Some questions for A64 3400+

[Orbitech]

Well I was one of the unlucky ppl that bought a P4 2-3 months before the A64 release. I'm thinking of upgrading from a P4 2.8c to an A64 3400+ for some time now because I have a slight preference to AMD anyway but of course in this case the present and the possible future benefits of A64 make me want it even more.
My questions are:
1. Do u think that it will worth the extra bucks in general? (Yes I do game a lot.)
2. I'm worried about multitasking issues because it's one of the things that I luv with my P4. Will I have an issue with that?
3. I need a recommendation for a rock stable mobo. I don't care for super wow worthless xtra features just a great mobo that if possible can o/c great too.


Thanks in advance

 

[jvd]

Well i'm using an athlon 64 300+ at 2.4 ghz . I'm currently talking to you , watching the 3rd inyusha movie on my second screen and having 4 im convos . So multitasking isn't a problem.

HOwever i dunno how the games are compared to a p4 . I was using an athlon xp 2500 and its a world of diffrence.

 

[Sazar]

Well I was one of the unlucky ppl that bought a P4 2-3 months before the A64 release. I'm thinking of upgrading from a P4 2.8c to an A64 3400+ for some time now because I have a slight preference to AMD anyway but of course in this case the present and the possible future benefits of A64 make me want it even more.
My questions are:
1. Do u think that it will worth the extra bucks in general? (Yes I do game a lot.)
2. I'm worried about multitasking issues because it's one of the things that I luv with my P4. Will I have an issue with that?
3. I need a recommendation for a rock stable mobo. I don't care for super wow worthless xtra features just a great mobo that if possible can o/c great too.

Thanks in advance

I moved from a p4 3.0c to the 3400+

there is a very noticeable performance improvement for me wrt games (smoother) and somewhat lesser for application usage (again smoother/faster but not quite as much as gaming)

I miss HT and in many day to day apps as well as multi-tasking there is no much difference... if anything the a64 for me is smoother/faster for media/zip files/multi-tasking...

I use the term smoother because it is the most noticeable difference between the two setups in non-gaming situations...

I have a feeling it is the a64's on-die mem controller that contributes positively to the performance or perceived performance in many similar situations...

everyone has their personal favs for mobo's... I think most of the boards for sckt 754 offer about the same performance all round... the nf3-250's with working agp/pci locks are probably the best overclockers...

my setup has worked brilliantly from day one no complaints here @ stock or when using CnQ (clocking in @ 800mhz for most every day to day app cept when gaming)

 

[Sxotty]

I am not even sure what socket that uses, so this is just a random suggestion.

Tyan has some incredibly stable mobos for amd chips they all go a bit slower in benchmakrs than the via, sis, and nvidia chipsets but they are supre stable. No crashes in a year kind of stable... anyway have fun.

 

[Orbitech]

Thanks.
Basically what I want from a mobo is USB2.0,LAN,SATA,Firewire.
So are there any models that offer these simple things and PCI/AGP lock?

 

[Sazar]

Thanks.
Basically what I want from a mobo is USB2.0,LAN,SATA,Firewire.
So are there any models that offer these simple things and PCI/AGP lock?

pretty much all the tier 1 makers offer the base stuff such as usb2.0 and what not.. pretty much all of them have GbE...

the k8t800pro and nf3-250gb based boards generally have agp/pci locks though i would read up reviews to ensure they do actually have WORKING locks and that they are not psuedo floating locks...

 

[martrox]

I have a 3000+ running 2450 and a 2.6C running 3450, and the AMD64 is noticably faster in games........

 

[Nexiss]

If you are looking to overclock, the new DFI board is looking good. Its been released but it still isn't exactly available.

 

[fallguy]

I too went from a 3.0c, to a 3400+. Obviously game frames are better. I dont miss HT at all, but I dont really do any intense multitasking either. No photoshop, video editing, or anything else. From normal every day useage of surfing the web, listening to mp3's, etc. I see no difference.

I have a MSI K8N Neo Plat, and like it a lot. If you can hold off for a few more months, the NF4 chipset is supposed to be out, if you care about PCI-E at all.

 

[vb]

Thanks.
Basically what I want from a mobo is USB2.0,LAN,SATA,Firewire.
So are there any models that offer these simple things and PCI/AGP lock?

http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-K8N Pro.htm

http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-K8NS Pro.htm

 

[incurable]

I wonder why you would upgrade to a 3400+ though, what's the point of investing in an essentially EOL-ed platform? (Socket754)

If I was to change platforms (and I'm not, my P4@3.6GHz suits me just fine), I'd go for a Socekt939 board and chip.

 

[{Sniping}Waste]

I have a Asrock K8S8X with a 3000+. Its running at 2.45gig now with stoock cooling. The mobo is low cost but no firewire. It uses SIS 755 chipset and has a working AGP/PCI lock.