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4.5 stars
"Smoking Fast For Less"
Pros: Super Buy, 2000 MHZ Front Side Bus,AMD LiveCapable + So Much More
Cons: It's not the processor they are releasing soon
Summary: Your Best Intel Desktop has a front side bus speed of 1066 MHz, an AMD Turion (laptop processor)not even dual core can hit 1700 MHz. The 64 X2 Athlon is 2000 MHz.
FSB and Amount of Cache Memory is what is all about. I am a Firedog LEAD PC Technician I have been working with computers since DOS V5.2.
Intel cannot stand up to AMD in any category.
What's worse is you pay more for an inferior product when you buy an Intel. AMD is not just for gamers, it is for anyone that plans on using a computer without it constantly freezing up. It was AMD that challenged Microsoft to become 64 bit which will be 100 times better than the standard we are used to. Who wants worse graphics slower speeds less multitasking capabilities and too pay more for it? If you answered yes too these questions go Intel. Next year AMD will be introducing quad core Chips with the Graphics in the middle of the four processors thereby eliminating any lag in what will be the ultimate gaming seen ever. Intel still can't improve on the P4 other than putting two of them together and giving it a slight bus speed increase and literally re stickering the products. What I mean by that is what was known as Intel Pentium D. Was nothing more than 2 Pentium 4 cores on one chip. Intel sent out Reps to the stores that peeled off the stickers that said Pentium D and put on stickers that said Pentium VIIV, when that marketing ploy didn't work. The same people pulled those stickers and put on stickers that said Core 2 Duo. The Processor never changed because the computer never changed.
Something you all might consider before buying a new PC.
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I agree with you 100% I happen to have the 64 x 2 5000 it's fast, it's stable and its a pleasure to power up everyday. Mine came on an HP A1730n which has a sticker on the case saying it has the 4600+ but when we openned up the case its loaded with the 5000. Another person had brought this to my attention that's why I wanted to find out exactly what was inside..
At any rate thanks for your post..
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