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now guys... I'm finding myself needing a new computer before age of empires III comes out this holiday season. I've been digging and digging in this sort of info, and I found 2 deals that are rivaling for my cash. they are both comparable motherboards, but I'm not sure which processor I'd go with.
Here's some info. The 2800 64 bit one is a socket 754. It's running at $150 for the combo.
The Athlon XP 3000 mobo/processor combo is a socket 462 and is running $140.
Is the 64 bit really worth my extra 10 dollars, and by lowering down a few model numbers, am I sacrificing speed? I've read that the 64 bit ones are twice as fast, and I'm under the impression they just haven't had a chance to do thier thing yet, lacking a 64 bit OS. I'm very unsure of what to do here, and was wondering if some of you semi-pros can throw a suggestion out there.
Ryan
Here's some info. The 2800 64 bit one is a socket 754. It's running at $150 for the combo.
The Athlon XP 3000 mobo/processor combo is a socket 462 and is running $140.
Is the 64 bit really worth my extra 10 dollars, and by lowering down a few model numbers, am I sacrificing speed? I've read that the 64 bit ones are twice as fast, and I'm under the impression they just haven't had a chance to do thier thing yet, lacking a 64 bit OS. I'm very unsure of what to do here, and was wondering if some of you semi-pros can throw a suggestion out there.
Ryan