Would it be worth ditching my AMD athlon 64 3800, for an AMD 64 x2 4800? What is a fair price for the x2?

Answer 1

I would say you would get a fairly decent performance increase since you ar going to dual core and its a little faster. $265 would be a good price, thats what it is at newegg.com. Just make sure you get the one that fits your socket.

Answer 2

Am sure X2 4800 is far better than AMD 64 3800. But currently the X2 is priced very high and its advisable to wait for sometime until the price comes down.If u badly need i, then go for it.don't worry abt the price,it's definitely worth it.

Answer 3

The issue I have with AMD is the heat problems. They run way hotter than intel chips do, and while it wasn't such a big deal in the past, it is going to be a huge factor.

Intel's Quad Processor chips are coming before christmas. might want to wait for those.

Answer 4

Go to techbargains.com or pricewatch.com to get the latest prices.

Answer 5

this is not a high price it is hp-computer price
$549.99 *7 days away support
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual Core Processor
From... $549.99 *
a1650e series
Featuring AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core technology and optional NVIDIA graphics card for running multiple applications at once
Windows Vista Capable
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_series.do;jsessionid=Fj2wqm1qYQwMcmukr1SNh1bCOqz72BxjICMMz5mByzFtpu7bCzYD!-566988626?series_name=a1650_series&catLevel=2&category=desktops/hp_pavilion&storeName=computer_store

if you order hp-computer set up for thing you do when you put the pc on is make your system recover cds


HP computers no1 they have the verry best recover system of all

click on start /all programs
in the list go to pc help & tool
then click on
hp-pc- recovery tools-cd
noW click on
creat the recovery tools cd
use a cd(r) disk ...to creater the pc tools cd
then click next
and wait for it to creat a
system tool recovery cd
do not stop it at all
when the system tools
cd is created your have
a system recovery tools
cd- this cd will reinstall
all the software that came with the pc and
now coz we have reset the software it will
restall the software that is on the pc and
reinstall windows xp home and set it back up
windows xp will be reinstalled and set back up

the
hp-pc-tools cd
this just reinstall's the software that was on the
the hard drive at the time you buy the pc it will also
install windows xp. os .with out asking for the windows xp cd
creat multiple partitioins




hp-pc-dvd revovery creater cd
click on start /all programs
in the list go to pc help & tool
then click on
hp-pc- recovery creater cd
use a dvd (r)disk .do not stop this till the .hp-recovery .creater cd's have been made.then your have your .hp-recover creater cd's



what.hp-creater cd's do
hp-pc-dvd revovery creater cd
use a dvd(r) disk
to create the revovery creater cd
you will have 2 options
options 1: to just install the windows xp & the software that was on
the hard drive from day 1 without for mating the hard drive
options2: will format the hard drive
and reinstall windows xp with out asking for the windows xp cd
& install the software that was on the pc from day1




hp-cd's & windows & product key cd
your windows product key
can be fond on the side of the pc or on the top
or at the back of the pc
now its best to write that windows product key
and keep it in a safe place

and put that windows product key in to a notepad
and copy the notepad
to a back up cd put the
product key cd. in a safe place with windows xp & the hp-pc-recovery cds
all in a safe place

now you can make back up copy's of the recovery cd's you have made
with the hp.cd creater cd's you use sonci my dvd to make copy's of them cd's
with hp-pc-recovery cd you can use windows burner or sonic my dvd
to make a back up copy of that cd
then make them as the cds for what they are but make as back copy cd's
then your not get any of them mixed up then put them all in a safe place/with
windows xp cd so no one can damage them