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FX or X2?

Aug 15, 2005 1:13PM PDT

Which processor should I buy to complete my system, an AMD Athlon FX-55 or AMD Athlon X2(4600 or 4800) by the way, this is hypothetical. What I do is I play games pretty often, and I multitask a lot. So, which one should I get, if I can?

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RE:
Aug 15, 2005 1:18PM PDT

The FX-55 would have a slight advantage in gaming, but not much. Since you multitask, i suggest dual-core. If you can afford Fx-55, than get the 4800, the extra cache would not be much difference, but its bragiing rights.

Roger

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(NT) (NT) X2 for future multi-threaded games
Aug 15, 2005 3:25PM PDT
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(NT) (NT) In the future, will a bunch of stuff be two threads?
Aug 16, 2005 2:24AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) Multiple threads, yes
Aug 16, 2005 11:30AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) X2 for dual core
Aug 16, 2005 9:58PM PDT