I just got a new AMD X2 4200 system... I've been looking for some kind of tool that gives me a bit of info about what each CPU is doing... IE if I boot up a few programs I'd like to see which CPU is doing what, how much memory each cpu is using, how much load each cpu is under... etc etc.... Any...

Am currently using the AMD XP2500+ and thinking of upgrading to the 64 series. Being a newbie, will there be a noticeable increase in performance please?

Just purchased a dual core 4600, is this cooler http://www.thermaltake.com/product/cooler/retail/a1838/a1838.asp ok for it? Dan

They claim they will surpass AMD with new cpu's this year - more powerful CPU's with less power consumption. Do you think this is true or will AMD continue to stay ahead? Is Dell still using only Intel CPU's?

I'm currently running an early Tyan Thunder motherboard w/two of the 240 CPUs, along with two 1 gig sticks of RAM and a 5200 NVidia video card. Since this motherboard only has PCI-X slots (which aren't PCI-Express), I've been very limited on how decent a video card I can buy. The 5200 seems to be...

I'm looking for advice on online retailers to buy from. Looking to get an amd x2 4400-based system, and all of the retailers from pricewatch seem to be a little shady (smksuperstore, supergooddeal, pcparts.com, magicmicro.com). Does anyone have any suggestions of reliable online retailers to buy...

Does anyone know how to disable hardware data prefetch on the Athlon64 architecture? I want to turn this feature off because I want to use software prefetching instructions to load cache lines from memory and I don't want the hardware prefetcher interfering with my software prefetch schedule. The...

I'm sorry if this question has been asked and answered before, but what's the difference between the Athlon 64 4000 90nm rev and Athlon 64 4000 and is it worth the extra $36 (according to pricewatch.com as of 4/7/06)? Thanks!

Ed wrote: Athlon 64 FX-62 AM2 $1,236 Sempron 2800+ AM2 $67 Damn, that's just an unbelievable price difference between two processors that come from essentially the same core! Yousuf Khan

At this site, Motherboards.org, Asus has one of the worst performances from its A8N32-SLI board. http://www.motherboards.org/ranking/motherboards/AMD939pcix/0_8_2_100/ Check it out. -- Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939, A64 3500+ @ 2.29ghz using bios High Perf settings 2 Gig Dual Channel OCZ PC3200 Platinum...

Does anyone know where I can get the 64 bit Vista Beta OS? Richard

I did some research on optical drive transfer rates and the majority of the new optical drives are still ATA33 standard, including Plextor 740 and Nec 3550. The only dual-layer burners that are ATA66 standard are the Pionner DVR-110D and the LiteOn SOHW-1693S. LG also has an ATA66 drive but it...

Does anyone have an idea what is the best motherboard as far as compatibility for the AMD 64 processors? I am considering between Asus and MSI. -- Scott

Hi ppl, I have an ASRock K8Upgrade VM800 motherboard with a socket 754 Sempron 2600+ Can anyone tell me why I can't alter the multiplier or voltages? Are they locked in this cheap Sempron? Or could it be the mobo? TIA - Peanut

Hi I'm looking for a S754 motherboard that will take a 3100+ 64-bit A64. I need it to have on-board gigabyte LAN as well as VGA, as I'm planning to mash it into a modded Compaq Deskpro SFF case at some point in the future when I upgrade to S939 dual-core. But I can't find ANY MBs that have both...

Anyone have any trouble trying to use Linux with a dual-core 64-bit AMD? I've tried three different disks from magazines and have run into problems with all three. I'm posting here just to see if anyone else had this problem. I'm interested in Linux just out of curiousity and don't plan to become...

I currently run an Athlon XP 3000+ system. I'm in the process of building an Athlon64 Socket 939 system. Would I see any performance increase going to an Athlon64 3200+, or do I need to get something like a Athlon64 4000+, or dual core? I however can't afford more than an Athlon64 3200+ right now,...

Hi guys, I have a really dumb ass question. I have an Asus A8N-premium motherboard, and I was just wondering, when you update the chipset drivers, should you use the Nvidia sound drivers? Or the realtec audio drivers? I seem to be having trouble with my onboard sound and I'm about ready to disable...

i just but together a asus a8n32-sli deluxe with amd 4200+ with windows xp home sp2 installed I installed the amd windows xp dual core drivers. I show only one core in the device manager. it says it is an amd dual core x2 4200+ cpu under processors but only one shows. the asus bios show the...

Has anyone done this? I'm most confident about moving my addressbook and messages and least confident about the rules because last time I moved from XP32 to XP32 the rule-movement involved the registry. But I'm even worried about compatibility with my addressbook and messages. Any tips or advice?...