More FSB or more GHz ?

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LE0O37

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Is it better to have a little more GHz and lose some FSB ? Which one is more important, GHz or FSB ?

I found some good deals where the GHz increase a little but the FSB drops to 533MHz.
Is there really a big difference from 533, to 800, or from 800 to 1066 MHz of FSB ?

As of the GHz, will there be a difference from 2.2 to 2.4 GHz ?

------The cheap AMD's average a 2.22 GHz and smaller
While The Cheap Intel's average 3.33 GHz and higher

Does that mean that Intel's budget CPU's are better ?

Let me know ?
 
wow, lol

First, you cant compare an AMD cpu to an Intel cpu, they both have different processors which are more efficient then others. For instance, an Athlon 64 @ 2Ghz will outperform an Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.6Ghz.

You need to tell us what processors your looking at, because theres a huge difference between a Celeron D and a Core 2 Duo.
 
These are all the NEWEGG deals that I am Researching, Pick one ?

BIOSTAR NF61S Micro AM2 SE Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 uATX AMD Motherboard
$55.99
The Below are all COMBO DEALS
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ASUS A8V-VM SE Socket 939 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard -

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JS 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HD

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3400DAA4BY - OEM

$132.99 COMBO DEAL
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AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000DKA5CF - OEM

ASUS A8V-VM SE Socket 939 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

$101.98
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Foxconn 6150BK8MC-KRSHN2 Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3400DAA4BY - OEM

$89.99
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DFI 662-TMG/G LGA 775 SiS 662 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model HH80551PE0672MN - OEM

$125.99

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Look my current computer is 1.7 GHz P4, and only 256 Ram ?
 
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I would like to be able to use 1gb RAM stick, that way I can add one in the future.

One other question.
L1 Cache: 24KB+32KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1MB

Doest the L2 Cache mean that I can use up to two 1 GB RAM Stick ?

For example, L2 Cache: 2 x 512KB, means I can't use 1GB Ram Sticks, only 512 and two of them max ?

Thanks
 
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dude no.. Cache is totally different. L2 cache is basically the instructions for the proccessor.. All though i could be wrong..
 
Yea Athlon 64 X2 4600+ is better at stock, but if you want to overclock then get E4300
 
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By the time I learn how to OC it'll be time to buy a new CPU..

Hey how do I determine the MAX Ram and COMPATIBLE Ram I can use with a certain CPU ?
Let me know.
Thanks
 
LE0O37 said:
Link doesn't work. and product # on link is invalid. Please post again.

I would like to be able to use 1gb RAM stick, that way I can add one in the future.

One other question.
L1 Cache: 24KB+32KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1MB

Doest the L2 Cache mean that I can use up to two 1 GB RAM Stick ?

For example, L2 Cache: 2 x 512KB, means I can't use 1GB Ram Sticks, only 512 and two of them max ?

Thanks
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where do you come up with these things?? The cache has nothing to do with RAM, besides, it says 2x1MB, not 2x1GB.


Hey how do I determine the MAX Ram and COMPATIBLE Ram I can use with a certain CPU ?
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Thats depends on the motherboard, not the processor.
 
Itanda said:
dude no.. Cache is totally different. L2 cache is basically the instructions for the proccessor.. All though i could be wrong..
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You got the first part right :). L2 cache is a chunk of VERY fast, but small, memory in your processor. It stores the data that the cpu most frequently uses.
 
No L1 and L2 is memory on the processor so it doesnt have to use the FSB, Its a small amout of cache on the processor so it can utilize it instead of going through the FSB to the Memory unless your talking about a AMD, they have a onboard memory controller and bypasses the FSB to the memory and has L1 and L2 on the processor. Its a cheap way to make your processor seem faster then it really is:cool:
 
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So how important is the L1 L2 Cache ?
How much memory is recommend to have in the Cache ?
Give me some numbers.
 
With AMD you can have 512k of L1 pre core and up to 1mb of L2 pre core- Intel up to 64K of L1 pre core and 4mb shared between 2 cores
 
Pick one, which one is better, these are the 2 best Dual Core Budget CPU's I've found

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3600IAA5DL - OEM

64 bit Support: Yes
HT: 2000MHz
Hyper-Transport Support: Yes
L1 Cache: 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512KB
Manufacturing Tech: 65 nm
Multi-Core: Dual-Core
Processors Type: Desktop
Series: Athlon 64 X2
Virtualization Technology Support: Yes


------------OR-------------


Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model HH80551PE0672MN - OEM

64 bit Support: Yes
FSB: 533MHz
Hyper-Threading Support: No
L1 Cache: 24KB+32KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1MB
Manufacturing Tech: 90 nm
Multi-Core: Dual-Core
Processors Type: Desktop
Series: Pentium D
Virtualization Technology Support: No


One has more FSB, and the other has more L2 Cache
Which one is better ?
 
LE0O37 said:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3600IAA5DL - OEM

64 bit Support: Yes
HT: 2000MHz
Hyper-Transport Support: Yes
L1 Cache: 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512KB
Manufacturing Tech: 65 nm
Multi-Core: Dual-Core
Processors Type: Desktop
Series: Athlon 64 X2
Virtualization Technology Support: Yes


------------OR-------------


Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model HH80551PE0672MN - OEM

64 bit Support: Yes
FSB: 533MHz
Hyper-Threading Support: No
L1 Cache: 24KB+32KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1MB
Manufacturing Tech: 90 nm
Multi-Core: Dual-Core
Processors Type: Desktop
Series: Pentium D
Virtualization Technology Support: No


One has more FSB, and the other has more L2 Cache
Which one is better ?
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The AMD is better.
 
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