Processor question...

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Ok I am thinking about either getting an athlon 64 3200+ or an athlon xp 3200+. Is it better to get the 64 and have 1 gig of ram but not in dual channel or the xp and have 1 gig in dual channel? Which will give me better performance especially for games? Thanks
 
well although you get a 1mb L2 cache with the clawhammer 64 . . .

some people, when gaming, care more about the video card than their cpu . . .

since youre gaming, which vid card are you getting?
 
well, you can get the athlon xp3200+ and with the money you save by not getting the 64bit, you can upgrade to an X800Pro/XT or a GeForce 6800 GT/Ultra (though, i recommend getting the GT vs the Ultra)
 
idk... these cards are like 400 I really don't think I want to spend that much on a graphics card (I wold only save about 60 bucks on the processor). I am going to be playing games like doom 3 , but I am not a hardcore gamer so I don't think I need the absolute best card. Would the 9800 pro still make doom 3 look awesome though?
 
yeah i guess it will . . .

you wont get as much performance as an X800 or 6-series, but it should do
 
ok so how about the cpu question? Is it better to get the 64 or xp and have dual channel?
 
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