4000+ single or 3800+ dual

[James101]

Looking at getting a better CPU,
ive got a 3000+ venice at the mo (939)

im looking at the
AMD 3800+ X2
and
AMD 4000+ San Diego

they are both about £100

Iam a bit of a gamer but would also like a dual core for none gaming use,
anyone got any advice,

Cheers

 

[James101]

the single core has double the L2 cache at 1mb

 

[James101]

i always thought single cores especially this one would kick butt for gaming,
or are games already been released with dual core in mind

 

[James101]

hmm, dual is defo the way then, even gaming,
is it worth spending a bit more cash and getting a 4200 or 4400 (939)