Any speed freaks here? (Gamers)
I am building my own ultimate gaming machine. So far I have a case and a power supply. Next week I am buying the motherboard so I need to make up my mind which way to go.
I am leaning to AMD64. I want to try the new SLI video card configuration and AMD motherboards are the only ones that offer this.
The question I have is this ...
If I buy an AMD 939 cpu, I have to choose between 3800+ and 4000+. The 3800+ only has a 512k cache. The 4000+ has 1024, for a LOT more money. Am I wrong or isnt cache king when we are talking about high end CPUs? I can get a similer cpu from intel for less. If I go that way, I cant use the SLI configuration that I want. Will I notice a difference between the 4000 and the 3800?
Any advice or tips would be welcomed here.
I am building my own ultimate gaming machine. So far I have a case and a power supply. Next week I am buying the motherboard so I need to make up my mind which way to go.
I am leaning to AMD64. I want to try the new SLI video card configuration and AMD motherboards are the only ones that offer this.
The question I have is this ...
If I buy an AMD 939 cpu, I have to choose between 3800+ and 4000+. The 3800+ only has a 512k cache. The 4000+ has 1024, for a LOT more money. Am I wrong or isnt cache king when we are talking about high end CPUs? I can get a similer cpu from intel for less. If I go that way, I cant use the SLI configuration that I want. Will I notice a difference between the 4000 and the 3800?
Any advice or tips would be welcomed here.