AMD Athlon™ 64 3800+, 2.4 GHz (ADA3800BPBOX) AMD Processor in a Box (PIB)

Pros: very fast, runs very cool in comparison to the Intel

Cons: no cons

Review: I have both, a Pentium 3.2 Hyperthreading and the Amd 3800+. I can just say the pentium sucks in comparison to this cpu. and I am not a game or Benchmark type, the Intel maybe better for videoencoding, that all. ...

Pros: Runs cooler and uses less power than my Intel P4 system.

Cons: I can no longer heat my bedroom with the heat comming off my processor.

Review: I upgraded from a P4 3.0E system to a new 64bit AMD 3800+ machine. I love it! It has no problems running XP other than the problems Windows has Running XP ;) I have to admit, that this was my first AMD build and I won't be going back to Intel ...

Pros: Makes you seem "hip" with the youthful, over-clocking crowd. Runs cool.

Cons: Can't multi-task. Can't run XP well. Poor CPU performance produces concurrent productivity decline.

The Bottom Line: Unless you play games exclusively do not buy this life-sapping copy of an Intel CPU.

Review: I built my desktop computer using an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ after years of using Intel CPUs. It seems every corner of the Web contained another review or forum post raving about the superiority of the AMD CPUs to Intel's. So I jumped with both feet into ...