Matt Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Busted? :laugh: I'm planning on grabbing a Venice soon. I considered a dual core, but the cost and the fact that its still the first generation makes me want to just grab a single core for now and upgrade once the technology has matured. Its like 64 bit in its early days... It wasn't the best. But by now, there's been leaps and bounds of improvements. 586241439[/snapback] venice looks great but i think im going to wait till '06 to upgrade my xp 2400. patience has recently become my virtue, regarding hardware, as of late. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoa Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I find it hard to believe Steven would be joking about switching through so many pages. He should ditch Intel, and try Amd for a change. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Good change... however just to set the record straight... at stock speed a socket 754 3700+ DOES outperform a socket 939 3700+ however the normal OC achievable with the 939 makes it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrilix Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 The XP-120 does tend to cool 2 or 3 degrees less then the Zalman, but that's hardly something to write home about. Nor does it come with a fan like the Zalman, ie. extra costs.The Zalman uses a 120mm fan which pushes more air at a lower rpm then your 92mm fan would and is adjustable. 586241406[/snapback] Are you talking about the XP-120 or XP-90? XP-120 uses a 120mm fan, for your information, and a custom one at that so you change choose whether you want a lower noise level or a higher speed fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted July 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 20, 2005 I moved up to an X2 4200 this weekend. So far so good. Intel engineers should know better than anyone how much better AMD's dual core implementation is. The crossbar switch setup completely blows away Intel's "Let's duct tape two P4s to one socket" approach. Two cores that have to leave the chip via the FSB and go through the north bridge in order to talk to each other... seriously, you can do better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se7en.hu Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 The XP-120 does tend to cool 2 or 3 degrees less then the Zalman, but that's hardly something to write home about. Nor does it come with a fan like the Zalman, ie. extra costs.The Zalman uses a 120mm fan which pushes more air at a lower rpm then your 92mm fan would and is adjustable. 586241406[/snapback] I actually said the XP-90c in my post :p that seems to get better results then a XP-120, and as Cyrilix said the XP-120 is a 120mm fan obviously as the XP-90 is a 92mm fan ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajapi Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Good change... however just to set the record straight... at stock speed a socket 754 3700+ DOES outperform a socket 939 3700+ however the normal OC achievable with the 939 makes it better. 586241495[/snapback] I don't think so....It's clocked 200mhz higher, but being in s754, you can't have a dual-channel rig with it, hurting your memory bandwidth. Also, I think the HT speed is higher on s939 processors. You got any benchies of the ol' 3700+ whoopin the new one? That'd be pretty cool to see :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Hope Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 If all you used to do when multi tasking is listen to music while gaming then you really aren't going to notice the lack of HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 I'm about to push the order button..... :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ew2x4 Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocstar Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Take the leap brotha!!! wE LOVE YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannlich Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I too am making the switch from Intel to AMD. This next week I am placing an order for an AMD X2 4400+. Can't fricken wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted July 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 20, 2005 I'm about to push the order button..... :happy: 586243559[/snapback] ::cue drumroll:: STE-VEN...STE-VEN...STE-VEN... He's going to do it! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 xStainDx = Steven = AMD :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Sorry to steal a thread but it seemed fairly on topic. How long will it be until we start seeing multi thread OS's/applications/games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocstar Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Wooooooh Confetti!!! Congrats dude I hope you enjoy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 May the GHz be with you. Although you now lack them, the precious ones you have will serve you far better than any of intel offering. </god like voice> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 Let it be known that I've just purchased AMD Products. :laugh: :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Let it be known that I've just purchased AMD Products. :laugh: :ninja: 586243727[/snapback] Good work son, you've done the right thing :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 What was ordered: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.4GHz (San Diego) Zalman 7700cu (120mm HSF) Arctic Silver 5 Total < $520.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted July 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 20, 2005 Enjoy overclocking! (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted July 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 20, 2005 Here we go.......*coughs*.........OMGWTFBBQ! Tell us all whether you like it or not :) When's it due? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocstar Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 steven heres a nice review of your San Diego I think L http://www.bleedinedge.com/reviews/process...n-Diego_01.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 and you thought this was a joke!!! HA! I'll show the pictures next week...you'll see... :) Steven has defected!!!!! :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted July 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 20, 2005 and you thought this was a joke!!! HA!I'll show the pictures next week...you'll see... :) Steven has defected!!!!! :ninja: 586243927[/snapback] I swore you purchased DDR2 a few months ago, or was you debating it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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