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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0GHz Processor
Strengths: Great multimedia, office application, and gaming processor with an awesome cost/benefit ratio for the DIY'er
Weakness: Heat, heat, heat... Did I say heat?
This processor has fell into the same mold the AMD Athlon Thunderbird line did when comparing it to the Intel processor lines. For most everything that computer users do with their systems, the Athlon 64 outperforms the Pentium 4 on nearly all accounts. The price differential between the Athlon 64 and P4 are about the same now if you compare a 3.0 Prescott or Northwood to the 3000+ chip. But, if you weigh in the performance differences, you have your better cost/benefit with the AMD product.
Really the only areas the Intel products have been shown to better the A64 competitor is with video editing and Photoshop. But, really the time differences will be negligible to most end users. The only thing I will warn people about is make sure you have proper cpu and case cooling.
When I upgraded systems, I retained the same case that was using a 450W PSU and already had 3 case fans (1 side, 2 rear). Right out of the gate I had tremendous heat issues. I was recording 50+ degrees Celsius on the processor. The system was not loving life at this point. I had even coupled the case fans with a Zalman CPU fan over the stock AMD fan that came with the retail box. But the only solution was adding 3 more fans in the front to create airflow to the system. Now everything is great. But, be forewarned... Heat is a major issue. Other than that... no complaints at all.
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Feb 22, 2005
All i can say is your processor and hsf aren't making contact properly.
As my athlon64 3000+ is connected via standard amd hsf and records 28 degrees and 33 degrees under full load after playing doom iii for 2 hours non stop.
She is as stable as a bird.
In fact the Athlon64 is noted for it's superb cool ability's under load.......i couldn't believe just how cool this cpu operates under load....
Disregard this guys review, he's obviously just a newbie and doesn't know what he's talking about....
I suggest you get your computer sorted mate or your pc is gonna end up dying a slow death.....