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Bill said:
That is a very good point.
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gold fingers
I've read what others had to say about multi-treading and
multi-tasking, and from what I've read, if your not an office, the
Athlon single core will work just fine, at least a 4000+, 4.2 Ghz, San
Diego Core. Don't buy a clawhammer core by mistake. What all do you
have running in the background anyway. As for what I do, no Yahoo
browsers or MSN browsers for me, I do just fine with my internet
explorer w/ Verizon Central (DSL). Just use a simplier Anti-Virus like
Defender Pro w/ some but not all of their various software. And, use an
ALPHA SHIELD hardware firewall to become 100% stealthy, then after you
clean, you will not have all that shit rinning in the background. Use a
search engine to find the ALPHA SHIELD Web Site in Australia. The best
$100.00 on firewall I ever spent. Out of all my 65.536 ports on my
computer, none are either open or closed, they're just simply not
there. For sale at RADIO SHACKs and BEST BUYs in the USA. Later,
Gold Fingers
multi-tasking, and from what I've read, if your not an office, the
Athlon single core will work just fine, at least a 4000+, 4.2 Ghz, San
Diego Core. Don't buy a clawhammer core by mistake. What all do you
have running in the background anyway. As for what I do, no Yahoo
browsers or MSN browsers for me, I do just fine with my internet
explorer w/ Verizon Central (DSL). Just use a simplier Anti-Virus like
Defender Pro w/ some but not all of their various software. And, use an
ALPHA SHIELD hardware firewall to become 100% stealthy, then after you
clean, you will not have all that shit rinning in the background. Use a
search engine to find the ALPHA SHIELD Web Site in Australia. The best
$100.00 on firewall I ever spent. Out of all my 65.536 ports on my
computer, none are either open or closed, they're just simply not
there. For sale at RADIO SHACKs and BEST BUYs in the USA. Later,
Gold Fingers
V
VanShania
You hit the nail square on the head. A dual core processor will actually
make your multitasking computer, a multitasking computer. I've been
following prices now for a few years and the prices alwys drop in feb and
continue to drop, usually, through the next few months till June. Then come
Aug 1. The prices are raised about $20 or more. You see it the most on ram
though. I myself like to burn dvds and do video editing(cutting commercials
out of shows like the new Battlestar Galactica) with my 9600 XT AIW and
editing software. To make a dvd, it usually takes upto an hour, and with my
wimpy XP 2600 and its even wimpier 166(333) fsb, All I can do is wait
because nothing else will run. If I had a dual core processor, that would
cease to be an issue. I could make a dvd and play online or single player
and not even make the X2 blink. I bought my cpu over 2 years ago for $150.
Today, the stores here in Winnipeg still want $120 for it. So yes, do wait
till feb/march to let prices drop if you want to save some money, but don't
wait to long cause they won't change much after the initial drop. I myself
am leaning heavily towards a 3800 X2, as even this processor runs on a 1000
fsb. What I've been trying to do is compare benchmarks for the 4800 X2 and
the 3800 X2 to see how much of a performance differece there is. I just
haven't had the time to read through my computer magazines yet. But as was
mentioned earlier, its not so much the cpu as it is the graphics card you
use when playing games, and that wimp ass ATI crossfire 200 is not what you
want. thats for intel nerds who have to buy their computers at
futureshop/bestbuy. The best budget cards to buy for AGP anyways, are the
overclocked nvidia 6600 series and even the 6800 is now considered a good
budget video card since it is now cheaper. For ati stick with their XT cards
or the X800 XT agp version is also rated pretty good, although maybe more
expensive. My 9600 XT AIW has a 400mhz engine and its not bad. But I would
rather have the X800 XT AIW agp which goes for $450 here. So my point is,
get the dual core so you can actually multitask, and for gaming, sink your
hard earned cash into a fine graphics card. Although I will probably get a
3800 X2, The 4400 X2 seems like a good compromise to the 4600/4800 X2 as it
is $200 to $400 cheaper, though $200 more expensive than the 3800 X2. Is the
perfomance gained worth the money spent? That also what I want to know.
make your multitasking computer, a multitasking computer. I've been
following prices now for a few years and the prices alwys drop in feb and
continue to drop, usually, through the next few months till June. Then come
Aug 1. The prices are raised about $20 or more. You see it the most on ram
though. I myself like to burn dvds and do video editing(cutting commercials
out of shows like the new Battlestar Galactica) with my 9600 XT AIW and
editing software. To make a dvd, it usually takes upto an hour, and with my
wimpy XP 2600 and its even wimpier 166(333) fsb, All I can do is wait
because nothing else will run. If I had a dual core processor, that would
cease to be an issue. I could make a dvd and play online or single player
and not even make the X2 blink. I bought my cpu over 2 years ago for $150.
Today, the stores here in Winnipeg still want $120 for it. So yes, do wait
till feb/march to let prices drop if you want to save some money, but don't
wait to long cause they won't change much after the initial drop. I myself
am leaning heavily towards a 3800 X2, as even this processor runs on a 1000
fsb. What I've been trying to do is compare benchmarks for the 4800 X2 and
the 3800 X2 to see how much of a performance differece there is. I just
haven't had the time to read through my computer magazines yet. But as was
mentioned earlier, its not so much the cpu as it is the graphics card you
use when playing games, and that wimp ass ATI crossfire 200 is not what you
want. thats for intel nerds who have to buy their computers at
futureshop/bestbuy. The best budget cards to buy for AGP anyways, are the
overclocked nvidia 6600 series and even the 6800 is now considered a good
budget video card since it is now cheaper. For ati stick with their XT cards
or the X800 XT agp version is also rated pretty good, although maybe more
expensive. My 9600 XT AIW has a 400mhz engine and its not bad. But I would
rather have the X800 XT AIW agp which goes for $450 here. So my point is,
get the dual core so you can actually multitask, and for gaming, sink your
hard earned cash into a fine graphics card. Although I will probably get a
3800 X2, The 4400 X2 seems like a good compromise to the 4600/4800 X2 as it
is $200 to $400 cheaper, though $200 more expensive than the 3800 X2. Is the
perfomance gained worth the money spent? That also what I want to know.
V
VanShania
I have the figures. The benchmarks for a 4800 X2 in 3DMark05 is 6240, the
4400 scored 6050, so taking an educated guess, the 3800 would probably score
5800? hmmm. I think if the 3800 X2 even scored 5500. I would still be a
steal at $400(CDN). I got these figures from january issues of CPU and
Maximum CD. Also for video cards (PCI Express), the best midrange vidcard is
the Leadtek Winfast 7800 GT TDH Extreme for $395(USA, Nvidia graphics) which
blew the doors off Saphire's X1800 XL(ATI graphics). For budget PCI-Express,
AOpen's Aeolus 6800 GT($275 USA) blew the doors off ATI's Radeon X1600 XT.
Course, if you like recording TV and such like me, then ATI's X1800
All-In-Wonder is available, very expensive. They do have other AIW pci
express but haven't followed them at all.( probably the X800 series would be
good) Do not buy any ATI X1300's. Again this card is for those people who'd
rather brag about their free printer, scanner, cheapy 17 inch lcd, and free
software they will never use, instead of a top end performance screaming
machine.
4400 scored 6050, so taking an educated guess, the 3800 would probably score
5800? hmmm. I think if the 3800 X2 even scored 5500. I would still be a
steal at $400(CDN). I got these figures from january issues of CPU and
Maximum CD. Also for video cards (PCI Express), the best midrange vidcard is
the Leadtek Winfast 7800 GT TDH Extreme for $395(USA, Nvidia graphics) which
blew the doors off Saphire's X1800 XL(ATI graphics). For budget PCI-Express,
AOpen's Aeolus 6800 GT($275 USA) blew the doors off ATI's Radeon X1600 XT.
Course, if you like recording TV and such like me, then ATI's X1800
All-In-Wonder is available, very expensive. They do have other AIW pci
express but haven't followed them at all.( probably the X800 series would be
good) Do not buy any ATI X1300's. Again this card is for those people who'd
rather brag about their free printer, scanner, cheapy 17 inch lcd, and free
software they will never use, instead of a top end performance screaming
machine.
B
Bill
I've read what others had to say about multi-treading and
multi-tasking, and from what I've read, if your not an office, the
Athlon single core will work just fine, at least a 4000+, 4.2 Ghz, San
Diego Core.
<snip>
That's a 2.4 GHz. The fastest San Diego is 2.8 GHz.
Bill
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gold fingers
Looks like I typed it backwards. Thanks Bill
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gold fingers
My dream CPU was the socket 939, 64 X2, 4800+, Teledo, but I had a hard
time trying to peel $787 from the roll. So I dicided to be satisfied
with peeling only $335 for a 64, 4000+, San Diego. I guess I'll wait
until next Febuary thru June for a Dual Core.
time trying to peel $787 from the roll. So I dicided to be satisfied
with peeling only $335 for a 64, 4000+, San Diego. I guess I'll wait
until next Febuary thru June for a Dual Core.
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Bill
Looks like I typed it backwards. Thanks Bill
De nada. You just know somebody would be after you on how to get it to
run at 4.2GHz. Or blaming you because they fried their cpu trying.
Bill
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