Confused about AMD Athlon 64 processors...
I thinking of buying THIS processor cuz its the cheapest i could find. (do u guys think it is a good idea.... or should i go with dual core since vista is coming out soon?) Here are the specs
CPU...............................Athlon64
Processor Speed .............64 3200+ / 2.0GHZ
Socket / Interface...........Socket 939
Bus Speed......................2000Mhz
Additional Technologies.....HyperTransport
What im confused about is the speed of this thing... is it 3.2 GHz or 2.0GHz? My friend tells me it is 3.2GHz cuz of the 3200. But here it says it is 2.0GHz. If He's right, then what does the 2.0GHz represent?
also, would this be a decent cpu for games and stuff....after all it is 2.0+ ghz which is pretty fast. I think all the more expensive cpu's are a waste of money... am i right?
thx
CPU...............................Athlon64
Processor Speed .............64 3200+ / 2.0GHZ
Socket / Interface...........Socket 939
Bus Speed......................2000Mhz
Additional Technologies.....HyperTransport
What im confused about is the speed of this thing... is it 3.2 GHz or 2.0GHz? My friend tells me it is 3.2GHz cuz of the 3200. But here it says it is 2.0GHz. If He's right, then what does the 2.0GHz represent?
also, would this be a decent cpu for games and stuff....after all it is 2.0+ ghz which is pretty fast. I think all the more expensive cpu's are a waste of money... am i right?
thx
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Intel has long been a proponent of more megahertz = more performance. In the last couple of years, this claim has been shown to be more hype than truth. AMD has long been strong on innovation, where high performance IS obtained through superior engineering and design, not necessarily through higher processor frequencies. AMD started using a naming convention several years ago. That naming system rates a CPU, comparing it to the performance of a Pentium 4 (previously Pentium 3). Therefor, if an AMD processor is named for instance "3200+", it should have roughly the same processing power as a Pentium 4 clocked at 3200MHz (3.2GHz). So yes, the GHz rating and CPU name of an AMD processor are two distinct identifiers. For perfomance estimation, use the rating, as in "3200+". Many people look at a system's specifications and assume that the MHz rating of the processor (CPU) is the end-all-be-all concerning the speed of the computer. Not so at all. That would be like shopping for a car, assuming that the max RPM of an engine was all one needed to know about the power of the car. (Huge bulldozer and 18-wheeler truck engines run at very low RPM, much lower than a tiny economy car. No one claims the big diesels aren't powerful.)
bikerboy
That is a perfect short history of AMD's PR system. So for example to further this discussion, my Athlon X2 3800+ is actually only 2GHz as well, but it's rated at 3800+ and not 3200+ the reason being that my X2 is a DUAL CORE, meaning I have two processors running at 2GHz.
Gaming wise with these new processors, anything above 2GHz should be fine with a good graphics card. I can OC my X2 3800+ from 2GHz to 2.5GHz and not notice too much of a gain in performance for most games becuase they rely mostly on the graphics card and not so much on the CPU.
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It should be able to teach you everything you'd need to know.
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No one really knows the MS Vista PC hardware requirement, but its not gonna be cheep.
Like 2GB ECC ram, 256 MB Graphic card, new monitor and more.
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