Which of these processors is the best for gaming and overall preformance?

Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
AMD Athlon XP 3200+

The Athlon 64 is. It's not really worth it, at this point, to build a new machine with the Athlon XP unless it is a secondary machine for something.

Straight CPU comparisons don’t really mean too much for gaming at the moment, because it’s mostly down to fast RAM and video cards, so you’re more tied to getting a board which can handle those, rather than just picking a CPU and building the machine around that.

Get the fastest CPU you can afford, because then you’re in with more of a chance of having upgradeable kit in the future, for longer (if you see what I mean).

if price is no issue go with AMD Athlon 64 FX-53, 1MB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor, Socket 939 - OEM if your on a budget go with AMD Athlon 64 3400+, 1MB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor I personally own a P4 2.8

easy, Ath64 3000+
If your up for it increase the FSB to 210, maybe 215 and you have nice stable o/c with stock cooling
It will blow the other 2 into the weeds!

I 2nd 3000 64 bit.
the 3200 has a 400 FSB where as the 3000 should have a 800.

But out od the lot I would look at getting a socket 939. you can make some saving on RAM so take that into account when buy..

Tim
He asked about these the Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz/AMD Athlon 64 3000+/AMD Athlon XP 3200+.So why would u say if price is of no concern go with the FX-53 or even the 3400+.Those 3 cpu are all about thge same price so im figuring thats what he has to spend and your telling him about $900 cpu's..lol

Athlon 64 FX-55 is currently the BEST gaming processor.

As Rory quite rightly said, the AMD 64 3000+ is the best CPU of the ones you have listed. If you can afford to get a 939 CPU and Board it will probably be a little better (And I have heard it overclocks quite nicely)

The 3200+ is a fast system, but I feel you will get a slight edge with the 64 bit version and you might also get a little performance kick when the much talked about XP64 comes out early next year but who can say for sure on that one!

Best CPU for games quality/prise wise? AMD Athlon64 3500+ 939-pin 90nm period.

Guys, he named 3 cpus on his first post, so make your decision ouot of those. Its quite obvious that the A64 3000+ is better than the 3200+, not by much however.

Out of the three you listed, the 64 3000 is the best one for your purposes. Just make sure you get the socket 939 Winchester rather than the socket 754 Newcastle.

"it’s mostly down to fast RAM and video cards"

Yeah video card is important but i doubt you would get even a 3% performance increase from Kingston/Corair DDR400 compared to generic DDR400.

Obviously with overclocking better ram is needed....

Out of the three processors you listed, the AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is the best.

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Edit: Yes like Sean said, get the 90nm Winchester core one, like the one I have.

LOL..thats a wierd comparison though...why only 1 Intel CPU?

Anyways...if given choices between those three i would choose AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Winchester Core, 90nm, 128-bit Dual Channel Memory Controller)


Although if u ask me one of the best chips for ultimate gaming experience...then my choice would be: -

* FX-55, really awesome

The best CPU for game is the best one u can afford.If you like amd then its the best amd u can afford and if u like intel its the best of theirs u can afford.

AMD 64 is the Best!
Intel


MSI K7N2Delta2-LSR, Athlon 2500@2900+
2x256 TwinMos, Sapphire Radeon 9600 128Mb
WDC 200Gb SATA, PSU 300W
Win XPSP2, DX9c, Catalyst 4.12, Fraps 2.5

I'd say AMD 64 3000+. I'm getting one, and as other people told me, it runs cooler and can be OCed quite well. Also, it is very cheap, allowing you to save money to get other things. Gt the s939 version so that you have a s939 mobo for future upgradability.

Of those? Most definetly the Athlon 64.

Harry, go buy yourself an FX55!

He asked for those 3 CPU you moron. Amd AThlon 64 3000+ of course. FX-55 is not even worth the price. For best price/performance ratio against FX-53 and 55 would have to be Athlon 3800+ I believe.

Anyway go for 3000+