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AMD Athlon 64 3800 vs P4 3.2

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AMD Athlon 64 3800 vs P4 3.2

Jun 7th, 2006

So yeah... im getting confused now, which one should I get? A 64-bit with much lower speeds or a 32 bit which clocks in at 3.2?

It used to be simple... lol, all we had to do is look at the ghz

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Re: AMD Athlon 64 3800 vs P4 3.2

Jun 10th, 2006

Definitely an Athlon64. Future proof, and outperforms the intel.

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Re: AMD Athlon 64 3800 vs P4 3.2

Jun 14th, 2006

I would agree with ya for the most part,, but arnt there problems with some programs not being compatible w/ 64 bit?

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Re: AMD Athlon 64 3800 vs P4 3.2

Jun 14th, 2006

Well, some old, old legacy 16-Bit apps won't run. I'm talking real mode DOS apps here. And that's because WIndows ME onward do not include legacy DOS in the OS. Apart from that, there are absolutely no issues. Heck, I've been able to play the original DOS game, prince of persia without any hitch whatsoever.

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