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blitz6804 · 02-12-09

Not a very fair or indicative benchmark in my opinion though... my laptop beats my desktop without even trying despite it underperforming in almost everything that matters. (Boot time; mutli-tasking; gaming; et cetera.)

BlackOmega · 02-12-09

I agree with benchamarking against itself for purposes of noting performance increase as dictated by a modification. Sometimes I like to compare different hardware like video cards for performance, and getting a number is just a reference point, as long as all of the other hardware and settings stay the same.

Pest · 02-12-09

Out of curiosity, is anyone making the jump to AM3 now that the cpus are out?

pez · 02-12-09

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Pez, I work in an environment where that is very common so I would not be surprised.

Joe, I'm in agreement with this as well. There are so many different factors that come in to play. Benchmarking is nice for competition but it shouldn't determine what meal I should eat for lunch

Yeah, last semester, I worked for Campbell's Soup as an IT Services Intern. The best part is always hearing people trying to talk like they know a lot about computers. It was great...always gave me a little chuckle.

simfreak47 · 02-12-09

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Originally Posted by Pest

Out of curiosity, is anyone making the jump to AM3 now that the cpus are out?

I know I'm not. I'm going to stick with 939 for a while

blitz6804 · 02-12-09

The AM3 platform is not yet out. However, Phenom IIs have been released in the AM2+ package. (Xyro TR1 is presently rocking said Phenom II.) AM3 will be coming out supposedly within this quarter. AM3 is supposed to have 938 pins. AM3 CPUs can fit into an AM2+ board, but AM2+ CPUs cannot go into an AM3 board. It is supposed that all AM3 boards will be keyed for DDR3, but this is not yet known as a fact. AM3 CPUs can be used with DDR2 memory (in an AM2+ motherboard) or DDR3 memory (in an AM3 motherboard.)

**txtmstrjoe** · 02-12-09

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Originally Posted by Pest

Out of curiosity, is anyone making the jump to AM3 now that the cpus are out?

I don't need to yet, so I won't be.

That, and the fact that everything is at their most expensive right when they come out.

(Or, in the case of S939 parts, when there's lots of demand and very little supply. But that's another matter altogether.

)

blitz6804 · 02-12-09

The price of 939 parts now, even new, are still cheaper than they were at launch. My San Diego was in excess of $300 as we have repeatedly rehashed here. And we know early adapters pay a silly premium. Right Joe? (Regards your HD 4870 on launch day from Fry's.)

**thlnk3r** · 02-12-09

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It is supposed that all AM3 boards will be keyed for DDR3, but this is not yet known as a fact. AM3 CPUs can be used with DDR2 memory (in an AM2+ motherboard) or DDR3 memory (in an AM3 motherboard.)

Blitz, I think there's going to be an AM3 board that supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory. I can't remember if it was from ASRock or from ECS. It was discussed in the Hardware news section a few months ago.

Good luck

blitz6804 · 02-12-09

I would suppose it is ASRock. They have a penchant for making boards that support both modern and legacy technology. (AGP / PCI-E comes to mind.) Like with Core i7 though, the chip can use DDR2 or DDR3, but not both at the same time.

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