cheap procs

moo · 2006-06-27, 03:29

since amd released there new am2 socket the 939 prices have dropped
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1366603
amd 64 3000+ 94.99 dollars

intrested in an am2 socket proc
amd 64 3200+ 169.99

if your an intel fan check out the celeron d's
345 / 3.06GHz Socket 775 533MHz $49.97
341 / 2.93GHz Socket 775 533MHz $29.99*
351 / 3.20GHz Socket 775 533MHz $59.97
346 / 3.06GHz Socket 775 533MHz $65.97
346 / 3.06GHz Socket 775 533MHz $49.99*
351 / 3.20GHz Socket 775 533MHz $54.99*
355 / 3.33GHz Socket 775 533MHz $59.99*

what about socket 478
340 / 2.93GHz Socket 478 533MHz $59.99
345 / 3.06GHz Socket 478 533MHz $49.99*
350 / 3.20GHz Socket 478 533MHz $54.99*

Peter Nelson · 2006-06-27, 05:13

Moo,

According to Anandtech/dailytech, AMD plans to reduce its single/dualcore processors further when Conroe launches 24 July.

So I would hold off buying until early August. Some of the drops are up to about 50%.

moo · 2006-06-27, 12:37

thanks for the news i didnt know that. but still remember when a64s were like 500 dollars and now they are the price of regular alths a year ago

jasong · 2006-06-28, 04:57

I'd love to spend my money on a Linux box, but are any of these worthwhile?

Better question: Does anyone know of a website where someone systematically collected benchmarks for different processors and different DC apps?

Greenbank · 2006-06-28, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasong

I'd love to spend my money on a Linux box, but are any of these worthwhile?

Better question: Does anyone know of a website where someone systematically collected benchmarks for different processors and different DC apps?

dnet has some for the RC5 and OGR projects.

http://n0cgi.distributed.net/speed/

jasong · 2006-06-28, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenbank

dnet has some for the RC5 and OGR projects.

http://n0cgi.distributed.net/speed/

That's very helpful. Thank you. Question, though: I'm not familiar with the basic function of the programs. Is there a place on the site that gives a general description of what each program does and why some processors are better than others? For instance, in the case of Prime95's main project, I'm thinking the important thing would be cache-size and the ability to flush and reload the L2 cache as quickly as possible. For other projects it's other factors. Can anyone shed some light on this or give me a link?(I've tried benchmark searches and mostly got crap which I think had something to do with insurance or something)

E_tron · 2006-06-29, 04:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by moo

...amd 64 3200+ 169.99

it's amazing the "3200+" has a higher price tag than it had in 2004. What are people thinking buying this stuff?

moo · 2006-06-29, 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by E_tron

it's amazing the "3200+" has a higher price tag than it had in 2004. What are people thinking buying this stuff?

socket am2

Peter Nelson · 2006-07-01, 18:55

I'd be looking towards performance in 64 bit mode, and supporting hardware virtualisation.

However, for some older comparisons www.swox.org/gmp ie the gmp maths library people did some benchmarking on different architectures.

The gmpbench utility and results are downloadable from their site.

http://www.swox.com/gmp/gmpbench.html

They also wrote this paper

http://swox.com/doc/x86-timing.pdf

2006-06-27, 03:29	#1
moo Jul 2004 Nowhere 1100101001₂ Posts	cheap procs since amd released there new am2 socket the 939 prices have dropped http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1366603 amd 64 3000+ 94.99 dollars intrested in an am2 socket proc amd 64 3200+ 169.99 if your an intel fan check out the celeron d's 345 / 3.06GHz Socket 775 533MHz $49.97 341 / 2.93GHz Socket 775 533MHz $29.99* 351 / 3.20GHz Socket 775 533MHz $59.97 346 / 3.06GHz Socket 775 533MHz $65.97 346 / 3.06GHz Socket 775 533MHz $49.99* 351 / 3.20GHz Socket 775 533MHz $54.99* 355 / 3.33GHz Socket 775 533MHz $59.99* what about socket 478 340 / 2.93GHz Socket 478 533MHz $59.99 345 / 3.06GHz Socket 478 533MHz $49.99* 350 / 3.20GHz Socket 478 533MHz $54.99*

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2006-06-27, 05:13	#2
Peter Nelson Oct 2004 23² Posts	Moo, According to Anandtech/dailytech, AMD plans to reduce its single/dualcore processors further when Conroe launches 24 July. So I would hold off buying until early August. Some of the drops are up to about 50%.

2006-06-27, 12:37	#3
moo Jul 2004 Nowhere 1451₈ Posts	thanks for the news i didnt know that. but still remember when a64s were like 500 dollars and now they are the price of regular alths a year ago

2006-06-28, 04:57	#4
jasong "Jason Goatcher" Mar 2005 3×7×167 Posts	I'd love to spend my money on a Linux box, but are any of these worthwhile? Better question: Does anyone know of a website where someone systematically collected benchmarks for different processors and different DC apps?

2006-07-01, 18:55	#9
Peter Nelson Oct 2004 23² Posts	I'd be looking towards performance in 64 bit mode, and supporting hardware virtualisation. However, for some older comparisons www.swox.org/gmp ie the gmp maths library people did some benchmarking on different architectures. The gmpbench utility and results are downloadable from their site. http://www.swox.com/gmp/gmpbench.html They also wrote this paper http://swox.com/doc/x86-timing.pdf