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Troubleshooter · 09-26-2005, 11:40 AM

I think you'll find the reviews lean more towards the FX-57 because the 55 seems a bit anemic in comparison to the 57 or many of the dual-core processors,t he dual-core processors seem to be a good choice as well unless you are focusing on gaming. Multimedia applications seem to favor the dual-core.

Also, WinXP64 is said to have some driver availability issues. The only current advantage to it is the ability to address 64 bit applications down the road and access to over 4 GB of RAM, until games are 64 bit it's best to stick with 'vanilla' XP.

09-26-2005, 11:40 AM	#24
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I think you'll find the reviews lean more towards the FX-57 because the 55 seems a bit anemic in comparison to the 57 or many of the dual-core processors,t he dual-core processors seem to be a good choice as well unless you are focusing on gaming. Multimedia applications seem to favor the dual-core. Also, WinXP64 is said to have some driver availability issues. The only current advantage to it is the ability to address 64 bit applications down the road and access to over 4 GB of RAM, until games are 64 bit it's best to stick with 'vanilla' XP. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle