X2 or FX???
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fade2green514
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neither. get an opteron 165.
Geoff
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Unless your planning on overclocking alot, the Opteron 165 is a waste of money, and its also $30 more than an X2 3800+.fade2green514 said:
As for your original question, i would go with the X2 3800+. The FX-53 is fairly old. Also, the X2 3800+ outperforms the FX-53 in all multi-threaded games, and most single-threaded games.
34erd
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The FX-53 is based on the 130 nm clawhammer core. The 3800+, in adition to be being dual core, will probably end up OCing around as high as the FX-53 because its based on a 90 nm core. Newer 3800+ steppings OC pretty much as well as optys, and the 10 X multi can be a benefit. Overall I'de say get the 3800+. Even without OCing its the way of the future.
Yes they have here is the link:http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/notebooks/product.cfm?ProductType=9750
I have the notebook and the user manual, 939 pin AMD.
I have the notebook and the user manual, 939 pin AMD.
bigsaucybob
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DKdeadly said:
We know that there isnt a better CPU than that. But we also know there is a thing called money in this world, and not everybody can throw down 1K for a processor.
fade2green514
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actually the 3800+ has been gotten to 3ghz before (that ive seen, probably even higher) that it, with the right cooling. not to mention the fact that the fx-53 has much higher default voltage... meaning you can put less voltage into it, so less overclockability. (voltage = heat)34erd said:
the dual core does hinder a bit... but not enough to matter if there's enough cooling thrown in there.. (say water? vapochill? good air cooling?)
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fade2green514
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there are better cpu's than that. say... the cell processor? (2teraflops beats 12gigaflops, the X2 4800+ was at 10gigaflops)bigsaucybob said:
not to mention ive seen an x2 3800+ at 3ghz. that would be MUCH better than an fx-60
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bigsaucybob
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fade2green514 said:
O ok so there are better cpu's than that. i was just making a point. That not everyone can go out and drop that much money.
It's going to be hot and I'll always have to stay within sight of an outlet but I need a true desktop replacement and it has to be AMD. I almost bought the 19in with the Turion but I have a motorcycle so that just didn't seem practicle. I'm trying to find a stand that will work for my lap as well as a desk so I won't burn mylegs, if anyone knows of anything like that I would like to check it out. Thanks for your help.
fade2green514
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wait... let me get this straight... you're going to buy a better processor than the X2 3800+ for a laptop?
WHY??!
thats crazy... j
1. you're wasting your money
2. the fx-60 is the best processor at default settings... that you can buy... for most applications
people have overclocked past it though.
WHY??!
thats crazy... j
1. you're wasting your money
2. the fx-60 is the best processor at default settings... that you can buy... for most applications
people have overclocked past it though.
fade2green514
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actually the opteron 165 is a really good chip. it has double the cache even though it runs at 200mhz less, and its dual core runs alot cooler and much more stable.[-0MEGA-] said:
the fx-53 would be alot better for single threaded apps.
get the X2 3800+ or something. too bad u got 939 pin, you could get a turion 64 chip that would like triple battery life with the same performance as athlon 64.. just not dual core.
btw you're right, youll have to always be looking at a power outlet, the battery will last you less than an hour i'll bet.
it's gonna get extremely hot with a dual core desktop processor and 7800gtx... wow. lol
that things gonna be almost as good as my desktop... better video card, worse processor... slower ram..
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