Which CPU?

Kevin · 06-22-2001, 08:40 AM

Should I get a 1ghz Athlon Palomino MP or should I get a 1.4 ghz Athlon Tbird? Same price...
-Kevin

UnaClocker · 06-22-2001, 01:46 PM

Well, that 1.4 TBird will do 1.7GHz pretty easily. That Pal may not do more than 1.45-1.5GHz from what I've seen others do with it so far.. I don't think the Pal's performance difference is enough that it'll make up for a 200MHz loss.. Who knows though.. If your running DDR, the Pal may do better than the TBird because of it's pre-fetch.. And then there's the bragging rights of having a Palo right now.. And with the larger die, it'll be easier to cool, and it does put out less heat, so you'll have some pretty sweet temps with one of those chips, in theory..

(Me, I'd get a Pal, I'd overvolt the hell out of it, and set some speed records for everyone else to catch up to..)

Kevin · 06-22-2001, 05:18 PM

Yah good call. I'm still debating though... I WILL have 512mb of DDR memory so that may be an issue for the palomino. Hmmm... I don't have to order for a week or two so i'll keep my eye out.
-Kev

Peltier_For_Brains · 06-24-2001, 09:20 AM

The question is, will you eventually be throwing it into a Thunder K7?

Kevin · 06-30-2001, 08:05 PM

The answer is, No.

06-22-2001, 08:40 AM	#1
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Which CPU? Should I get a 1ghz Athlon Palomino MP or should I get a 1.4 ghz Athlon Tbird? Same price... -Kevin __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

06-22-2001, 01:46 PM	#2
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Well, that 1.4 TBird will do 1.7GHz pretty easily. That Pal may not do more than 1.45-1.5GHz from what I've seen others do with it so far.. I don't think the Pal's performance difference is enough that it'll make up for a 200MHz loss.. Who knows though.. If your running DDR, the Pal may do better than the TBird because of it's pre-fetch.. And then there's the bragging rights of having a Palo right now.. And with the larger die, it'll be easier to cool, and it does put out less heat, so you'll have some pretty sweet temps with one of those chips, in theory.. (Me, I'd get a Pal, I'd overvolt the hell out of it, and set some speed records for everyone else to catch up to..) __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

06-22-2001, 05:18 PM	#3
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Yah good call. I'm still debating though... I WILL have 512mb of DDR memory so that may be an issue for the palomino. Hmmm... I don't have to order for a week or two so i'll keep my eye out. -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

06-24-2001, 09:20 AM	#4
Peltier_For_Brains Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2001 Location: NY Tri-state area Posts: 15	The question is, will you eventually be throwing it into a Thunder K7? __________________ Got Peltier?

06-30-2001, 08:05 PM	#5
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	The answer is, No. __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

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