AXP 2600+ to A64 2800+

Hardware & Gaming PC Builds, Modding & Overclocking
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I currently have an Athlon XP 2600+ rig and as you all remember, was planning on gettin an A64 rig.

Now going by the PR Ratings, its an increase of barely 200 points from the 2600+ to 2800+. Although I know the PR ratings for the XP are overstated compared to the A64, the difference would still be quite less.

My query is would I notice the difference going from my current rig to an A64 rig? Before anyone suggests get a better graphics card, i’m not too much into gaming, so my current Radeon 9600 pro serves me just fine.
I’m just looking for an increased “snappiness” in performance as such

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Nope, wait a while and get a Socket 939 later when the prices fall. Simple

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Well i guess you wouldnt notice any real diff straight away…but your games will run better(more fps)…you’ll save time with video n stuff encoding n etc…
But as far as basic computing goes…there wont be any real change…
But the upside will be that u can upgrade to Win XP x64 in a couple of months…and u’ll notice that the A64 runs a lot coooler.

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Holy S^&*, are you gonna buy winxp x64?? :open_mouth:
One must be really having loads of $$, cuz, Longhorn is just one year away :confused:

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Hmmmm…did sme1 mention “BUY” LOL

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Haha…i never mentioned “BUYING” :face_with_tongue: :face_with_tongue:
what i meant was u can try it… :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
I have the Beta Version…lol… :clap: :clap:

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Get the A64 3000+ instead of 2800+..not much difference in price and performs much better than a 2800+…moral of the story..yeah …upgrade!! :slight_smile:

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well i knw…i was referring to spidey…but now tht u hav mentioned..howz it??
ny probs so far or new find???

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n-newcastle
amd 2800 754 (n) 5100
amd 3000 754 (n) 7400
amd 3000 939 7500

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For gaming ,an upgrade to a 6600gt is a much more better investment than going from AXP 2600+ to A64.

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READ complete posts dude :face_with_tongue: :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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i knew that…well so far everything seems to be working fine…everything works with it.
But i dont use it as the primary OS…which still is Win XP Pro

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@Wraith
basic soft works rite??
mean winrar ,acdsee winamp ,Av’s nd stuff?
did u notice tht ur comp starts faster than in 32bit??..hav heard tht

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winamp n acdsee work…havent tried winrar…but winzip works
I didnt notice any diff in boot times…

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Thanks for the inputs guys :slight_smile: The general idea i got was the Athlon64 architecture being extremely low-latency tends to bring a snappiness to the system. Had a look at Tom’s “Mother of all CPU charts” too, and there are some reasonable differences I guess, so might not be that bad an investment except for the future proof part. But then again nothing really is future proof eh? :wink: I mean say i went the socket939 way, i would need to upgrade again for PCI express etc etc.

Will give it some serious thought. Have a DFI Lanparty board on the way anyway, should be with me in less than a week, so even if the performance difference isnt significant i think i should still have plenty of fun with the DFI board! My current KT400 based board is a serious spoiler to my overclocking adventures (yeah, no PCI/AGP locks!)

Unfortunately upcoming exams and the likes may delay me from setting up the new rig by as much as a month! :no_entry: