Originally posted by: EvilHomer
Thank you ..I was just going to point that out ...ther are a few A64' that do have 1mb l2 cache but the 3500+ is not one of them ...I believe the 3000+, 3200+, 3700+ and the 4000+ all have 1mb version chips....
actually, on the s939 90nm tech, only the 4000+ is 1MB. clocked equally with the 3800+ too. currently with a ridiculous price.
the clawhammer core launched initially with 1MB, but it wasn't really needed... you almost can't find such chips now, and they use more volts and clock lower, generally old tech already
Originally posted by: NoGodForMe
This chart will help.
http://www.c627627.com/AMD/Athlon64/
And yes, I also say get the 3500+, even the 4000+ if you can afford it.
that chart shows some 3700+ and 4200+ at 90nm and 1MB L2 for Q01... interesting, are they out yet, and i didn't hear about them?
well, the quarter is half over already, so i guess we'll be hearing about those chips in the near future. as to recommending the 4000+, i kinda dont see the price is justifiable for it. for the 3500+ also, it even doesnt have 1MB so you're just as good with a 3200 or 3000+, oced above 3800+ the majority of the chips can clock that well with good ram and the new dfi mobos
basicly when chosing an A64 for ocing, base your decision on what multiplier you want. the 3000 and 3200 are at 9x and 10x, so to reach some 2.6GHz you'd need quite the ram(and mobos except DFI dont usually run that high too), thats the only reason one could want the 3500+ instead the cheaper models. but you'd still save money if you buy the cheaper cpu and 1gig of quality ram+the DFI mobo.
all nforce4 ULTRA and SLI support 1GHz HT(or 2GHz as it's full-duplex ) but the standart nforce4 doesn't.
not sure about the nforce3, but if you dont yet have an expencive AGP vidcard, i'd advise on going PCIexpress anyway.