I'd appreciate some advice and speed/performance comparisons regarding the above cpu's.
Some background first:
I currently have an Athlon XP2400+, running in an ASUS AN78X Deluxe Rev 2.0. There is 1 gig of PC2100 memory installed on the motherboard. (the memory and current cpu can go into an old MSI K7N420 Pro nforce1 board I have spare).
I am extremely happmy with the ASUS motherboard and I am currently leaning towards the Socket A XP3200+ becuase it means I only have to update CPU and memory. If I were to go Athlon64 I would require a new motherboard and a soundcard in addition to the CPU/memory.
The main reason for the upgrade is to unlock extra performance from my recently acquired GF6 6800 GT (I find the 2400+ is quite capable for general computing tasks). Overclocking is NOT an option, please don't factor it into your suggestions, thanks.
64 bit capability is not a big concern at the present moment. When I want a serious 64 bit based machine in about a years time I'm likely to go dual-core CPU, and it's way too early to be considering that. A64 single cpu has only just matured/stabilized enough for mainstream IMO.
On a slightly different note, I am quite suprised that there are no articles on the 'net that show the differences between the two (if any).
This is similar to the video card situation where current cards get compared to current cards and not older cards (such as GF4 4200) which people looking to upgrade likely already have and would be interested in knowing the performance increase they are likely to get.
Why do hardware reviewers on the 'net not include such results along with peer - to - peer results? It has always struck me as strange that they should be omitted.
Some background first:
I currently have an Athlon XP2400+, running in an ASUS AN78X Deluxe Rev 2.0. There is 1 gig of PC2100 memory installed on the motherboard. (the memory and current cpu can go into an old MSI K7N420 Pro nforce1 board I have spare).
I am extremely happmy with the ASUS motherboard and I am currently leaning towards the Socket A XP3200+ becuase it means I only have to update CPU and memory. If I were to go Athlon64 I would require a new motherboard and a soundcard in addition to the CPU/memory.
The main reason for the upgrade is to unlock extra performance from my recently acquired GF6 6800 GT (I find the 2400+ is quite capable for general computing tasks). Overclocking is NOT an option, please don't factor it into your suggestions, thanks.
64 bit capability is not a big concern at the present moment. When I want a serious 64 bit based machine in about a years time I'm likely to go dual-core CPU, and it's way too early to be considering that. A64 single cpu has only just matured/stabilized enough for mainstream IMO.
On a slightly different note, I am quite suprised that there are no articles on the 'net that show the differences between the two (if any).
This is similar to the video card situation where current cards get compared to current cards and not older cards (such as GF4 4200) which people looking to upgrade likely already have and would be interested in knowing the performance increase they are likely to get.
Why do hardware reviewers on the 'net not include such results along with peer - to - peer results? It has always struck me as strange that they should be omitted.