you are gonna buy a new CPU sometime this year anyway, I would go with the 3800+ and grab 2 GB of RAM and if ur computer is all top of the line, I would also buy a bunch of fans
I am a film student who is building a top of the line computer for film purposes (photoshop, editing, capturing video, rendering, etc.) as well as the occasional game (Half-Life 2, Doom 3). I am stumped on which processor to go with, and would like your opinion. The two I am debating on are the
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor
and
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Newcastle 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
The price difference is roughly around 180 dollars, but is it really worth it?The dual processing AMD chips are due out in June sometime, and I will upgrade to those sometime this year. I will be using all different types of programs on my computer, but this will mainly be for film purposes, so I need a processor that will aid me in that way as best as possible. If there is a different chip you think would work better than these two, feel free to suggest it.
Additionally, If I do not go with the 4000+ chip and pick the 3800+ instead, I was going to use the money I saved and purchase 2 gigs of ram instead of 1 gig. The rest of my computer is top of the line. I have a Raptor hard drive and a 250 gig western digital HD as my backup. Video card, sound card, etc, are all the best you can get, etc, etc.

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