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Originally posted by Dilbert1234567
no ther is no software writen to take advantage of the 64 bit arch.
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Originally posted by propaganda
Yeah Dilberts got it, its not worth it... at the moment nothing is written to take advantage of it and doesn't seem nessecarily for awhile and those prices
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Of course nothing is written for it yet, but it doesn't change the fact that Athlon 64's are extremely powerful. They have 1.6 GHz front side buses. Their L caches are bumped up considerably. The Athlon 64 3200, the worst Athlon 64 out right now, is already better than a 3.2 GHz Hyper-Threading Pentium 4. Needless to say, the Athlon 64 FX-51 is simply a powerhouse.
AMD has been quoted by saying that these processors are built with media and gaming enthusiasts in mind. Simply enough, the Athlon 64 series is incredibly powerful, but still too expensive right now. That's why I said that it might be best to go ahead and get his current setup...it's gonna be awhile before they go down in price. The 64-bit processing isn't what people are going to buy these processors for...they're going to buy them because they're fast as hell and loaded with L cache. That 64-bit processing won't be used for a long time, but it doesn't change the fact that the rest of the processor can and will be used. Using it in a 32-bit application does not slow it down.
-Lasereth