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View Poll Results: What would you choose? | |||
TBred 2800+ | 14 | 51.85% | |
P4 2800mhz | 13 | 48.15% | |
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10-28-2002, 02:07 AM | #1 |
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What cpu is best currently?
If money was no object, would you take a P4 2800 or an Athlon 2800+?
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10-28-2002, 07:39 AM | #2 |
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well, the P4 will prolly allow you a larger OC, which can be satisfying. the 2800+ will let you free the mult, which gives u endless oc pleasure of testing and retesting which is fastest.
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10-28-2002, 12:08 PM | #3 |
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WTF is a Z80? An 8bit processor for networking? Is that supposed to be sarcasm? I'm afraid I don't really get it.
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10-28-2002, 12:53 PM | #4 |
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My vote was for the Z...cause it is...DA BOMB
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10-28-2002, 02:17 PM | #5 |
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Zilog all the way!
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10-28-2002, 03:10 PM | #6 |
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10-29-2002, 12:39 AM | #7 |
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I'm going to blame some other mod for that
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10-29-2002, 10:32 PM | #8 |
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There is only one of these two choices that is actually available for purchase...
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10-29-2002, 11:13 PM | #9 | |
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10-29-2002, 11:57 PM | #10 |
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but you can purchase a Zilog
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10-31-2002, 12:09 AM | #11 |
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Teh Zilog goodness must be mine! Send it to me! .
Seriously, I voted for the 2800+. Should be a kick ass overclocker, and I can see it hitting close to 3GHz with extreme cooling.
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10-31-2002, 12:09 AM | #12 |
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I'd go for a P4, but thats just my personal prefference right now(just got a 1.6A to play around with ) .
The XPs don't look bad either I've seen them get a lot better performance due to being able to get the FSB & RAM speeds up a lot higher than the P4 (by unlocking the XP) But I don't follow it all too much, so I'm unaware of the capabilities of these new chips. And I have a Z80 sitting here as well. Wonder how high it will overclock with watercooling!! |
10-31-2002, 12:24 AM | #13 |
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AMD is all about "bang for buck" and getting low speed chips and o/cing the crap outta them. When someone says "money is no object" then they want the best. That would be the top end P4.
KnightElite: If AMD had good yields on the 2800+s, then we certainly wouldn't be seeing the dearth of 2400-2800+ chips. No, AMD is hand picking the 2800+s (recall that they mentioned it was a limited edition CPU), and they are apparently having trouble filling in stock for 2400+, 2600+, AND 2700+ as is. Wherefore art thou Barton? This Christmas would be a good time for such.... |
10-31-2002, 01:24 PM | #14 |
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If you have a scientific Texas Instrument calculator there's a good chance that it has a Z80 in it
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10-31-2002, 01:43 PM | #15 |
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I have to admit, following Brad's statement, that price being equal, I'd lean towards the P4, but all in all, I think I'd still pick the Athlon.
Having reviewed mounting solutions recently, the Intel offering is much nicer: 100 lbs max clamping pressure, versus 30. That IHS is really nice, but it is near impossible to lap, considering the mechanics of it, as described by BillA. I can't wait to see what AMD comes up with, if anything. |
10-31-2002, 02:42 PM | #16 |
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Is the 100 lb force, in itself, a good thing? It is a requirement to offset the crappy interface between the IHS and the core, correct? I have heard 10-12C lower temperatures upon removal (a scary proposition, however).
I'd buy a P4 and give it a whirl, but I don't need another computer at the moment. |
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11-01-2002, 09:15 AM | #18 |
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11-01-2002, 03:41 PM | #20 |
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fanboyism is bad. Let's think logically. Someone dig up some benches? 2800+ vs. whatever the highest Intel chip is with most aggressive memory timings possible?
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11-01-2002, 03:46 PM | #21 |
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I've seen P4 2.8 vs AXP 2800+, and the different benchmarks go one way or the other, depending on the application/benchmark.
Overclocked, I would suspect that the P4 would perform overall better due to its bigger memory bandwidth. It all comes down to usage. AMD has a better FPU, unless the software used is optimized for Intel's latest feature. |
11-01-2002, 04:42 PM | #22 |
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11-02-2002, 03:01 PM | #23 |
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I'm waiting for a nforce2 2800+ compared to a P4 2.8ghz with a granite bay motherboard test to be done.
but by then the 3.06ghz will be out - which will probably be the faster cpu overall.
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