it for work at home,like autocad and such,would have four to six apps running when working at home,do gaming to get away from world of work,so would be 65 % apps use and rest gaming.would be hoping it would speed things up,the 64fx does a good job ,would the x2 be better,or is there much as noticeable difference

dipstick · Nov 18, 2005, 08:18 PM

If you run a few apps at the same time or running something written for dual core there will be a HUGE difference

Judas · Nov 18, 2005, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dipstick

If you run a few apps at the same time or running something written for dual core there will be a HUGE difference

i play alot of games as well...

And i must say, there is quite a noticeable improvement in just games over a typically similare single core cpu.... VERY noticeable.

Major advantages with an x2.... but is it worth the money? don't know.... i think my x2 was worth every penny.... in all domains...

kelticknight · Nov 19, 2005, 03:41 AM

cheers guys,will check for best price

dipstick · Nov 19, 2005, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

i play alot of games as well...

And i must say, there is quite a noticeable improvement in just games over a typically similare single core cpu.... VERY noticeable.

Major advantages with an x2.... but is it worth the money? don't know.... i think my x2 was worth every penny.... in all domains...

Yes there is because we all run something in the background while gaming, whether it be AV or Winamp. All these little apps are now offloaded to the other core and it makes a nice difference. They are a little expensive but definitely worth a little extra if you are in the market for a decent new cpu.

**Vikingod** · Nov 19, 2005, 10:53 AM

well, I love my 4400+, best proc i've ever owned. It is good for gaming, though some recent games have trouble with dual core, which gets on my nerves. It is very nice to be able to burn a dvd and cruise the net and do work with out there being a problem. I cant wait till other apps and games really take advantage of it.

Judas · Nov 19, 2005, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

well, I love my 4400+, best proc i've ever owned. It is good for gaming, though some recent games have trouble with dual core, which gets on my nerves. It is very nice to be able to burn a dvd and cruise the net and do work with out there being a problem. I cant wait till other apps and games really take advantage of it.

what recent games?

ATM, the only game i'm having difficulty with due to programming error... is anything made by EA games..

Another is lineage2.

(i find most problems are related to a game supporting HT, and it "semi" detects it only to cause issues)

dipstick · Nov 19, 2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

well, I love my 4400+, best proc i've ever owned. It is good for gaming, though some recent games have trouble with dual core, which gets on my nerves. It is very nice to be able to burn a dvd and cruise the net and do work with out there being a problem. I cant wait till other apps and games really take advantage of it.

I've had to manually set the affinity on more than one occasion. But there is a small patch from Microsoft that changed all that. I installed the AMD driver with the MS patch and gaming is back up to single core smoothness. Only some games had issues and it didnt cause any probs with the ones that where already running well.

Info: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=896256
Patch: http://techtype.msfnhosting.com/wind...v3-x86-enu.exe

H3X4D3C1M4L · Nov 19, 2005, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

t is very nice to be able to burn a dvd and cruise the net and do work with out there being a problem.

I can do that too without a problem hehe....

Judas · Nov 19, 2005, 08:12 PM

yeah i could do that to with my 1900+... just not so smoothly... a 3000+ however would do rather well..

what i like is being able to say alt tab out of a game... and load something else up without having to wait for the cpu to catch up..

ontop of that.. i could say have Lineage2 which is a very much a cpu hog to begin with.... load some other game with a friend while i've got something going with lineage2.... have a DVD movie running on another monitor while playing another game like lineage2 or something else... with utterly no sputtering...

Ontop of that... fraps/winamp/TS/msn/ hell you name it.. you got it running in the background..

Nothing like having lineage2 running in the background... with Bryce rendering as well, with all the mini programs running, playing Counter Strike source while frapsing.. and not even getting any preformance penalties from it all. (add burning a dvd if you wish and you probably wouldn't see the difference yet)

kelticknight · Nov 20, 2005, 03:38 AM

whats cpu specs for windows vista,would the x2-4400 run it ok

Judas · Nov 20, 2005, 03:49 AM

x2 4400+ should run vista utterly flawlessly... I wouldn't see why not

kelticknight · Nov 20, 2005, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

x2 4400+ should run vista utterly flawlessly... I wouldn't see why not

cheers judas
will be last cpu under current setup

Judas · Nov 20, 2005, 01:34 PM

I'd also suggest you take a gander at say a dual core opteron (with similare specs/price).... they are hella crazy overclockers.

kelticknight · Nov 20, 2005, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

I'd also suggest you take a gander at say a dual core opteron (with similare specs/price).... they are hella crazy overclockers.

is it amd cpu

Judas · Nov 20, 2005, 02:31 PM

yes.. it's a one of there workstation type cpus... they have little more "quality" time put into them... making them more stable and overall better preformer

swimtech · Nov 20, 2005, 06:05 PM

Nice discussion guys - worth a sticky for the patch links and overall quality...

kelticknight · Nov 21, 2005, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

yes.. it's a one of there workstation type cpus... they have little more "quality" time put into them... making them more stable and overall better preformer

will look into it,depends on cost between the two types

kelticknight · Nov 21, 2005, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

I'd also suggest you take a gander at say a dual core opteron (with similare specs/price).... they are hella crazy overclockers.

so judas
just looking at x2 4400,can get the opteron 175 which is same spec as 4400 for same money (530 euros),is it better

kelticknight · Nov 21, 2005, 09:28 AM

looked at both x2 and opteron cpus,which would be better for running apps and gaming with least probs,the x2 is based on athlon and opteron

Judas · Nov 21, 2005, 12:46 PM

as far as i'm currently seeing.. an opteron x2 939 chip is better then any normal Athlon x2 chip

kelticknight · Nov 21, 2005, 12:50 PM

they both the same price at komplett [530 euros]

Judas · Nov 21, 2005, 12:58 PM

them get the opteron (make sure it's Dual core

and enjoy superioir capabilities/Preformance. Blow my x2 4400+ doors off