CPU/Mobo After price cuts: 3600+ Vs 4000+

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Hi pl,

I am getting a rig for my cousin :hap5: (for details: http://www.techenclave.com/forums/basic-rig-with-19-viewsonic-ohyeah-94679.html )
Now as per Itwares pricing info:

AMD 3600+ = 2850 while the 4000+ = 3500

The point is, this rig is never gonna be OC'ed. But also, its only going to be used for movies/surfing and stuff...nothing remotely intensive... :tongue:

So does it make any sense to get the 4000+ by spending even 650 Rs extra if its 99% never gonna make any difference?

Me currently leaning towards the 3600+. :ohyeah:

Suggestions/comments welcome :D
 
yup. good choice . for normal apps, its better off to invest in RAM :), if you want it to be more responsive

PS: i dont see the need for a seperate thread for this . we could have continued the discussion there :)
 
Hmmm, well I'd say go for the 4000+ if the rig isn't gonna be OC'd

Few reasons I can think of in my half sleepy state

1. 4000+ performance is close to E4300 performance @ stock speeds

2. 4000+ doesnt remain much of a bottleneck for a high end card say a 8800GTS 320MB.

3. Price difference isn't too much.

4. If your cuz watched HD movies and/or encodes video stuff, some extra horse power always comes in handy.

5. One can never have enough juice :P
 
meh, 650 wont be enough for you to get 2GB either :(

maybe you should spend it on those inspire 2.1's i was talking to you about :D
 
I don't know what diff the AM2 4000 has vs the socket 939 4000 but at a difference of Rs 650/- go for the 4000.

Rs 650/- will not seem important as time passes and you enjoy your new rig. It also won't fetch you much in terms of RAM.

And as Deepak said, it makes a difference in video encoding and H.264 playback could sure use some extra processing power.
 
@greenhorn: Created new thread as that was PC peripherals section so thought to open this in CPU section :)

Already thinking of going for the creative inspire only. :D

Please note:

1. No gaming at all. So no thinking about any 8800GTS 320MB. :P

2. No encoding at all :)

3. No HD too ...

Now what do you say?

I am currently going for 1Gb RAM as the system will only be used for lightweight stuff (Refer to link in the first post). Probably 512Mb X 2 for dual channel support. Since the jetway has 4 slots.....can always upgrade another 1Gb in another yr..wotsay? Or if the budget remains will add in another Gb of RAM. That will be priority at the end.
 
Supra said:
200 Mhz diff will make so much diff or what
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And the 4000+ has 256 KB more L2 cache per core ... which will definitely be a good performance boost over the 3600+ ... and both stays cool , and consumes really low power :D ..
 
if u are not that much into multimedia then u better stick to 3600+ and invest the money in something else which will be useful.
 
deathvirus_me said:


And the 4000+ has 256 KB more L2 cache per core ... which will definitely be a good performance boost over the 3600+ ... and both stays cool , and consumes really low power :D ..
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Same amount of cache on 3600+ and 4000+ Brisbane ... I don't think 200mhz would make a lot of difference, you could go with anyone :)
 
Emil said:
How does that make sense? The saving in buying the 3000+ will not be enough to buy the 22"
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Now theres a good point :D

Me getting the most basic rig i can get in terms of processing power which will still last a while ;) So going for dual core :d
 
nukeu666 said:
get a 3000+ and 22" screen if all you do is watch movies
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There are hardly any 3000+ in the market, it makes totally no sense to go for a single core, given the 3600+ is only 2750. Even if he saves on the processor, it wont fetch enough money to get a 22" over a 19" ;)
 
I would always recommend that you go for the fastest machine that you can afford, which in this case would be the 4000+. Granted, you will not see much difference today, but who knows what kind of applications you would be running in 2 years time?
 
jaganm said:
I would always recommend that you go for the fastest machine that you can afford, which in this case would be the 4000+. Granted, you will not see much difference today, but who knows what kind of applications you would be running in 2 years time?
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err....since its for my 36 yr old cousin and his two very very young kids....its not going to be used for anything intensive even in 2 years ;) So getting teh 3600+ keeping in mind that it will ONLY be used for Internet/chat/movies/music fr at least 4 years :D After that he can scrap it for all i care :)
 
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