Is Dual Core Worth It?

[jellydoughnut217]

So im stuck between the descion of an AMD 64 X2 4400+ or an AMD 64 4000+, i was wondering if all that extra money for the 4400 is really worth it for gamming, since thats mostly what ill be doing with this computer. Or is dual core just for the complex business stuff and what not. I really dont do much multitasking anyways, so im leaning towards the 4000. Any opinions?

[Fire, walk with me]

you dont need a dual core for gaming its not gonna improve performance, you should get an amd 64 fx instead of a regular 64, the fx is designed for gaming. A dual core would be good for running a couple of cpu intensive programs at the same time, but your not gonna see improved performance from games.

[Retlaw]

If you have CPU intensive stuff going on in the background, then it'll help.

[jellydoughnut217]

64 fx chips are like $400 more than what im looking to spend

[Retlaw]

Well, I just ordered all my new comp stuff this week, and here's what i went with:

CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core (http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/details.aspx?opn=ADA3800DKA5BV)
MB = Asus A8N-SLI Premium (http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket939/a8nsli-p/overview.htm)
Vid Card = XFX GeForce 7800 GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-E (http://xfxforce.com/web/product/listConfigurationDetails.jspa?productConfiguration Id=24357)
PSU = Antec TP-II 550 Watt ATX12V v2.0 PSU (http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=22550)

I do a lot of multi-tasking, so i went with the dual core CPU.

[Homizide]

Oo oo me me I have dual core and dual hard drive :cool: ya its good for multi tasking I say go with amd (that just coming from a biased person). But ya its good for multi tasking (I got two screens so one plays CS the other one is usually on the web or when I die I work on 3d models)

[jellydoughnut217]

if i dont do any multi-tasking at all, all gaming and internet, i should stick with amd 64 4000+ over the amd 64 x2 3800 right?

[Homizide]

Yup if ya dont do multi tasking stay with a single core.