3500+ or 3200+

[eXx08]

Should I go with a 3500+ or a 3200+?I know there is a big difference in price tag but what about performance?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Depends on which core they're based on.

 

[eXx08]

If i go with Venice?

 

[Juno]

Go with 3200+ with venice core and overclock it.

 

[eXx08]

What if I don't know how to overclock it?

 

[Juno]

Then stay with it.

 

[eXx08]

So a 3200+ Venice?

 

[Juno]

Yes with venice core.

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

The Athlon 64 3400+ for socket 754 is about the same price as the 3200+ for 939.

 

[eXx08]

What is the difference in sockets?

 

[MobiusPizza]

s939 has on-die memory controller

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
What is the difference in sockets?

Not much. The biggest difference right now is that socket 754 doesn't support anything beyond an Athlon 64 3700+. But since you're talking about getting a 3200+ or 3500+, that isn't an issue.

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

Originally posted by: AnnihilatorX
s939 has on-die memory controller

So does socket-754.

 

[Miramonti]

if you have the motherboard for it, go with a 939 pin 90nm one. Less heat and more upgradeable.

 

[eXx08]

This is what I may be getting:

Asus A8N-SLI MOBO
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Core
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit RAM
ATI Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 256-Bit
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 10,000 RPM Hard Drive
NEC DVD Burner

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
This is what I may be getting:

Asus A8N-SLI MOBO
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Core
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit RAM
ATI Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 256-Bit
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 10,000 RPM Hard Drive
NEC DVD Burner

Pretty sweet. And I love the mobos with 4 dimm slots too. :thumbsup:

 

[batmanuel]

That looks like a good setup. I'd defintely go for a nForce 4 s939 if you are building right now, since you have a lot more upgrade capability with PCIe graphics and the potential to upgrade to a dual core A64 X2 chip when the prices drop. It makes a lot of sense to save your cash now and get a Venice 3200+, and then upgrade as soon as the value oriented X2s hit the market.

Also the X800XL is an excellent value right now, although until we know more about the ATi Crossfire technology it might be a waste to get a SLI nForce 4 over the regular Ultra. If you can run a Crossfire setup on a nForce SLI board, then your setup looks good. If ATi's tech only works with their Crossfire chipsets, then you will either have to replace your board or your card if you want to use dual graphics cards in the future. If you wind up having to replace you X800XL with a pair of 6800GTs or Ultras later if you want to run SLI, it might actually wind up being cheaper just to get a single G70 or R520, which makes getting an SLI board bit of a waste.

The Raptor is also kind of iffy compared to a large capacity 7200 RPM drive like the new Seagate 7200.8 models that have really high density platters. The densely packed platter would give you close to the transfer speed of the Raptor. The only place the Raptor wins out nowadays is in access time, which does make your system feel a bit more responsive in normal use.

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: batmanuel
That looks like a good setup. I'd defintely go for a nForce 4 s939 if you are building right now, since you have a lot more upgrade capability with PCIe graphics and the potential to upgrade to a dual core A64 X2 chip when the prices drop. It makes a lot of sense to save your cash now and get a Venice 3200+, and then upgrade as soon as the value oriented X2s hit the market.

Also the X800XL is an excellent value right now, although until we know more about the ATi Crossfire technology it might be a waste to get a SLI nForce 4 over the regular Ultra. If you can run a Crossfire setup on a nForce SLI board, then your setup looks good. If ATi's tech only works with their Crossfire chipsets, then you will either have to replace your board or your card if you want to use dual graphics cards in the future. If you wind up having to replace you X800XL with a pair of 6800GTs or Ultras later if you want to run SLI, it might actually wind up being cheaper just to get a single G70 or R520, which makes getting an SLI board bit of a waste.

The Raptor is also kind of iffy compared to a large capacity 7200 RPM drive like the new Seagate 7200.8 models that have really high density platters. The densely packed platter would give you close to the transfer speed of the Raptor. The only place the Raptor wins out nowadays is in access time, which does make your system feel a bit more responsive in normal use.

I was kinda ify on the HDD but I will save my OS, Games, Software, and Regular word, exel, etc. onto the 10,000RPM and will later get a bigger one for Music and Movies.

 

[Continuity27]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks

Originally posted by: batmanuel
I was kinda ify on the HDD but I will save my OS, Games, Software, and Regular word, exel, etc. onto the 10,000RPM and will later get a bigger one for Music and Movies.

That's what I do.