On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:21:03 -0500, Steve wrote:

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 19:05:37 GMT, Wes Newell
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 01:00:38 +1000, No One Realy wrote:

Whats the difference to the 4200. Which was the one i wanted but to
expensive. Why is the 3800 X2 less expensive ?

It's less expensive because AMD wanted it to be. The difference is the
3800+ X2 has a 10 multiplier for 2000MHz, and the 4200+ X2 has an 11
multiplier for 2200MHz. Even though they're both capable of going higher,
this has been the way CPU's have always been marketed. The actual
manufacturing cost of all of them are basically the same.

Actually the 3800+ X2 is a new core and is only 147mm2 vs 199mm2 for
the 4200+ X2. Thus it is less costly to manufacture.

And you think that only the 3800+ X2 is going to use the new manchester
core? :-) IOW's, the core doesn't matter in cost comparisons because the
other X2's will also use the manchester core.

--
KT133 MB, CPU @2400MHz (24x100): SIS755 MB CPU @2330MHz (10x233)
Need good help? Provide all system info with question.
My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
Verizon server http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm