Poll: 3.2 extreme edition or athlon a64 3200+?

[zixxer]

To upgrade to a 3.2ee from my a64 3200 would cost me about $200... before selling the a64 chip and mobo. Is the 3.2ee really that much better?

 

[jacktesterson]

its not better.

the a64 is faster. keep what you got for sure

 

[Geomagick]

The fact that you already have the A64 is reason enough to keep it.

It would not be a major upgrade if at all in many applications and just not worth $200.

Bask in the knowledge that you already have a great chip there.

 

[Czar]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040807015441.html
this should be enough to tell you what to get

 

[caz67]

I would go for the Extreme Edition.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Unless you want have a P4EE for braggin rights and the "wow" factor, keep your A64.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I'm pretty sure the ee is atleast a little faster then the 3200+(I'm running off memory to lazy to look at benchies again. If price wasn't a factor and you didn't already have a working chip and if I had info on how long you intend to keep the chip I might have said go with the ee and this is if it was only a choice between those two chips. Go buy a ps2 or some water cooling or extra harddrive or a better video card all would be money well spent compared to getting the ee.

 

[Mik3y]

the extreme edition is about the worst cpu purchase you can ever make. first off, the athlon fx class is faster. then, its also cheaper. keep the 3200+ and upgrade something else, like ram or videocard.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: armatron
To upgrade to a 3.2ee from my a64 3200 would cost me about $200... before selling the a64 chip and mobo. Is the 3.2ee really that much better?

If you can get this for $200 before selling old stuff, buy it and sell it again. The ee chips are pretty expensive, and you can probably ebay it for more than a sane person would pay for it.

 

[Dman877]

Or get the EE and sell the AMD setup. Either way your performance will be similar and you'll make money.

 

[dguy6789]

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
Unless you want have a P4EE for braggin rights and the "wow" factor, keep your A64.

Having an athlon 64 is a better wow factor then any p4 imo.

 

[Macro2]

This is one of the dumbest questions ever asked?

 

[Markfw]

If you want more speed, sell the 3200 and get a 3700 ! The EE is a downgrade for some apps, and definitely NOT worth $200 more. The 3700 might be worht it depending on what you do.

 

[JBT]

the ee is a waste of money...

 

[jacktesterson]

Originally posted by: JBT
the ee is a waste of money...

 

[LordPhoenix]

Originally posted by: JBT
the ee is a waste of money...

 

[flexy]

this is such a NOBRAINER i dont even read the threads nor participate in the poll....

 

[AristoV300]

I'll fourth that motion. What is it like $600 extra for 2mb of L3 cache. If I were to spend that much for a chip I would get a FX.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

That EE could be an overclocking monster, so if you overclock it's something to think hard about.

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: dguy6789

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
Unless you want have a P4EE for braggin rights and the "wow" factor, keep your A64.

Having an athlon 64 is a better wow factor then any p4 imo.

you betcha...sorry when i think P4 EE then i always think this (the buyers) must be the same people who think it's cool that 'AOL is optimized' now...or other total computer illiterates

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: LordPhoenix

Originally posted by: JBT
the ee is a waste of money...