amd64 3500 for gaming?

bigpympin · Nov 2, 2004, 04:06 PM

Hey boys and girls I was wondering if a AMD 64 3500 would be good for gaming,or should I get the 3800? Money is a little light so was thinking of the 3500.Let me know what ya think

drakesteakn · Nov 2, 2004, 04:24 PM

a 3500+ is nice for gamming.

Vampyromaniac · Nov 2, 2004, 04:26 PM

Get the 3500.

Geminiwave · Nov 4, 2004, 09:44 PM

I third that

dsdsdk · Nov 4, 2004, 09:57 PM

I fourth that

riles9262 · Nov 4, 2004, 10:01 PM

Fifth...awesome chip.

ToP3koms · Nov 4, 2004, 11:43 PM

Definately go for the 3500+.It's working great for me and I'm sure you'll be impressed with the speed as well.

bigpympin · Nov 5, 2004, 02:45 AM

Wow great guys

Thanks for the reply's as I will be ordering it now

Does this mean I 6th that? lol

CrapolaJola · Nov 5, 2004, 05:56 AM

I 7th that even thoug hyou'v made your decision. Get the new 90nm version of the 3500+ and the MSI board, some nice TCCD ram, and anXP-90 with a nice fan adn you'll be rocking,

pr0digal jenius · Nov 5, 2004, 07:04 AM

my guess is on good cooling, your 3500+ will well surpass 3800+ anyways

Lchevy79 · Nov 5, 2004, 07:34 AM

i just finished building a 3500+ on a gigabyte k8ns ultra 939 for a bud we went with ocz pc 3200 platinum and a 80 gig w\d sata boy that thing flys i want one now ooooh my poor broken pocket book

bigpympin · Nov 5, 2004, 05:13 PM

Nice rigs there guys! I am thinking of getting that ballistic ram.
Another question should I use that shin etsu thermal paste aswell as the heat sink?
I know noob question,lol... Also crapola that xp-90 what is that? Sry 1st time builder.

pr0digal jenius · Nov 5, 2004, 05:18 PM

xp-90 is a nice HSF unit(heatsink w/ fan)

as for thermal 'goop', I HIGHLY reccomend investing in a tube of Arctic Silver 5

bigpympin · Nov 5, 2004, 05:21 PM

Damn u guys are fast and good! Thanks for letting me know what that is,I shall investagate it.

Geminiwave · Nov 5, 2004, 09:31 PM

yeah whatever you do, get some AS3 or AS5 (AS5 is a better performer but AS3 is SOO MUCH EASIER TO USE!)

ToP3koms · Nov 5, 2004, 10:01 PM

You might want to wait a few days to order bigpympin looks like some price cuts may be coming soon.

bigpympin · Nov 5, 2004, 10:22 PM

KOOL, now this will be my 1st time puting the chip on a motherbord so how hard will this be

I can be clumsy wit the hands sometime's well thats what the X's say

lol

Shike · Nov 6, 2004, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigpympin

KOOL, now this will be my 1st time puting the chip on a motherbord so how hard will this be

I can be clumsy wit the hands sometime's well thats what the X's say

lol

Eh, there are harder things out there. Make sure you read the directions though and record serial numbers ect. Also make sure you aren't afraid to apply some pressure, just not to much...

Geminiwave · Nov 6, 2004, 04:53 AM

haha I totally forgot to record the serial numbers. I feel like such an idiot, but my comp is running great, so no worries I guess.

Shike · Nov 6, 2004, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

haha I totally forgot to record the serial numbers. I feel like such an idiot, but my comp is running great, so no worries I guess.

Just you wait...just you wait...nothing is safe in your hands I'm sure ^_-

Wait...I don't even know you

bigpympin · Nov 7, 2004, 06:21 AM

Thanks guys good advice,and great article top3koms

Geminiwave · Nov 7, 2004, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shike

Just you wait...just you wait...nothing is safe in your hands I'm sure ^_-

Wait...I don't even know you

great thanks alot

Nov 2, 2004, 04:06 PM	#1
bigpympin DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	amd64 3500 for gaming? Hey boys and girls I was wondering if a AMD 64 3500 would be good for gaming,or should I get the 3800? Money is a little light so was thinking of the 3500.Let me know what ya think

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drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	a 3500+ is nice for gamming. __________________

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Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Get the 3500. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

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Nov 4, 2004, 11:43 PM	#7
ToP3koms Respect Human Rights Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: MD. US Posts: 149 Rep Power: 0	Definately go for the 3500+.It's working great for me and I'm sure you'll be impressed with the speed as well. __________________ [color=DeepSkyBlue]_____________________________ Asus A8N-SLI Premium/Athlon64 X2 4800+ 2Gb OCZ Platnium Edition PC3200 (2,3,2,5) 2 BFG 7800GTX /Creative X-Fi Western Digital 160Gb SATA II HD /Lite-On 16X DVD-RW Pc Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 510/ WinXP Pro Sp2 [/color]

Nov 5, 2004, 02:45 AM	Thread Starter #8
bigpympin DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Wow great guys Thanks for the reply's as I will be ordering it now Does this mean I 6th that? lol

Nov 5, 2004, 05:56 AM	#9
CrapolaJola The Great DaK Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 317 Rep Power: 0	I 7th that even thoug hyou'v made your decision. Get the new 90nm version of the 3500+ and the MSI board, some nice TCCD ram, and anXP-90 with a nice fan adn you'll be rocking, __________________ P2 X4 @ 3.6ghz, 4gb ddr3, SSD, 5870 @ 950/1250 + a 3ghz i5 lappy

Nov 5, 2004, 07:04 AM	#10
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	my guess is on good cooling, your 3500+ will well surpass 3800+ anyways

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Lchevy79 -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 725 Rep Power: 0	i just finished building a 3500+ on a gigabyte k8ns ultra 939 for a bud we went with ocz pc 3200 platinum and a 80 gig w\d sata boy that thing flys i want one now ooooh my poor broken pocket book __________________ msi K7N2 delta2-AMD 2800xp@2083-1gig of pc2700ram -ati x850xt 256mb -Audigy mp3+ - 1 80gig maxtor 8mb and 1 250gig 16mb maxtor -48x24x48 buslink burner-and a lite on 4x +/- dvd burner xp home samsung lcd (19") 930b monitor

Nov 5, 2004, 05:13 PM	Thread Starter #12
bigpympin DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Nice rigs there guys! I am thinking of getting that ballistic ram. Another question should I use that shin etsu thermal paste aswell as the heat sink? I know noob question,lol... Also crapola that xp-90 what is that? Sry 1st time builder.

Nov 5, 2004, 05:18 PM	#13
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	xp-90 is a nice HSF unit(heatsink w/ fan) as for thermal 'goop', I HIGHLY reccomend investing in a tube of Arctic Silver 5

Nov 5, 2004, 05:21 PM	Thread Starter #14
bigpympin DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Damn u guys are fast and good! Thanks for letting me know what that is,I shall investagate it.

Nov 5, 2004, 09:31 PM	#15
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	yeah whatever you do, get some AS3 or AS5 (AS5 is a better performer but AS3 is SOO MUCH EASIER TO USE!) __________________

Nov 5, 2004, 10:01 PM	#16
ToP3koms Respect Human Rights Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: MD. US Posts: 149 Rep Power: 0	You might want to wait a few days to order bigpympin looks like some price cuts may be coming soon. __________________ [color=DeepSkyBlue]_____________________________ Asus A8N-SLI Premium/Athlon64 X2 4800+ 2Gb OCZ Platnium Edition PC3200 (2,3,2,5) 2 BFG 7800GTX /Creative X-Fi Western Digital 160Gb SATA II HD /Lite-On 16X DVD-RW Pc Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 510/ WinXP Pro Sp2 [/color]

Nov 5, 2004, 10:22 PM	Thread Starter #17
bigpympin DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	KOOL, now this will be my 1st time puting the chip on a motherbord so how hard will this be I can be clumsy wit the hands sometime's well thats what the X's say lol

Nov 6, 2004, 04:53 AM	#19
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	haha I totally forgot to record the serial numbers. I feel like such an idiot, but my comp is running great, so no worries I guess. __________________

Nov 7, 2004, 06:21 AM	Thread Starter #21
bigpympin DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Thanks guys good advice,and great article top3koms