Stoic Sentinel
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Ooh, sounds simple, should I just get the triple-core? Looks like it'll cut $50 out.
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bomberboysk
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On a budget, and according to the reviews, the Athlon II X4 seems to be the best cpu for the $100 mark imo.
bomberboysk
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620, the 630 is overpriced. And with any luck you may be able to unlock the cache.
Stoic Sentinel
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bomberboysk
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That the 630 is overpriced? or the unlocking? When i say with any luck im referring to the fact that some of the older ones were denebs with L3 cache, while the newer ones may or may not be on the Propus core.And by that you mean...I'ma noob.
Stoic Sentinel
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I've bolded the parts that I don't understand for you
Some of the Athlon II X4 are a Phenom II with the L3 disabled, you can have the chance to enable it the same way you enable the core on the 720. The newer ones (Propus core) have no L3 cache at all.
The only thing with the Athlon II X4, if you cant enable L3 or get one with out it. It take a pretty big hit in performance with a program/game that likes cache.
bomberboysk
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L3 Cache is on die memory essentially.I've bolded the parts that I don't understand for you
Propus core is just a different piece of silicon, and doesnt have the L3 cache on the chip. The older deneb cores have the L3 cache, but its disabled.
Stoic Sentinel
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So from what I'm getting, I should buy the Athlon II x4, enable the cache... through the BIOS?
bomberboysk
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Yes, but its not 100% guaranteed you can unlock them.
Stoic Sentinel
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But it's still a good CPU, right? Just not as good as the Phenom II x4s?
For a 100 bucks its hard to beat. That is if you get the 620. For the price of the 630 you might as well get the 720.
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Stoic Sentinel
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Alright, then I'll get the 620? And can you tell me how to enable the cache in the Vista BIOS? I'm not yet familiar with it.
bomberboysk
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Bios isnt vista, its the Basic Input Output System on the motherboard. Its where you change settings, overclock, change memory timings/voltages, time/date/ etc. When you turn a computer on and it says "Press delete to enter setup", that would be the bios.
Stoic Sentinel
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Yeah, that. Will it be blatantly obvious in the "setup"? If the L3 cache is disabled, will it say enable or will I have to navigate through the entire thing?
bomberboysk
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No, its actually a flaw in the bios that causes you to be able to unlock it.
In the bios there will be an option called "Advanced Clock Calibration" or ACC. Set that to auto, and if its unlockable it will unlock the cache.
Stoic Sentinel
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Oh, alright, thanks. I have to go, but when I get back, I'll post my entire build for you guys
On that Gigabyte board you set ACC to Hybird and the cores to Auto. Same way you enable the cores I showed you early to enable the cache.