AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2

dmastachief · 06-10-2009, 09:32 PM

im lookin for a prossesor for gaming im on budget im down to either intel p4 3.4ghz or
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2
that its 2.7ghz its only 20$ more than p4 which is better

culexor · 06-10-2009, 09:37 PM

Get the Athlon. I have the 3.0Ghz version (6000+) and it's plenty fast. My friend has a p4 3.4ghz and mine is much faster than his.

dmastachief · 06-10-2009, 10:08 PM

thank you so much i just checked uot crysis system requirments and thats chip will run it so thx dude

dude_56013 · 06-10-2009, 10:47 PM

I'm not sure why you would pay for old technology like that. New technology is far superior and not that much more. What is your budget?

dmastachief · 06-11-2009, 01:00 AM

im building a barebones and it comes with cpu i have about 265$ to spend and thats the best i can find for that its only 199$ and ima get 4gb ddr2 800mhz for it to

dude_56013 · 06-11-2009, 01:52 AM

A way better system:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128342
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220144
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106291
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341016
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147068

Total comes to $270...$5 over your budget (factoring in rebates, not shipping..shouldn't be much).

Then you could save up for a while and get yourself a great graphics card (using onboard to get you by for now) and, later on, you can get 4GB of RAM and/or a bigger HDD. The biggest mistake people run into when building a computer is getting crappy/old base components (a P4, or similar AMD CPU). It's just not cost effective as they are poor performers for any of today's high-demand programs and games. Sure, they'll work for browsing the net, but they'll be crap for anything more than that.

culexor · 06-11-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dude_56013

I'm not sure why you would pay for old technology like that. New technology is far superior and not that much more. What is your budget?

Shut up. I love my athlon.

chief: go with what dude recommended, you will be better off with a newer cpu (even if it has the came clock speed).

dmastachief · 06-13-2009, 01:32 AM

since that cpu is socket am2+ this is the board and it says socket am2+ ECS nVidia GeForce6100PM-M2 Motherboard so i could get the comp im lookin at and after i get 60$ more ill upgrade to that cpu

dude_56013 · 06-13-2009, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmastachief

since that cpu is socket am2+ this is the board and it says socket am2+ ECS nVidia GeForce6100PM-M2 Motherboard so i could get the comp im lookin at and after i get 60$ more ill upgrade to that cpu

I didn't understand a word of that. Use some punctuation and I'll try and understand what you are saying.

dmastachief · 06-13-2009, 12:42 PM

the cpu u recommended is socket AM2+ and the board in the computer im lookin at is socket AM2+ and i can upgrade to your cpu later

06-10-2009, 09:32 PM	#1
dmastachief Beta Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 im lookin for a prossesor for gaming im on budget im down to either intel p4 3.4ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 that its 2.7ghz its only 20$ more than p4 which is better

06-10-2009, 09:37 PM	#2
culexor Daemon Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,135	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 Get the Athlon. I have the 3.0Ghz version (6000+) and it's plenty fast. My friend has a p4 3.4ghz and mine is much faster than his. __________________ Desktop: Phenom II B50 3.1Ghz, 4GB DDR2 800, Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P, 2x 1TB RAID0, GTX 460 1GB, OCZ 600W, ABS Black Pearl Laptop: i5 430M 2.26Ghz, 4GB DDR3 1066, 500GB WD Blue, Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB (discrete)

06-10-2009, 10:08 PM	#3
dmastachief Beta Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 thank you so much i just checked uot crysis system requirments and thats chip will run it so thx dude

06-10-2009, 10:47 PM	#4
dude_56013 Fully Optimized Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,152	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 I'm not sure why you would pay for old technology like that. New technology is far superior and not that much more. What is your budget? __________________ Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4GHz \|\| GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 \|\| Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3-1600 EVGA GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1536MB \|\| Crucial C300 64GB SSD x 2 in RAID0 \|\| WD 1TB Black HDD x 2 in RAID1 2 x Sony Opitarc 24x \|\| Fractal Design Define XL Titanium \|\| Corsair Professional Series HX 750W

06-11-2009, 01:00 AM	#5
dmastachief Beta Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 im building a barebones and it comes with cpu i have about 265$ to spend and thats the best i can find for that its only 199$ and ima get 4gb ddr2 800mhz for it to

06-11-2009, 01:52 AM	#6
dude_56013 Fully Optimized Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,152	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 A way better system: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128342 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220144 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106291 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341016 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147068 Total comes to $270...$5 over your budget (factoring in rebates, not shipping..shouldn't be much). Then you could save up for a while and get yourself a great graphics card (using onboard to get you by for now) and, later on, you can get 4GB of RAM and/or a bigger HDD. The biggest mistake people run into when building a computer is getting crappy/old base components (a P4, or similar AMD CPU). It's just not cost effective as they are poor performers for any of today's high-demand programs and games. Sure, they'll work for browsing the net, but they'll be crap for anything more than that. __________________ Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4GHz \|\| GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 \|\| Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3-1600 EVGA GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1536MB \|\| Crucial C300 64GB SSD x 2 in RAID0 \|\| WD 1TB Black HDD x 2 in RAID1 2 x Sony Opitarc 24x \|\| Fractal Design Define XL Titanium \|\| Corsair Professional Series HX 750W

06-13-2009, 01:32 AM	#8
dmastachief Beta Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 since that cpu is socket am2+ this is the board and it says socket am2+ ECS nVidia GeForce6100PM-M2 Motherboard so i could get the comp im lookin at and after i get 60$ more ill upgrade to that cpu

06-13-2009, 12:42 PM	#10
dmastachief Beta Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2 the cpu u recommended is socket AM2+ and the board in the computer im lookin at is socket AM2+ and i can upgrade to your cpu later

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