AMD64 3200+ still a good cpu for gaming?

[samduhman]

I've been upgrading like mad for the past year. It seems like I can't even keep up with the bleeding edge. I've upgraded my mb, cpu and video card twice in one year. I will be getting my new Nvidia 7900GTco super overclocked in a few weeks. Im running 2 gig of memory. Being a hardcore gamer is the AMD64 3200+ good enough or is it a bottleneck for todays (BF2, Star Wars: Empires at War, Oblivion, etc) games? Im not worried about games 6 months from now. Lets keep it to any game released up till now.

Thanks!

 

[n7]

It's fine unless you wish to jump to dual core.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Using an A64 3000 here, I play Oblivion just fine with my 6800GT and 2gb of Corsair.

But, I run at 1600x1200, so I think my graphics adapter has more to do with it than my CPU.

 

[Trisomy21]

Uhh, I'd imagine it was rather good. But of course that's because I'm using an Athlon XP 2700+

 

[sitheris]

i'm using a 3200+, 2gb ram, and a 7800gt NO PROBLEMS

 

[furballi]

No more than a few FPS when compared to the most expensive CPU.

 

[Ike0069]

It is fine, but you can always OC it to get a free "upgrade". A 3200+ Venice should get to at least 2.4 (3800+ equivalent), and likely even higher.

 

[Twsmit]

Another vote for the Free upgrade. 3200+ at stock is good enough, but a 3200+ @ 2.4 or 2.6ghz is perfect. Mine sits at 2.6ghz and makes me very happy.

 

[d3lt4]

Originally posted by: Twsmit
Another vote for the Free upgrade. 3200+ at stock is good enough, but a 3200+ @ 2.4 or 2.6ghz is perfect. Mine sits at 2.6ghz and makes me very happy.

:thumbsup:

 

[SlitheryDee]

Well if you have a 90nm core then there's a good chance that you could hit 2.6ghz by OCing. Think about it like this, the fastest single core CPU (FX-57) on the market is only 200mhz higher than that. Even if you don't make 2.6 (mine topped out at 2.5 on stock cooling) you'll still get a very considerable boost in CPU performance.

 

[DieselPUmp]

I'm very happy with my 3200+ right now. It's at 2.66 paired with a 7900gt and it definately gets the job done.

For the price and o/c ability, it's still a great chip.

 

[samduhman]

Thanks for the advice. I forget about overclocking! ;-)

The only reason I brought this up is because I was playing Star Wars Empires at War at a lan party with 2 other people. I was hosting and the game came to a crawl. Since I was hosting I assumed it may have been my pc with the cpu being the bottleneck. It could have been any number of factors. I was just wondering if my pcs cpu was it.

 

[alimoalem]

no i doubt it was your cpu. what gpu do u currently have anyway?

 

[tjpark1111]

if you have the FSB power, is there a difference between how high of an OC can be achieved between a 3000+ and a 3200+?

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: tjpark1111
if you have the FSB power, is there a difference between how high of an OC can be achieved between a 3000+ and a 3200+?

Not really. It would depend more on the individual core and how well it OC's.

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: tjpark1111
if you have the FSB power, is there a difference between how high of an OC can be achieved between a 3000+ and a 3200+?

The only difference between a 3000+ and a 3200+ is the multiplier. 200x9 for the 3000+, 200x10 for the 3200+, 200x11 for the 3500+, 200x12 for the 3800+, etc.