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I understand, I never buy fastest. I was thinking in future terms programs
will be compiled to take advantage of the extra pipeline depth. I'm running
my 3.2 @ 3.51 with no fancy cooling here and it is sooo much nicer doing
video work now as compared to the 3.06HT 533FSB @ 3.2. I know the
800 FSB is part of it, 16k L1 and 1 Meg L2 help and the improved HT.
I guess it come down to priorities ;-) I thought mine was worth it but I'm
going to get a tooth extracted rather than a root canal too LOL.
"Bill Smith" <bs@aol.com> wrote in message
news:moa8t0lneg740975tob168v5ojob0h0a38@4ax.com...
> sorry tk, I stand corrected. I am, however, not zealous but simply
> stating faq's.
> Benchmarks have indicated some potential increase in performance with
> particular applications in regards to the prescott. Other tests have
> the northwood on par or better. Is going from the 2.8 northwood to a
> 3.2 northwood worth it? Considering that the 2.8 may be able to hit
> that speed anyway's? The 3.2 prescott would probably be the better
> choice if the user: a)-doesn't overclock and: b)-uses software that
> will utilize that fat cache. If this was a gamer, I would suggest to
> o/c this current chip and dump that extra money into a new video
> card.
>
>
> ***This message was written without emotional prejudice
> and is for the sole discretion of perceived technical data***
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:36:19 -0600, "tk" <tk@home.com> wrote:
>
>>He said 3.2 or 3.4 if you're gonna make a point
>>at least know WTF you're talking about.
>>
>>"Bill Smith" <bs@aol.com> wrote in message
>>news:ga43t09s65egl906787k9n0301iu90ti2d@4ax.com...
>>> if you learn to read, the original poster is quoting a 3.4 cpu...
>>> fyi
>>>
>>> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:23:23 -0600, "tk" <tk@home.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>3.4's are still high but 3.2E's are cheap and it WOULD be worth it
>>>>IF he does alot of highend video editing plus the Prescotts deeper
>>>>pipeline will be and advantage as programs get written to take
>>>>advantage of it.
>>>>
>>>>Why are people in general so zealous about talking others out of
>>>>upgrading? Maybe they don't want you to have a faster system than
>>>>theirs?
>>>>
>>>>"Bill Smith" <bs@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:mpl1t0l2p424i2gk19t38a64dlkbr5ood5@4ax.com...
>>>>> 18% is awesome...! but not at a ridiculous price point. How does a
>>>>> ratio of $20 per % increase sound...? The northwood may already be
>>>>> able to come very close to that speed without any major investment, as
>>>>> the P4-3.4's are still pretty expensive...I think the price/percentage
>>>>> ration is still too much for not enough...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 00:23:09 GMT, "DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>If you were to "upgrade" to the 3.4 GHz you would only increase the
>>>>>>speed
>>>>>>of
>>>>>>your system by 18%. This is NOT an observable difference for all
>>>>>>intents
>>>>>>and purposes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ñíñjà¤têç
>>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> ñíñjà¤têç
>>>
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