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What should I go for: A64 4000+ or X2 3800+ ??

HookeyStreet

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I want to upgrade my CPU and I dont know which one to go for:

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ skt939 @ £60 (OEM)

or

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ skt939 @ £95 (retail with heatsink & fan)

or

AMD Opteron 165 1.8GHz skt939 @ £110 (retail with heatsink & fan)

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I mostly use my PC for video encoding, internet surfing, downloading, burning and a bit of CSS ;) So do you think I would benefit from the 'dual core' over the 'single core'??

EDIT: Opteron now added to possible CPU list ;)
 
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i got an opteron 165 for £98 from komplett, dont know if they have any left though (double cache, supposedly better overclocker)
 
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Grings said:
i got an opteron 165 for £98 from komplett, dont know if they have any left though (double cache, supposedly better overclocker)
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Its £110 now, but is that still a good price?

'AMD Opteron 165, 1.8GHz, Socket 939, 2MB, BOXED w/fan'
 
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probably, considering how hard its getting to find dual core 939's, usual places have been out of stock for ages (scan, aria, ebuyer etc)
 
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get the x2, encoding gakes advantage of dual cores/multi cpu's, if you use current software/codecs anyway :)
 
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you need a board that gets a good fsb for any real speed though, its got a 9x multiplier
 
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