The Athlon 64 3200+ is the amd’s answer to Intel’s new processor cores. Although not the fastest processor in the AMD’s processor lineup it builds a reputation of making a value processor with a cheap price tag, probably cheaper than the Athlon 64 FX-51. In some of the benchmarks conducted on this processor it showed to be a formidable processor. When it comes to gaming benchmarks the Athlon 64 3200+ did have some high scores. I am very satisfied with ths one. I have an old Pentium 600 mhz before I bought this processor, The FX-51 is my first choice but due to financial constraints, I bought up the second best thing which is the Athlon 64 3200+. There is no doubt that the Athlon 64 3200+ is a great gaming solution. I am planning to overclock this processor but before I can overclock it; I need to research first on how much more speed can I push this processor. I don’t want to waste my money on burning this processor. By the way, I used K8T800 mobo because I heard that the Athlon 64 3200+ achieved a lot of gaming scores using this board. This processor uses a 754-pin sockets.
Those people who has an Athlon XP system starting with 2500+ and are having plans of upgrading to the Athlon 64 3200+; will have to think twice because it doesn’t show any significant improvements in the overall performance. The Athlon 64 3200+ processor will surely get a lot of attention from AMD enthusiasts because of it’s new technology.
All I can advice to those pepple out there: If you are going to be doing a lot of content creation The Athlon FX-51 is the best choice in achieving the top level PC performance available today, but if you want a less expensive with a slight decrease in the performance; The Athlon 64 3200+ may be the best choice.
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