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Originally posted by aarchaon
Well, my current PC is as follows:
Pentium III 450Mhz OC to 526 Mhz
2 x 128mb PC133 SDRAM
AOpen AX6BC motherboard
80Gb 7200 RPM HDD
64MB Geforce4 MX 440 SE (slowed down using CoolBits, because the motherboard can't handle a core clock speed over 116)
As you can see, its not exactly the world's greatest computer. It can play some newish games quite well, like GTAIII. Games like Battlefield 1942 and Halo don't work that well, but are mostly playable.
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Thanks for updating. I'd get the Athlon XP system. The Athlon 64's still haven't shown any reasonable price drops. Athlon XP systems are so cheap now (and so powerful for the price) that the best option would be to upgrade. I still suggest the Barton 2500+ with an Abit NF7-S 2.0.
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Originally posted by cradeg
i would just buy a pc with the best price / performance ration ... 64 bit is not that performance bringer right now so i guess you should stick to a "normal" amd cpu 
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Athlon 64's are the most powerful processors in the world right now. They deliver the best performance, but for an incredibly high cost. The 64-bit aspect isn't what makes it powerful, however -- it's the increased bus speed (estimated 1.6 GHz FSB) and on-board cache upgrades that make these CPUs great. The Athlon 64 FX-51 is only 2.2 GHz and is more powerful than even the 3.2 GHz EE Pentium 4.
-Lasereth