AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0GHz Processor

Well i mainly purchased this setup...

Strengths: cheaper socket, very stable

Weakness: gets a bit hotter bc of newcastle core

Well i mainly purchased this setup for a work comp at it runs very smoothly with no problems. I have run a few intensive apps and games such as photshop and doom3 and it all runs and works great. The socket 754 chip is much cheaper than others bc the socket may be phased out soon, so it makes it a steal bargain. Give it a try if your tight on cash and need a fast system.

By pasta1234 - Mar 6, 2005

This processor has fell into the...

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...
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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.

By cpudawg2k - Sep 29, 2004

This processor has one of the best...

Strengths: Fast modern processor with a fantastic price/performance ratio.

Weakness: Cool'n'Quiet support is lacking in Windows 2003. Nonexistant technical support

This processor has one of the best price/performance ratios of any modern processor. It is a great processor unless you are looking for the latest and greatest. The processor came with a heat sink and fan, but enough people said that the fan was unacceptably loud so I did not even try to use it. I went with a Zalman cooler instead. The main downside is that there is no Cool'n'Quiet driver for...
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This processor has one of the best price/performance ratios of any modern processor. It is a great processor unless you are looking for the latest and greatest. The processor came with a heat sink and fan, but enough people said that the fan was unacceptably loud so I did not even try to use it. I went with a Zalman cooler instead.

The main downside is that there is no Cool'n'Quiet driver for Windows 2003. I asked AMD if a similar driver for WinXP or Win2k was suitable, but they never responded.

By mfcmfc - Sep 8, 2004

This processor is a great value....

Strengths: Very fast, 64 bit support, great 32 bit performance, good price.

Weakness: On the soon-to-be discontinued 754 socket.

This processor is a great value. It performes great, and is much more efficient than a Pentium 4 with its clock cycles. Uses performance ratings instead of GHZ for speed, which is good, because the performance rating also reflects the bus speed and the L2 cache. Does not require registered RAM like the FX version does. If you need a processor now, I would recommend this one, but if you can wait a...
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This processor is a great value. It performes great, and is much more efficient than a Pentium 4 with its clock cycles. Uses performance ratings instead of GHZ for speed, which is good, because the performance rating also reflects the bus speed and the L2 cache. Does not require registered RAM like the FX version does. If you need a processor now, I would recommend this one, but if you can wait a little, get one for the new socket 939.

By wbxp99 - Jul 28, 2004

This processor is certainly...

Strengths: 64-bit, strong performance

Weakness: not the best

This processor is certainly perfect for the price. For a 64-bit processor, it's not too expensive, but its strong enough to carry through the next gen (hopefully)
I fully recommend AMD over the high priced Intel!

By alex_thebear - Jul 18, 2004