X2 vs. 3700+

[eXx08]

I was just looking around and I heard good reviews of the X2. I was wondering if the 3800+ X2 blow the 3700+ venice out of the water? Also is it worth the money?

 

[videogames101]

i got a 3700+, i regret it and would now get a x2

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
I was just looking around and I heard good reviews of the X2. I was wondering if the 3800+ X2 blow the 3700+ venice out of the water? Also is it worth the money?

the 3700 is a san diego, not a venice. its L2 cache is twice that of the Venices.

the 3700 san diego can be easily overclocked to 2.4 or more speeds and thus be essentially a FX-55 or FX-57. i think for games, it is better if only slightly. i would buy it since it has amazing overclocking potential

you can get to 3ghz or higher on this processor if right cooling is used. its also about $100 cheaper than the X2 3800

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
I was just looking around and I heard good reviews of the X2. I was wondering if the 3800+ X2 blow the 3700+ venice out of the water? Also is it worth the money?

the 3700 is a san diego, not a venice. its L2 cache is twice that of the Venices.

the 3700 san diego can be easily overclocked to 2.4 or more speeds and thus be essentially a FX-55 or FX-57. i think for games, it is better if only slightly. i would buy it since it has amazing overclocking potential

you can get to 3ghz or higher on this processor if right cooling is used. its also about $100 cheaper than the X2 3800

Most X2 3800+ OCs that I'm seeing now (including my own) are hitting 2.4GHz with ease, and will hit 2.6 with good cooling.

 

[Polish3d]

Buy dual core, dont skimp 100 bucks on this one

 

[RichUK]

MDE - have you decided what you are going to do with your heat situation on your X2 3800+?

 

[mOeeOm]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
I was just looking around and I heard good reviews of the X2. I was wondering if the 3800+ X2 blow the 3700+ venice out of the water? Also is it worth the money?

Go for the X2.

 

[drsafety]

also, the 3800 x2 can be acquired for approx. $350 from various retailers such as ZZF or eWiz.

 

[mOeeOm]

I didn't have the option, it was either 3700+ SD v.s 4400+ X2, and clearly the 3700+ SD was the smart choice, then two or 3 weeks later AMD decides to surprise release the 3800+ X2.....thanks a lot jerks -_-, if I had the choice then 3800+ X2.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: RichUK
MDE - have you decided what you are going to do with your heat situation on your X2 3800+?

Probably an XP-90, if not I'll splurge on watercooling.

 

[chrisrod01]

Originally posted by: Frackal
Buy dual core, dont skimp 100 bucks on this one

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[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
I was just looking around and I heard good reviews of the X2. I was wondering if the 3800+ X2 blow the 3700+ venice out of the water? Also is it worth the money?

It depends a lot on what you do with your computer. If all you are going to do is gaming, the single core still makes more sense for now, although future games are going to take advantage of dual cores. If you do things such as video encoding, or 3D rendering, then the dual core is definatly the better choice. Not that I have any problems gaming on my dual core @2.618ghz.

 

[mOeeOm]

Originally posted by: stevty2889

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
I was just looking around and I heard good reviews of the X2. I was wondering if the 3800+ X2 blow the 3700+ venice out of the water? Also is it worth the money?

It depends a lot on what you do with your computer. If all you are going to do is gaming, the single core still makes more sense for now, although future games are going to take advantage of dual cores. If you do things such as video encoding, or 3D rendering, then the dual core is definatly the better choice. Not that I have any problems gaming on my dual core @2.618ghz.

The 3800+ X2/4200+ X2, what is the equivelant single core? At stock of course.

 

[forumposter32]

Look at UT2004 (very CPU dependant) on this benchmark:
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/200508011/athlon_64_x2_3800-07.html

Then look at this one:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/

You'll see the test setups are similar. And the socket 754 Athlon 64 3400+ (2.4 GHz Newcastle) beats it. I got one and I'm very happy. I'll wait for socket M2 to come out and I'll build another machine instead of upgrading this one.

 

[LxMxFxD3]

If all you do is game, buy a 4000+

But, personally for me with an x2 3800, I do a ton of video rendering. This thing tears vegas video up like it aint no thang. Its phenominal.

 

[stelleg151]

Get the x2, if you oc, you will get it to similar top speeds, and the x2 will be much more future friendly.

 

[smthmlk]

hasn't this exact same question been asked at least 3 times recently? this is getting ridiculous. sticky one of the threads that had a poll in it

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: mOeeOm

Originally posted by: stevty2889

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
I was just looking around and I heard good reviews of the X2. I was wondering if the 3800+ X2 blow the 3700+ venice out of the water? Also is it worth the money?

It depends a lot on what you do with your computer. If all you are going to do is gaming, the single core still makes more sense for now, although future games are going to take advantage of dual cores. If you do things such as video encoding, or 3D rendering, then the dual core is definatly the better choice. Not that I have any problems gaming on my dual core @2.618ghz.

The 3800+ X2/4200+ X2, what is the equivelant single core? At stock of course.

X2 3800+ = 2x 3200+ Venice
X2 4200+ = 2x 3500+ Venice

 

[GamerExpress]

I have a 3700+ San Diego and I love it!!! I do mostly gaming on this machine so it suits me fine.

I must admit though I am a bit jealous of those with the X2's, they were just surfacing in the marketplace when I bought my San Diego. I would go for a X2 now if I had to do it over, but the 3700+ overclocked I think has a pretty good advantage in gaming over the X2 3800+.

 

[Rage187]

I can't recommend the x2 3800 enough. Worth every penny.