amd64

Bruckout · 09-16-2003, 02:36 AM

just wondering if anyone on the forums is gonna take the plunge and get an amd64 bit processor.... the benchies that i have seen kick some a$$ but its the price thats the prob..... since i m a poor student i think i m just gonna buy a stick of 512mb ram and just coast on socket A for another year or more....

Soultrape · 09-16-2003, 01:10 PM

Price is the main problem, performance is the other.

Performance wise, AMD is kicking it good with the Athlon 64's (FX's), but up until the 3200+, seems like AMD is struggling to push the clocks higher...

Even though the AMD64's, for the 'consumers', are around, they are ment only for those who are phreaks, price is simply way too high.

As for waiting, go figure, you might never know what AMD has up its sleeve... maybe they want to cash in a bit on the hype, then start competing, and having 64-bit computing go mainstream, sticking it to Intel...

interman · 09-16-2003, 02:33 PM

i'll wait a few months to see how it does against the prescott. if the a64 is still on top then there'll also be more (and better) mobos than now. the prescott wont be cheap, but it still remains to be seen how it competes against a 64 bit cpu that even beats the p4s on 32 bit applications

Bruckout · 09-16-2003, 10:49 PM

i read on overclockers.com that the prescott wont be that expensive as compared to the athlon 64.... as long as intel can get their heat issues in check, prescott will win the battle i believe... i m an amd fanboy though.....

09-16-2003, 02:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bruckout is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 115 Hellbux: 3,368	just wondering if anyone on the forums is gonna take the plunge and get an amd64 bit processor.... the benchies that i have seen kick some a$$ but its the price thats the prob..... since i m a poor student i think i m just gonna buy a stick of 512mb ram and just coast on socket A for another year or more.... __________________ My PC: AMD 1700+ 1.47 @ 2.16 180fsb ABIT kx7-333r Kingmax 512mb DDR400 ASUS gf3 Ti200 64mb LiteON 522452 CDRW WD 80gb se IBM 40gb SB Live 5.1 Creative 5.1 spkrs Lian-li pc60usb Enermax 350watt Logitech dual optical mouse Samsung 955df 19' cable 1.5mbit down 190kbit up

09-16-2003, 02:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,951 Hellbux: 82,575	i'll wait a few months to see how it does against the prescott. if the a64 is still on top then there'll also be more (and better) mobos than now. the prescott wont be cheap, but it still remains to be seen how it competes against a 64 bit cpu that even beats the p4s on 32 bit applications __________________

09-16-2003, 10:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bruckout is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 115 Hellbux: 3,368	i read on overclockers.com that the prescott wont be that expensive as compared to the athlon 64.... as long as intel can get their heat issues in check, prescott will win the battle i believe... i m an amd fanboy though..... __________________ My PC: AMD 1700+ 1.47 @ 2.16 180fsb ABIT kx7-333r Kingmax 512mb DDR400 ASUS gf3 Ti200 64mb LiteON 522452 CDRW WD 80gb se IBM 40gb SB Live 5.1 Creative 5.1 spkrs Lian-li pc60usb Enermax 350watt Logitech dual optical mouse Samsung 955df 19' cable 1.5mbit down 190kbit up

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09-16-2003, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Soultrape is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 204 Hellbux: 5,154	Price is the main problem, performance is the other. Performance wise, AMD is kicking it good with the Athlon 64's (FX's), but up until the 3200+, seems like AMD is struggling to push the clocks higher... Even though the AMD64's, for the 'consumers', are around, they are ment only for those who are phreaks, price is simply way too high. As for waiting, go figure, you might never know what AMD has up its sleeve... maybe they want to cash in a bit on the hype, then start competing, and having 64-bit computing go mainstream, sticking it to Intel...