10-06-2003, 08:04 AM | #1 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-51 Processor
One mean sounding box - can't wait till they become available in Australia.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...5_9488,00.html http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/..._118_9485_9488^9532,00.html And an indicative bench test using SETI @ Home ... http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews...JsX3BhZ2U9Nw== |
10-06-2003, 08:06 AM | #2 (permalink) |
Knight of the Old Republic
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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There's already a thread on the Athlon 64 that is fairly recent. And yes, it is one kick ass processor.
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10-06-2003, 08:15 AM | #3 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: 127.0.0.1
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I was really excited about the chip until I read this last night:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1884&p=5 The biggest problem I see is that right now the chips are 940 pin, and the artcile points out they are making them 939 pin next year, which basically means that if you get one now and want to upgrade later on, you're going to have to get a new motherboard too. Last edited by a1t3r3g0; 10-06-2003 at 08:18 AM.. |
10-10-2003, 09:09 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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10-12-2003, 09:09 PM | #5 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: SLC, UT
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im waiting till 64 bit apps come out that can utilize the extra processing power. as of right now the only way to get windows to actually recognize it as a 64 bit processor is to get WinXP Pro 64 bit, and even then i dont know of any 64 bit apps. at this point, 64 bit workstation cpu's are all just marketing bs.
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10-12-2003, 09:31 PM | #6 (permalink) | |
Knight of the Old Republic
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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10-13-2003, 04:54 AM | #8 (permalink) | |
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