The Athlon 64 3000+, A Budget Gamer's Perspective

VL contributes a link to Viperlair's budget-conscious and game-oriented review of an AMD processor that's not on the bleeding edge, but makes a good showing for the money: "For the price of the Socket-939, you can pick up an A64 3000+, K8T800 based motherboard, and a decent mid-range video card. For gamers on a budget, I think the choice is obvious."

Comments

Re:For those who are anti-Microsoft......!!

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, your post just shows your complete and total ignorance.

The applications have to be re-compiled to support 64-bits as well. You can't just load a 64-bit kernel and expect anything wonderful to happen. Even then, the gains are minimal at best and detrimental at worst.

Please, take a few courses in Computer Science before you go babbling on about OMG 64 BIT!!!11one

Re:For those who are anti-Microsoft......!!

[gfxguy]

For those who are anti-Microsoft, there are some 64-bit versions of Linux...

You must come from the Michael Moore school of logic.

Certainly, if someone is anti-MS, they might want to try Linux, but in no way, shape, or form does the statement imply that someone who likes linux is anti-MS.

Poor student eh?

[edunbar93]

Being a poor student on a budget, that doesn't mean I want a substandard CPU for my gaming needs.

(prices are today's, not "as of writing", thanks to newegg.com)
MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R $83
Athlon 64 3000+ (10x200: 2GHz) $175
2 x 512MB Kingston HyperX PC4000 $168 (substituted Kingston 512MB Pc3200)
HIS Radeon 9600 XT $385
80GB Western Digital SE 8MB Cache $59
Windows XP SP1 $0
VIA Hyperion 4in1 drivers 4.51 $0
ATI Catalyst 4.7. $0

Total: $870

Now, while that's not bad - especially for a gamer box - I'm currently working full time and without tuition and I can't spend that much. It's also worth noting that personally, my lack of dedication to school and my unwarranted dedication to Quake were the cause of my dropping out.

This guy is either lying to sell an article, or he needs to have his head screwed on straight and rearrange his priorities. Alternatively he's working for viperlair to work through college and the hardware in question doesn't actually belong to him. Viperlair doesn't seem to make that much money however.

Obvious, eh?

[Servo]

For gamers on a budget, I think the choice is obvious.

Of course! Buy a Mac!

Re:Try that in CANADIAN $$$$

[Azure Khan]

OMG. That's like $4.37 American. But I hear the Canadian system kicks you a free kidney transplant.