My possible new computer

**_Martyr_** · 05-29-2006, 00:11

Think of it this way edyzmedieval, which flows "faster", the pressure washer you use to clean a car with, or the Amazon river? Now, which of these would you say is more powerful? Same with a nifty little sportscar and a juggernaut. An Intel chip (the Pentiums based on the Netburst architecture anyway) run very fast (as in many cycles per second) but do comparatively little per cycle. The AMD64 architecture runs at a slower clock speed, but does more per cycle, and thus is more powerful. At the end of the day, this is what matters more.

**Papewaio** · 05-29-2006, 01:51

Computing power of a er umm well computer:

Number of Instructions per cycle
=
Number of Instructions per cycle x number of cycles per second

This is why two CPU's is better then one. You can if the program makes use of it double the number of instructions per cycle. Same idea with having two or 4 graphics cards. You don't go for just raw speed you go for the amount of instructions/flops per unit of time.

Floating Point Operations Per Second : FLOPS

**edyzmedieval** · 05-29-2006, 11:55

It's good that consultation on the forums are free.

Thanks guys.

Which is the most powerful AMD64 on the market?

**_Martyr_** · 05-29-2006, 12:26

The FX60 is, but I wouldnt buy that if I were you. Its too expensive for what your getting. Go for something a step or two lower, maybe even an Opteron and OC it to the speed of or close to the FX 60 for about 400 Euro less.