Hi, I've been running my below kit for a good year now and I'm still very happy with the performance, even with the upgrade to my V9999 TD video card. All is good in CPU Land. However, whats the life expectancy of my rig? Have I got another year before I should really think about the 64bit bandwagon? Is my kit then redundant or could I use it for a test rig or even a mail server or Linux box. What do you recommend?
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Life Expectancy of AMD XP 3200+ & Mobo
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Thats true, but as more 64 bit apps start to creep in then the 32bit architecture will start to be redundant. I remember when the 16 bit architecture was the rage, 32 bit came in and it took a year for the 32 bit apps to get a grip but then 16 bit became redundant very soon. I just want to try and estimate how long I have before I make the jump to 64 bit, especially as the 64 bit pricing will drop further the longer I wait. Not that I'm tight...............
I've been using my rig with the almost similar specs(see sig) and the v9999gt and im upgrading soon, im waiting to see what conroe does as this pc just doesn't cut it for gaming anymore, other than that is fine.
I expect mine to last at least 1 more year, but i have been getting random freezes over the past few months and i think it might be the motherboard.
I expect mine to last at least 1 more year, but i have been getting random freezes over the past few months and i think it might be the motherboard.
With my rig at the moment I don't get any problems with games from Quake 4, Battle of Europe, Blazing Angels, all run hi res (1280x1024) but damn does my grxf card get hot. But I really like the V9999TD, very nice card, and my XP3200 handles anything I through at it.
Wow, that is hot! Only thing I can think is that the 3000+ and 3200+ have the 3Dnow! technology and are designed more for gaming and video processing. If your board will take it then buy one cheap from eBay. I also invested in some good RAM and SATA drives, it does make all the difference.
Oh hell, here we go on the "Wait for the conroe" crud again.
They said that about many many processors over the years, and still older, slower processors are still being used.
Its not as if the day the conroe comes out, every game will be written purely for the bloody thing either.
If you are worried about your Barton, I got a Sempron 3300 here obviously, with a Mobo & Cooler that I will happily swap for your Barton?
They said that about many many processors over the years, and still older, slower processors are still being used.
Its not as if the day the conroe comes out, every game will be written purely for the bloody thing either.
If you are worried about your Barton, I got a Sempron 3300 here obviously, with a Mobo & Cooler that I will happily swap for your Barton?
Oh, there is no doubt that the conroe is a fairly sizeable leap in performance, especially with SuperPI results, but then again, I have found out that benchmark results mean absolutely jack-all when it comes to real world results.
Its like my P4... It gets great benchmark scores all across the board and som of the AMDs are struggling to compete ( admittedly, only the slower ones like the Sempron 3100 & newcastle 3000 etc ) and yet, when it comes to basic apps running, going between verious apps in office, browsing the internet while encoding and such basics as that, the P4 is just a pile of crap that quite frankly gets walked all over... £300 Intel struggling to beat a £50 AMD????
Is the conroe going to be just the same?
Great benchmark scores, but no real benefit to real world use?
Its like my P4... It gets great benchmark scores all across the board and som of the AMDs are struggling to compete ( admittedly, only the slower ones like the Sempron 3100 & newcastle 3000 etc ) and yet, when it comes to basic apps running, going between verious apps in office, browsing the internet while encoding and such basics as that, the P4 is just a pile of crap that quite frankly gets walked all over... £300 Intel struggling to beat a £50 AMD????
Is the conroe going to be just the same?
Great benchmark scores, but no real benefit to real world use?
I would/and am holding off upgrading till Vista is here - I run a Barton XP2500 and V9999 TD + 1gb Ram, and it's doing very nicely. Only have to compromise a little on resolution - but have the details all whacked up....Q4, Oblivion, HL2 E1 COD2 etc.
I try to get 3yrs use before major upgrades.
I try to get 3yrs use before major upgrades.
My 8yo son has a Barton 2500@3200.... Great system.
My 7yo son has a Sempron64 3100... Not so great... The barton is superior in most games.
Both are running FX5700Pro & 1GB RAM, one on Abit NF7S ( The Barton obviously ) and the Tampon is on a Gigabyte K8VT800M
Given a choice of those 2, the Barton would be my fist choice anyday.
The Sempron is cheaper however, by a fair bit too!
My 7yo son has a Sempron64 3100... Not so great... The barton is superior in most games.
Both are running FX5700Pro & 1GB RAM, one on Abit NF7S ( The Barton obviously ) and the Tampon is on a Gigabyte K8VT800M
Given a choice of those 2, the Barton would be my fist choice anyday.
The Sempron is cheaper however, by a fair bit too!
I think you'll be just fine for at least another year or so - if not longer!
My old rig (now my girlfriends) is a 3000+ Barton, Gigabyte GA-7N400, 2gb ddr 400 and a 6800 ultra. The system's about 3 years old now (minus the 6800 - had a 9800pro before) and to be honest it doesn't embarrass itself next to my own 3700 a64, Sapphire Crossfire Advantage, 4gb ddr 400, x850xt machine. So, on the basis of that i would say that the rig has another good year or two to go before it's superceeded in any great way!
Yeah, the athlons run a little warm compared to others - but that's my only bugbear!
gt_junkie
My old rig (now my girlfriends) is a 3000+ Barton, Gigabyte GA-7N400, 2gb ddr 400 and a 6800 ultra. The system's about 3 years old now (minus the 6800 - had a 9800pro before) and to be honest it doesn't embarrass itself next to my own 3700 a64, Sapphire Crossfire Advantage, 4gb ddr 400, x850xt machine. So, on the basis of that i would say that the rig has another good year or two to go before it's superceeded in any great way!
Yeah, the athlons run a little warm compared to others - but that's my only bugbear!
gt_junkie