Should I get an A64?!?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 22:26:44 Post Subject: Should I get an A64?!?

I see the low end ones are still like $200... I know I could get some mobo reviews with it, and perhaps more coolers (yippee)...

Is there any advantage I would really see otherwise?

I don't like this Gigabyte nForce2 board and want to replace it, but may leave the Socket A platform all together! But, I do have an XP2800+ and an XP2500+ sitting here (as well as a few P4 boards and just one cpu)...

BeerCheeze · Posted: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 12:28:26 Post Subject:

They are pretty fast, but unless your going to use a *nix platform, you don't get the biggest advantage of the CPU ye, which is the 64 bit.

But... it would probably not be too bad of an idea for the site.

dadx2mj · Posted: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 12:34:20 Post Subject:

I think I would wait until the new pin layout comes out later this year. Would be a shame to spend that kind of money only to have an "obsolete" processor a few months from now. I do know a few that have them now and swear by them tho.

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I have an AMD 64 3400+ now and it's great Smile

I've seen a great improvement over my AMD 2800, and in benchmarks It's about 20% faster than AMD XP 3400's.

In real world tests, I saw a HUGE performance boost in video editing. I do alot of video encoding for music videos to put onto my Archos, so this was a major win for me. That's using both Dr. Divx and encoding to DVD.

knight0334 · Posted: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 10:34:11 Post Subject:

Just imagine when 64bit appz and Windows is available... performance should sky rocket.

If I didn't have to dish out for taxes and to fix the dog's broken leg, I would have one right now.

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I tried to install Windows XP 64-Bit but it kept crashing on me Sad

Hopefully going to get a better Hard-Drive and try it out in that machine. My good drive died on me and never replaced it, so that one is only using a Maxtor 40 Gig 5200 RPM drive Sad

Didn't dare ask the boss if I could buy a new HD after I spent the money on the new processor/mb/etc. hehehe

BeerCheeze · Posted: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 21:53:26 Post Subject:

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

rotfl yea, usually that's what I do anyways. She knows it and deals with it.

Been actually trying to decide about going towards the Netdisk type drive instead of a large drive for my main. Then just getting a 80gig SATA for my main.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 10:35:33 Post Subject:

I just picked me up a couple of Hitachi 160GB SATA drives, and a Promise SATA/PATA Raid controller.... I can't wait to ditch these slow arse Maxtors I got in here now.

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I want to get the 200gig SATA Maxtors, but two of them will be a tad expensive.