athlon 64 3000 or athlon xp 3200

[madman224]

should i get an athlon 64 3000 or athlon xp 3200 for a midrange
gaming pc

[madman224]

also a good motherboard recomendation with onboard video

[Dooin' it]

I'd like to make another suggestion & put some money back in your pocket.............

Get this motherboard-------------> http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...131-489&depa=1

And this processor --------------> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-379&depa=1

'Nuff said!

[Christian-Comp]

Personally, I'm going to get an Athlon 64 3200+ or 3400+ with either this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...170-117&depa=1

or this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-491&depa=1

I've convinced myself (over the past few months) from looking at benchmarks, reviews, experience from users who have this, etc.

[thall]

GO for the AMD 64 series. Foward compatibility, new games are coming out with 64 bit enhancements (HL2 for example) and the MS XP64 is free for the asking right now. I have the 3200+ and it kicks A right now. I got the XP64 mailed from Redmond (also can be downloaded and burned to CD) and I will load when the current OS needs to be "refreshed". Check the boards for the free MS link to this, I got it here a few months ago.