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Biggest bang for buck amd processor.
Hi,
I was totally confused looking at the AMD model line for 32 bit the other day. Different front side buses and different cpu cache sizes. Of course the famous amd rating system is confusing to me at least. Does anyone know a site that has ratings for the best bang for the buck amd 32 bit processor? Best price/performance ratio. Does a 512k cache really make a difference? Does a 333 FSB bus really that slower than a 400 FSB? I'm looking at the athlon 32 bit lineup. Thanks, Alan |
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:24:01 -0500, Post Replies Here Please wrote:
Hi, I was totally confused looking at the AMD model line for 32 bit the other day. Different front side buses and different cpu cache sizes. Of course the famous amd rating system is confusing to me at least. The FSB rating is just what the default is. You can change it with most MB's. I've run my 2100+ with a default 133MHz FSB at 215MHz, although I normally run it at 2700+ speeds of 13x166. Does anyone know a site that has ratings for the best bang for the buck amd 32 bit processor? Best price/performance ratio. None that I'd trust, as prices change so often. Does a 512k cache really make a difference? Does a 333 FSB bus really that slower than a 400 FSB? I'm looking at the athlon 32 bit lineup. The default bus speed doesn't matter. The extra cache helps with performance overall. The best bang for the buck is probably the 2500+ or 2600+ Barton cores along with a MB that allows FSB changes and at least PC3200 ram. The default multiplier for the 2500+ is 11 and 11.5 for the 2600+. Set the FSB to 200 with the 2500+ and you end up with a 3200+. The 2600+ ran at 200MHz FSB ends up a 3300+. Most will go this high and higher although there's no gaurantees. You can easily search back though the group for examples. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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Thanks looks like good information. Don't hit me too hard on this stupid question. How you tell if the cpu has a barton core? Checking some of the web sites that sale these cpus don't mention what core a cpu has. Thanks "Wes" == Wes Newell writes: Wes On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:24:01 -0500, Post Replies Here Please Wes wrote: Hi, I was totally confused looking at the AMD model line for 32 bit the other day. Different front side buses and different cpu cache sizes. Of course the famous amd rating system is confusing to me at least. Wes The FSB rating is just what the default is. You can change it Wes with most MB's. I've run my 2100+ with a default 133MHz FSB at Wes 215MHz, although I normally run it at 2700+ speeds of 13x166. Does anyone know a site that has ratings for the best bang for the buck amd 32 bit processor? Best price/performance ratio. Wes None that I'd trust, as prices change so often. Does a 512k cache really make a difference? Does a 333 FSB bus really that slower than a 400 FSB? I'm looking at the athlon 32 bit lineup. Wes The default bus speed doesn't matter. The extra cache helps with Wes performance overall. The best bang for the buck is probably the Wes 2500+ or 2600+ Barton cores along with a MB that allows FSB Wes changes and at least PC3200 ram. The default multiplier for the Wes 2500+ is 11 and 11.5 for the 2600+. Set the FSB to 200 with the Wes 2500+ and you end up with a 3200+. The 2600+ ran at 200MHz FSB Wes ends up a 3300+. Most will go this high and higher although Wes there's no gaurantees. You can easily search back though the Wes group for examples. Wes -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) Wes http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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Barton cpu's come in a few flavours, 2500xp 2600xp 2800xp 3000xp and 3200xp
and they all have 512kb of level 2 cache. Other AMD cpu's available at the moment are the Thoroughbred Core and come in all other speeds but you can get 2600xp, 2800xp T/breds also. Im pretty sure thats correct im sure someone will put me right if im wrong. doughnut "Post Replies Here Please" wrote in message ... Thanks looks like good information. Don't hit me too hard on this stupid question. How you tell if the cpu has a barton core? Checking some of the web sites that sale these cpus don't mention what core a cpu has. Thanks "Wes" == Wes Newell writes: Wes On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:24:01 -0500, Post Replies Here Please Wes wrote: Hi, I was totally confused looking at the AMD model line for 32 bit the other day. Different front side buses and different cpu cache sizes. Of course the famous amd rating system is confusing to me at least. Wes The FSB rating is just what the default is. You can change it Wes with most MB's. I've run my 2100+ with a default 133MHz FSB at Wes 215MHz, although I normally run it at 2700+ speeds of 13x166. Does anyone know a site that has ratings for the best bang for the buck amd 32 bit processor? Best price/performance ratio. Wes None that I'd trust, as prices change so often. Does a 512k cache really make a difference? Does a 333 FSB bus really that slower than a 400 FSB? I'm looking at the athlon 32 bit lineup. Wes The default bus speed doesn't matter. The extra cache helps with Wes performance overall. The best bang for the buck is probably the Wes 2500+ or 2600+ Barton cores along with a MB that allows FSB Wes changes and at least PC3200 ram. The default multiplier for the Wes 2500+ is 11 and 11.5 for the 2600+. Set the FSB to 200 with the Wes 2500+ and you end up with a 3200+. The 2600+ ran at 200MHz FSB Wes ends up a 3300+. Most will go this high and higher although Wes there's no gaurantees. You can easily search back though the Wes group for examples. Wes -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) Wes http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:37:47 -0500, Post Replies Here Please wrote:
How you tell if the cpu has a barton core? Checking some of the web sites that sale these cpus don't mention what core a cpu has. All barton cores have 512K L2 cache, and the part number ends with the last numeric character being a 4 to indicate the 512K cache size. Perhaps better explained here. http://www.amdboard.com/amdid.html -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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Post Replies Here Please wrote:
Thanks looks like good information. Don't hit me too hard on this stupid question. How you tell if the cpu has a barton core? Checking some of the web sites that sale these cpus don't mention what core a cpu has. The 2500+ only comes as a Barton core, with 512KB L2 cache. The 2600+ can be a Barton or T-Bred core, the latter having 256KB L2 cache. |
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Also if you have a motherboard that can adjust multipliers - the Barton core also has mobile chips
in the 2500/2600 that are multiplier unlocked. Even if it looks like it comes from your credit card company. "S.Heenan" wrote in message news:xaCgc.173657$oR5.94089@pd7tw3no... Post Replies Here Please wrote: Thanks looks like good information. Don't hit me too hard on this stupid question. How you tell if the cpu has a barton core? Checking some of the web sites that sale these cpus don't mention what core a cpu has. The 2500+ only comes as a Barton core, with 512KB L2 cache. The 2600+ can be a Barton or T-Bred core, the latter having 256KB L2 cache. |
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