Thanx for the link and suggestion. There are a ton of video related
newsgroups but I didn't anything that might be appropriate. Suggestions?
I looked through a lot of reviews but I didn't see the linked article.
Either I didn't use the correct search terms or I overlooked the article.
Most of the review articles are heavy on gaming and I understand that most
people building their own machines are doing it for gaming.
I can probably buy something off the shelf for less than the components I've
assembled but I enjoy building my own as a hobby.
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> "wayneP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> I'm assembling the components to upgrade this machine (it is a 939 mobo
>> with
>> a nForce3 chip and early releases of Windows7 didn't play well with the
>> chipset). I'm not a gamer, I don't need the latest and greatest cpu and I
>> don't plan on any overclocking. The most demanding things I do are video
>> recoding of HDTV, some audio recoding and some simple image editing.
>>
>> I already have a mobo that takes AM3 processors and DDR2 memory. I'm
>> considering a Athlon II x4 or a Phenom II x3 both running at 2.6. They
>> are
>> about the same price and the only difference, other than the cores, is
>> the
>> L3 cache. The Athlons don't have any and the Phenoms have 6 MB.
>>
>> What are your opinions? Will I see any difference in the performance in
>> my
>> real world situations?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Wayne
>
> At least according to this:
>
> http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-at...review-test/10
>
> The Athlon would be faster. But a lot depends on how your
> particular video and audio apps are written: some take much
> better advantage of L3 cache than others.
>
> You may wish to ask your question in related video etc groups.
>
>
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