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original Phenoms and the TLB bug-- still good enough?
Anyone running Phenom "1" processors that have the TLB bug? Is it obscure
enough that you can still use the CPU without typically running into it? I ask because I had been planning on waiting until around the end of the year and seeing what prices were like on Phenom II quads to do a drop-in upgrade for my Athlon X2 5050e. But I'm reeeaaalllly tempted by the Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz for 70 bucks at Newegg. http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...VIEWTMP=Linear |
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original Phenoms and the TLB bug-- still good enough?
I don't know how often the bug is likely to surface, but the BIOS of most
motherboards will turn the TLB off if you have one of these cpus. I have one in one of my computers. The lack of a TLB theoritically slows things down a bit but for causual browsing it isn't noticeable. I've never bothered to actually bench the cpu with TLB on and off. "Darren Garrison" wrote in message ... Anyone running Phenom "1" processors that have the TLB bug? Is it obscure enough that you can still use the CPU without typically running into it? I ask because I had been planning on waiting until around the end of the year and seeing what prices were like on Phenom II quads to do a drop-in upgrade for my Athlon X2 5050e. But I'm reeeaaalllly tempted by the Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz for 70 bucks at Newegg. http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...VIEWTMP=Linear |
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original Phenoms and the TLB bug-- still good enough?
"Darren Garrison" wrote in message ... Anyone running Phenom "1" processors that have the TLB bug? Is it obscure enough that you can still use the CPU without typically running into it? I ask because I had been planning on waiting until around the end of the year and seeing what prices were like on Phenom II quads to do a drop-in upgrade for my Athlon X2 5050e. But I'm reeeaaalllly tempted by the Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz for 70 bucks at Newegg. http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...=2277833&FTVAR _STKEYWORDFRM=&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Line ar get a stepping b |
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original Phenoms and the TLB bug-- still good enough?
On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:58:06 -0400, "pokey man"
wrote: http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...=2277833&FTVAR _STKEYWORDFRM=&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Lin ear get a stepping b But the only thing making me think about the 9600 was that it cost 70 bucks. Can I get a 9650 for 70 bucks? (Okay, I already know the answer to that). The "cheap drop-in upgrade" was the compelling point of it. |
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original Phenoms and the TLB bug-- still good enough?
"Darren Garrison" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:58:06 -0400, "pokey man" wrote: http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...d=2277833&FTVA R _STKEYWORDFRM=&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Lin ear get a stepping b But the only thing making me think about the 9600 was that it cost 70 bucks. Can I get a 9650 for 70 bucks? (Okay, I already know the answer to that). The "cheap drop-in upgrade" was the compelling point of it. you get what u pay for, so why not pay 20-30 more and get a processor that has nothing wrong with it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103288 ok, so u have to pay shipping...Im sure if you search you can find a stepping B processor for 70/80 bucks Pokeyman |
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