Anyone got a 64 Bit Athlon running the usual gamut of high end games
and any problems?

Just about to buy a new machine they tell me will run everything.

Anything I shud be watching out for?

Frenchy

Haven't got one here, but between knowing 1-2 folks that do and the variety
of online reviews of these systems, there doesn't seem to be a problem.


"Frenchy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Anyone got a 64 Bit Athlon running the usual gamut of high end games
> and any problems?
>
> Just about to buy a new machine they tell me will run everything.
>
> Anything I shud be watching out for?
>
> Frenchy
>
>

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> Anyone got a 64 Bit Athlon running the usual gamut of high end games
> and any problems?
>
> Just about to buy a new machine they tell me will run everything.
>
> Anything I shud be watching out for?

If you're using it in 32bit mode, with a regular version of Windows then no
basically.

If you do want to jump ahead and use the pre-release trial Windows 64bit,
check to make sure 64bit drivers are available - not many people have
released them yet. Both the OS and the drivers are still beta, and in most
benchmarks (games the most) aren't up to the speed of 32bit yet.

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Give it about a year or so and I'll probably get one. Hopefully Intel will have one.
I've heard Athlon's tend to overheat. Have any of you experienced that problem?

They only overheat if not cooled properly or the CPU fan dies - same with
Intel. Intel, BTW, *does* have a 64 bit processor - but you won't find one
in a consumer system. They're pushing an extended Pentium IV for a while.

I've run AMD for years, and have never had an overheating problem.

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> Give it about a year or so and I'll probably get one. Hopefully Intel
will have one.
> I've heard Athlon's tend to overheat. Have any of you experienced that
problem?


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> Give it about a year or so and I'll probably get one. Hopefully Intel
will have one.
> I've heard Athlon's tend to overheat. Have any of you experienced that
problem?

The new Athlon 64's are very very cool. A lot cooler then Pentium 4's.

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Do you think they will come out with a Pentium V

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They only overheat if not cooled properly or the CPU fan dies - same wit
Intel. Intel, BTW, *does* have a 64 bit processor - but you won't find on
in a consumer system. They're pushing an extended Pentium IV for a while

I've run AMD for years, and have never had an overheating problem

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> Give it about a year or so and I'll probably get one. Hopefully Inte
will have one
> I've heard Athlon's tend to overheat. Have any of you experienced tha
problem


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Eventually. They *could* have called the latest-and-greatest (not the EE)
the Pentium V, but didn't want to confuse things further...

Didn't quite work, there are (IIRC) about 3 slightly different Pentium IVs
out there now...

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> Do you think they will come out with a Pentium V?
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> ----- E McCann wrote: -----
>
> They only overheat if not cooled properly or the CPU fan dies - same
with
> Intel. Intel, BTW, *does* have a 64 bit processor - but you won't
find one
> in a consumer system. They're pushing an extended Pentium IV for a
while.
>
> I've run AMD for years, and have never had an overheating problem.
>
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Intel
> will have one.
> > I've heard Athlon's tend to overheat. Have any of you experienced
that
> problem?
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The new Athlon 64's are very very cool. A lot cooler then Pentium 4's

Cool, lo

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> Give it about a year or so and I'll probably get one. Hopefully Inte
will have one
> I've heard Athlon's tend to overheat. Have any of you experienced tha
problem

The new Athlon 64's are very very cool. A lot cooler then Pentium 4's

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Has anybody seen any comparisions b/t the 64 bit and the P4 3.4? Which one won the battle
Which got the better ratings?