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agathodaimon · October 19th, 2005, 02:07 PM

So... I will be upgrading my XP2600 system soon and I was looking at TWO CPU's that would be in my price range.
1. AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
2. AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice

Now, the 3500 has 512mb cache, but it's also around $50 less expensive.

I do a LOT of gaming, and I want to get what will be best.
Is there THAT much difference in this? Or would the $50 be best put somewhere else on the system?

Also, what speed of RAM should I get? PC3200? Or something else?
I don't plan on overclocking whatsoever, regardless of what anyone tells me.

I'm kinda out of the loop on this whole upgrading business.

October 19th, 2005, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
agathodaimon Ultimate Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,340	1mb L2 Cache vs. 512kb So... I will be upgrading my XP2600 system soon and I was looking at TWO CPU's that would be in my price range. 1. AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2. AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice Now, the 3500 has 512mb cache, but it's also around $50 less expensive. I do a LOT of gaming, and I want to get what will be best. Is there THAT much difference in this? Or would the $50 be best put somewhere else on the system? Also, what speed of RAM should I get? PC3200? Or something else? I don't plan on overclocking whatsoever, regardless of what anyone tells me. I'm kinda out of the loop on this whole upgrading business.