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10-08-2005, 12:11 PM
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A64 cores
I think this may have been asked before, but whats the difference between the A64 cores? I've seen Venice, Clawhammer, and San Diego. Whats the difference??
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10-08-2005, 01:07 PM
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I'm not an expert on AMD cores (I'm an Intel person), but I think the main difference is the process type and architecture.
Venice Process Type: 90 nm (Has 512KB of L2 cache) San Diego Process Type: 90 nm (Has 1MB of L2 cache) Clawhammer Process Type: 0.13 µm (130 nm) Power usage and heat dissapation vary with different process types.
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10-08-2005, 10:36 PM
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is there a "best" one though? I plan on overclocking and gaming a little, so I'm looking at single core
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10-09-2005, 12:10 AM
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What budget are you working on? Aim for the smaller process, the Venice or San Diego.
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10-09-2005, 09:44 AM
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Im looking for something around $250-300
3800 Venice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103570 3700 San Diego: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539 Also, whats a nice motherboard (either SLI or not). I first planed to get an Abit,but since their quality will be less than it was.. I had second thoughts Thanks Last edited by Winnipesaukee; 10-09-2005 at 09:53 AM. |
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10-09-2005, 10:44 AM
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As for the two CPUs you listed, both would do fine. I would say San Diego because the effect of a larger level two cache is more noticible than a 200Mhz bump. kram
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10-09-2005, 10:46 AM
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I'd go with the San Diego and an Asus board - or a DFI if you want to play and tweak and are willing to deal with idiosyncracies.
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10-09-2005, 12:23 PM
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Asus it is then :-D
I have an Asus right now and have never had problems with it, and It's a good overclocker, so why change Thanks guys |
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10-09-2005, 03:33 PM
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You would be surprised Kram. On the P4 cache can help a lot, but on A64's clock speed is much more influential.
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