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What sort of processor is humming inside your box? If you have more than one, the poll is open to multiple choices.
Reenk Roink
02-05-2006, 20:27
Intel for now, though it will be a tossup between Intel and AMD when I buy my new computer in hopefully a year. I'm sort of holding back on AMD because I'm not sure if it will be compatible with other software though...
Intel for now, though it will be a tossup between Intel and AMD when I buy my new computer in hopefully a year. I'm sort of holding back on AMD because I'm not sure if it will be compatible with other software though...
What you mean by compatibility? Has AMD cpu's ever had compatibility problems?
Somebody Else
02-05-2006, 22:40
Intel T2600 @ 2.16 Ghz
Just got hold of it today... haven't had a chance to put it through it's paces yet.
doc_bean
02-05-2006, 22:57
Intel 2.6Ghz (on my own PC) and Intel 2.4Ghz (on my dad's PC, which I'm currently using)
Reenk Roink
02-06-2006, 00:25
What you mean by compatibility? Has AMD cpu's ever had compatibility problems?
I don't know, maybe that's why I said I wasn't sure...
Mikeus Caesar
02-06-2006, 00:35
AMD Athlon64 +3200 running at 2.1GHz FTW!
Some school PC's have 3GHz P4's, they still run as slow as ****, mainly because that's the only good thing in them. Everything else is garbage.
See, it's not just the processor that counts, but the overly expensive stuff to go with it!
And because my Proc is 64 bit, i can use the 64 bit version of Windows!
Everything is so quick. Much better than Intel junk.
I wuv my AMD!
I've got an older A64 3200+ sitting in a box right now. Used to hit 2.5. Nice proc.
Swapped it out for a nice dual core opteron 165. It hit's 2.5 too, so I got no complaints coming.
Mouzafphaerre
02-06-2006, 04:32
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A P4HT but probably for the last time. My next puter, whenever that comes to existence, will be an Athlon/+ one.
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KukriKhan
02-06-2006, 13:49
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40GHz, with space for a second one (currently unused).
I've had Athlon's before - and have no preference for one company over another. Dollars : performance ratio wins my loyalty. :)
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.20GHz overclocked by 10%= 3.52.
btw, anybody know, what the 'good' running temperature should be?
Mine is between 47C & 53C core and the case is at about 31C - is that acceptable or need I worry?
Those temps sound fine to me. The proc might be a tiny bit hot, but it's nothing to get freaked about. I've got a massively OC'd Athlon, and it's running at about 47C. Totally stable at that temp. You'll know your box is too hot when you start getting spontaneous shutdowns.
AMD Athlon 64 3200+. It idles at 2 GHz. No idea what it peaks at. But it should be in the region of 3.2 GHz.
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.20GHz overclocked by 10%= 3.52.
btw, anybody know, what the 'good' running temperature should be?
Mine is between 47C & 53C core and the case is at about 31C - is that acceptable or need I worry?
A max temp of 53 is more than alright provided the temp was taken at the point where the cpu was actually under heavy load (and not taken after stopping all apps and going into the bios - which is the wrong and worst way to do it).
AMD Athlon 64 3200+. It idles at 2 GHz. No idea what it peaks at. But it should be in the region of 3.2 GHz.
Actually it idles at 1Ghz if you enabled cnq. The normal speed IS 2Ghz.
AMD 64 4000+ all the way baby!
Actually it idles at 1Ghz if you enabled cnq. The normal speed IS 2Ghz.
Maybe but the peak output is 3 GHz. AMD processors over clock themselfs as the load on them increases.
MD Athlon 64 3200+. It idles at 2 GHz. No idea what it peaks at. But it should be in the region of 3.2 GHz.
Maybe but the peak output is 3 GHz. AMD processors over clock themselfs as the load on them increases.
The 3200+ is a rating not the actual clock speed.
Depending upon the stepping, the minimum power state can be as low as 800Mhz and the highest 2.2Ghz but never higher.
Mikeus Caesar
02-06-2006, 23:41
the highest 2.2Ghz but never higher.
I can confirm that. Highest it's ever reached under high performance is 2.2Ghz. If i want any higher, i'm going to have to overclock, but i'm not doing that until my processor looks incredibly slow compared to most others.
AMD 64 4000+ all the way baby!
Fancy processor!
Seagrave
02-07-2006, 01:36
PC is AMD 1400xp
laptop is pentium 3.2Ghz
AMD 64 4000+ all the way baby!
That's living large. If MTV does an episode of Pimp My Rig, they'll have nothing to do for you. You're already there, man. Already there.
I have a 2.2ghz A64 3200+
btw there are actually 3 variants of A64 3200+:
Socket 754 (single channel RAM) 1024k l2 @2ghz
Socket 754 (single channel RAM) 512k l2 @2.2ghz
Socket 939 (dual channel RAM) 512k l2 @2ghz
There are no compatibility issues with A64 processors.
If you run Win xp64 (which I do) there are compatibility problems between windows & some applications (old 16bit apps & 32bit drivers specifically don't work at all) but normal 32bit win xp has no issues with AMD that you wouldn't have with an Intel processor anyway.
Who has the Via?
(edited 756 to correct 754 B'oh)
Uesugi Kenshin
02-08-2006, 01:32
2.2 ghz Athlon 64 with a winchester core. I had it overclocked to 2.5 at one point, but I didn't upgrade my cooler so it stopped working during the summer and I had to switch back to 2.2. I just haven't gotten around to re-overclocking this winter....I suppose I could also get a new cooler to make it reliable.:idea2:
R'as al Ghul
02-08-2006, 15:40
I'm running a puny AMD 1800 Ghz since about two years. :embarassed:
It's actually pretty good in comparison to the 750Mhz AMD I had before and
the diverse collection of Intels and AMD's (mostly because of price) I had
throughout the years. :laugh4:
I'm running WinXP and Suse on it. I combined it with a 128 Mb ATI card
and 1Gb of RAM.
Shogun and M:TW run perfectly.
Rome is slightly laggy but SP is very playable. The only thing that really
bothers me is video editing and conversion. It takes forever.
My proc also began life as a low-clocked AMD XP. If memory serves, it was also somewhere around 1800 mhz or so. Stuck a better aircooler on it, cranked up the frequency until the machine started shutting down, backed off a bit, and hey presto! It's lived a happy life for the last three years at 2100 mhz. Hooray for better coolers.
Mikeus Caesar
02-08-2006, 17:41
I'm running a puny AMD 1800 Ghz since about two years. :embarassed:
Either that's a typo or you have been to the future....
R'as al Ghul
02-09-2006, 09:02
Either that's a typo or you have been to the future....
:wall: Didn't I mention I run Cray Mainframes like Batman?
Well, it should've been 1.8 Ghz of course. :laugh4:
:elephant: :elephant: :elephant: 1000th post :elephant: :elephant: :elephant:
Just A Girl
02-10-2006, 23:40
Lol im on 2 thousand posts between this account and shambles.
Guess i talk a lot.
i have quite a few pc's
Somewhere around 20. from 333mhz to 2.8Ghz
"theres 5 in this room with me now"
But out of all those pc's i have 3 that i use.
2 pentium 4 prescots 2.8ghz
and
1 Amd 1333mhz
Personally.
I belive the 1333 Mhz, Runs more eficiently than the 2.8ghz. processors.
And as such. the amd runs any game servers i wish to run.
well Within reason
"doom 3, HL2 Excetera Get hosted on one of the 2.8ghz"
You should see if you can bump that up by 4mhz if you can :laugh4:
Just A Girl
02-11-2006, 03:19
Prescots can easily be over clocked.
But the suckers run hot as it is.
So unless im going to fork out £200 on liquid cooling systems, Il stay with 2.8ghz as aposed to 3.2ghz Which is indeed Easily possible.
But IMHO only some 1 who was very poorly educated about processors and there cooling. would bother to crank up a 2.8 gig Prescott without 1st improoving the cooling Imensly.
Here's some maniacs who pumped a Prescott up to 4.8 ghz on aircooling. (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20060211/etc_p4oc.html) Check out the pic. Admittedly, there are something like five 120mm fans to make that happen, but still, it's cool.
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20060211/image/np4t2.jpg
Here's some maniacs who pumped a Prescott up to 4.8 ghz on aircooling. (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20060211/etc_p4oc.html) Check out the pic. Admittedly, there are something like five 120mm fans to make that happen, but still, it's cool.
Oh I doubt it's cool at all- you could probably fry an egg on it. :laugh4:
Just A Girl
02-11-2006, 12:20
If your going to cool somethig down.
Do it properly.
http://coolermaster.imageinfinity.com/Liquid_Cooled_IMG_0287.jpg
http://coolermaster.imageinfinity.com/Liquid_Cooled_IMG_0289_a.jpg
That makes me want to go and spend £200-£400 On Liquid cooling,
but then again..
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You could Just go Absolutley Mental...
(i dont have a clue whats in this tank. I can guarantee its Not urine As That has a high sodium concentration Which makes it more conductive than water, And i wouldnt be using water my self either)
http://www.marfir.rhcs.de/witze/liquid_cooled.jpg
Thats What im talking about.
Keep Those suckers COOL!
(I belive that the lquid in the tank Is conductive, But as the majoraty of the PSU, Is outside of the water, Its converted the power in to 12v-5v Already.
And as we all know. (or atleast should know if we payed any attention in classes when we were in school)
12v circuitry Dosent tend to burn out when imersed in water. (Dosent TEND to.. Not Dosent ever)
"This is becous of water being a Relitivly poor conductor of electricity, And that 12v is a pitiful amount of power"
But i would not advize you go throwing 12v items in to the bath and see how long they last :)
Neither would i advise. You copy the above picture. And throw your mother board in to a fish tank full of Beer.
Just trying to speculate as to how it actualy works.
and any way.
if what im saying is right. One failure in the AT/ATX Psu. Could pump the tank full of 240v and fry everything in there.
And i wouldnt like to be around when that happend.
Uesugi Kenshin
02-11-2006, 15:15
I've heard of cases like that, I don't remember what the liquid is though.:shame:
One of those would be nice, I could re-overclock! Plus you might still be able to get your parts back after a short if the warranties are really good....And you don't mention that you immersed everything and then plugged it in.
lol, interesting idea for a modern day aquarium...:2thumbsup:
Think its mineral oil they used.
CBR
Uesugi Kenshin
02-11-2006, 19:08
That's right. I was thinking mineral water, but knew that made no sense. Thanks for reminding me CBR.
Mineral oil has been used for this before, I think some other oils also work. From what I've read, they work fine, but swapping out parts is a hassle because the oil is tough to get off of contacts.
Distilled water theoritically works. But it will quickly ionize, which will kill your system.
A friend of mine bought the first 1GHz system back in the day. I think the company's name was Cryotech. It had an overclocked Pentium that was encased in a chiller. The case weighed a ton, and sucked up a lot of power, because it contained a small fridge compressor. It took the CPU enclosure down to -40F before it would power on. More of a novelty item than anything else, since it didn't take long for the aircooled systems to catch up.
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