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Xeijin
Hi All,

I wanted to ask a few questions about the AMD FX series. I don't plan to buy one anytime soon, but if there is a decent price drop after sockets M2 and F are released I might consider it.

First of all, are the FX series actually worth the extra premium you have to pay for it??

I know that the FX has all of the multipliers unlocked which means more overclocking but exactly how much more performance in relation to athlon64s can you squeeze out of it??

Also, how do the lower down FXs such as FX-53 compare to popular processors like the 3700+ SD and the Opteron 146/8?? Will they actually perform better or are they showing their age?

Thanks guys.

//Xeijin
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I can't belive nobody hasn't anwsered, I m intersted to know too
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FX is top of the line, not only do they have unlocked multipliers, they are also made from the best possible waffer. The FX core is not technically different, for example you can get an FX clawhammer, san diego, or even toledo core. Though these are the same cores as 3700+'s and 4400+'s they are distinctly different because they are of the highest quality and lowest yield chips.
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The thing about getting an older FX chip insted of a 3700+ or something is that it might have less cache, or be build on a bigger tech (130nm insted of 90nm for example)
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Though these are the same cores as 3700+'s and 4400+'s they are distinctly different because they are of the highest quality and lowest yield chips.

However, keep in mind that no matter how high the quality is, 90nm technology has pretty much reached the mhz wall so don't expect getting an FX chip will give you significant OC results over the regular A64s.
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Xeijin
Will the price drop considerably when the M2 and F sockers arrive?
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hey does the FX-60 OC more then a Athlon64 x2 4800+? or to they both OC the same
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Cheetos, I have seen a lot more FX chips at 3.5+ ghz then any regular athlon, so to say they don't OC significantly better is not true. They are higher quality chips and have unlocked multi's, so more potential is there.

The prices probably won't drop significantly when AM2 is released only because most of the cpus in the begining will be the pretty much the same as the current dual core cpu's, only supporting DDR2.

From what I have seen the FX60 is a better OC'er then the 4800+.
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