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Summary: Athlon 64 not ready for prime time yet
Review: Athlon 64 is not ready for prime time yet. Without widespread OS and driver support, the true benefit of 64 bit computing is redundant. Try sticking a Ferrari engine inside your Mini Cooper - you just can't make it go faster than the other parts will allow. Its also going to be interesting to see how much support AMD can garner from the software community, will they port their apps for AMD 64. Let me tell you the answer - NO. Until Intel releases a 64 bit processor, you can forget 64 bit becoming mainstream. Till then its all marketing hype and a waste of money. If you want to blow big bucks on your CPU, get the P4P w/ Hyperthreading Extreme Edition.
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Summary: Why so much trouble with ram?
Review: Ay laddie, this chip has speed - but it also has a heapful of troubles with ram. I tried no end of types, and most were rejected. Saints be praised, my old 1800mhz p4 took ALL of them without problem.
What in the blazes is wrong here?
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Summary: Ohh Yes
Review: Forget P4 this is the CPU is of the Future, you will more love this when u see Windows 64 bit and games, for P4 it will be next upgrade for cpu Windows XP 64 is coming out next summer. I am about to purchase my system very soon, i have been doing extensive research about my parts...i decided on this cpu, and have narrowed down to two mobo's. the Asus K8V Deluxe, and the MSI K8T NEO. I will probably be going with the Asus. Anyways, those are two very good boards that compliment this cpu.
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Summary: THE BEST
Review: I highly recommend this chip with the cool n quiet/dynamic overclocking supported by the MSI K8T. It adjusts my Thermaltake smartfan2 from inaudible to full blast depending on the CPU frequency. Running 33C idle (800 Mhz) / 50C load (2.2 Ghz), completely automated. It really is convenient (no more rheostats or installing thermal diodes), and will probably prolong the chip life compared with just leaving it overclocked all the time. This is like getting an Athlon64 3400+ for half the price! Although Windows 64 will be the true test. 3Dmark 03- 5796 Athlon64 3000+ @ 800Mhz-2.2Ghz (2.2Ghz for 3DMark score)
Alpha 8150t heatsink with Tt2 smartfan
Sapphire Radeon 9800pro
1x WD SATA Raptor 36Gb
1x 512Mb Mushkin Black level one PC3500 (2,3,3,11)
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Summary: AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor
Review: I recently built a 64bit system with this processor for someone. When idle Unreal tournament ran 100 fps and during use at 90 fps Of course this system also had 1GB cas 2 DDR PC3200 and a radeon 9800 XT, but it was an awesome system. By far blows away the Intel 800Mhz FSB processors which i have been using until the release of the 64bit AMD. Also to the previous statement. if 35% increase was the smallest increase you benchmarked that is awesome. 35% is a high number. For example the difference between pc133 and pc2100 (133Mhz and 266Mhz respectively) is only about a 7% increase in memory performance. 35% is an awesome number. I wonder how long it will take intel to top this one, especially if they are going to go ahead with the plans to emulate 32bit on their new processor instead of native support like AMD Here is my system spec; 1)Micro-Star K8T800 ATX MBD 754( K8T NEO FIS2R )(great mobo)
2)Radeon 9800XT
3)160 ASATA Maxtor hardisk
4)Liteon DVD burner
5)Athlon 64 3000+ (2Ghz) running at (2.2GHz) with factory cooling fan
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Summary: AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor
Review: I recently built a 64bit system with this processor for someone. When idle Unreal tournament ran 1000 fps and during use at 450 fps Of course this system also had 1GB cas 2 DDR PC3200 and a radeon 9800 pro and a SATA raptor drive, but it was an awesome system. By far blows away the Intel 800Mhz FSB processors which i have been using until the release of the 64bit AMD. Also to the previous statement. if 35% increase was the smallest increase you benchmarked that is awesome. 35% is a high number. For example the difference between pc133 and pc2100 (133Mhz and 266Mhz respectively) is only about a 7% increase in memory performance. 35% is an awesome number. I wonder how long it will take intel to top this one, especially if they are going to go ahead with the plans to emulate 32bit on their new processor instead of native support like AMD Here is my system spec; 1)Micro-Star K8T800 ATX MBD 754( K8T NEO FIS2R )(great mobo)
2)Radeon 9600XT
3)160 ASATA Maxtor hardisk
4)Liteon DVD burner
5)Athlon 64 3000+ (2Ghz) running at (2.2GHz) with factory cooling fan
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Summary: Speed is good, but comes with many problems - be careful
Review: The speed and functionality of this cpu is basically good, but it does come with many problems. The fact that 64 bit is new means that many things will not deal well with it - complex software will frequently have problems with it, and in a few cases I have come across will simply NOT WORK with a 64 bit cpu (this is unfortuneatly the case with the latest version of a program I actually need for work purposes).
If all you do with your computer is play video games, then you probably will not encounter too many problems - if however you really need to depend on your system, get something more reliable.
One thing that is quite simply a design flaw is that the memory controller is in the CPU and not the motherboard - and that it is very poorly implemented. This godforsaken chip is very particular about the ram it takes - to be clear, it will accept very few types of modules, has no end of problems with 1 gig sticks (lets be blunt, they probably will not work with it at all), and it will not allow you to have different makes of ram together in most cases. The fact that AMD has a list of overpriced 'approved' ram is of NO interest to me - ram is ram, if the CPU will not take it, it is because the CPU is defective (design flaw writ large!).
64 bit IS the way of the future, but we are not there yet - think carefully before making your choice. The price of error is steep and frustrating.
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