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nice!
For those who like to see some graphs with the review , take a peep here
http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=78
http://l337images.com/images/emoticon14.gif Zroc for sharing this with the HW community!
wtf!
wait, i'm in the wrong forum.
/me clicks Folding@Home forum
seriously though, way to present the empirical evidence there. i liked it.
Excelllent work man just like before. Your last comparison helped me buy my current rig and this will hopefully lead to my next upgrade :)
Two things that really sell me on the 875P are the CSA Lan and the HT personal testimony you gave about actually being able to capture video and doing other tasks. Reminded me of the first reviews I read on Burn-proof technology for IDE CDR drives. You can do stuff while you burn! I need multitasking efficiency without breaking the bank, and I think HT does exactly that.
One gramatical error I think I see above is in the following section:
"will" ought to be "with" ?Quote:
-CSA Lan: The Athlon/nForce2 doesn't have an answer for this. CSA Gigabit LAN hauls butt, but even better, it's got it's own dedicated bus. You do not have to worry about flooding your PCI bus with CSA Lan anymore. You can get Gigabit with the AMD setup, but it will be on the PCI bus. This feature isn't all that important to me, nor the majority of home users, but for those will pretty intense networking needs, this is a deal-breaker.
Of course I am no english expert so I hesitate to even bring it up, but you did ask for a critique of typos or mistakes of that nature and therfore I mentioned it. Regardless, the review is excellent and I enjoyed reading it. :toast:
Man Zroc rocks(I made a rhyme :D ) He always has a ton of info and this is no exception, I've decided to retire my 2.4b and pick up a 2.8C with my Neo-FIS2R when I get it after seeing the benefits of PAT and such...go intel w00t :)
Thanks fellas :toast:
Good catch, Boom...fixed now.
Hi, Just got my Corsair PC3500
Zroc one question In CPUz when i used it it only detects my corsair as PC3200 not PC3500 is this the case in your review?
fixed also ;)
Great Review. Now I really want a P4 now. :cool: :slobber:
This may go down in history with Adrian's BIOS guide. Very informative, I'll be referring to it often. Thank you.
BTW Charlie please sell me your 2.6B, if your getting rid of it, for the 2.4C?
Great comparision. Isnt it interesting though that, in real world performance, the caterwood rig tested is only about 10%
faster than the XP @ 2.4G on nforce2 ?
Exactly, when you do the math, it brings it back into perspective. First I was so taken aback by the P4C bandwidth numbers, I didn't realize 200MHz system bus, is what were dealing with. Albeit QDR or DDR. Is that what your referring to dexx?
Go down in history? Thanks Liquid...that's all I needed was an even BIGGER head ;) Seriously, though...thanks :toast:
Absolutely, dexx. They all were just great performers. But you've got to understand...10% is actually a LOT nowadays.
Put it in this perspective...there isn't a 10% difference between running that Barton at 10x200/2000 and 12x200/2400 (about 11% in QIII, 5% in 3DMark 1024 default).
Point is, they're all good, but the P4's just a little stronger right now with the 875P and 800 FSB parts. And for the 'intangibles' (hyperthreading, CSA, ICH5R), 875P/P4 is pretty amazing.
Really, the point is, we need bigger, badder vid cards ;)
No $hit! My P4 @ 4ghz and IC7-G is workin' my 9700 Pro for all she's worth. The GFX card is definitely the bottleneck now. And the 9800 isn't gonna cut it either.Quote:
Originally posted by Zroc
Really, the point is, we need bigger, badder vid cards ;)
killer info!!! I just did all my bench marks and needed something to compare to. I was worried about my RAM since it was only 2575 but that seemd normal for 333... especically liked the HDD stuff since I am running 2 80 gb maxtorz w/8mb cache on a highpoint rocket raid 133 in raid 0, which just scored 65341 on sandra 2002
thankz
Perfect!
:)
Great work, I think this will help many out
Thanks for all the work and effort..GREAT JOB :toast: I printed it out as a reference.and posted links to it .
Thanks Zroc for the carefull & detailed
analysis.
It's a pleasure to find such info, and
one shudders to think how much time this must have taken to do it right.
The public domain owes you.
One of my colleagues at
overclockers.com.au forums pointed
me to the work.
Lets wait to see what can do the upcoming ATHLON 64....
Intel will be allways my second choice to my next upgrade....
Yeah, I can't wait for the Athlon 64...I SO hope it make AMD competitive again.Quote:
Originally posted by Dagalidis
Lets wait to see what can do the upcoming ATHLON 64....
Intel will be allways my second choice to my next upgrade....
That'll be my next roundup...Prescott versus Athlon 64.
Should be fun ;)
Funny you guys should mention Video cards way up there. My Tyan Tachyon has recently been experiencing artifacts anytime I run 3DMark2001 or 2003. It wasn't overclocked. Anyway i lowered the VPU, and memory from default to 300MHz, and it's not showing anomalies? Could this have had anything to do with overclocking my 2.4C if the PCI/AGP is locked? The temps were OK, and I haven't even been using the card for gaming in months? This will be my second Tyan RMA? Ovee
I just got a second 2.4C boxed today for doing some editing, anyone familiar with
SL6WF Q320A287 Malay 06/03/2003?
Great work there, Zroc. :toast: I have to confess, I'm not familiar with your previous work that was mentioned. But I like your style in what you did here. Very thorough, and it looks HONEST. ;) :cool:
seems odd to compare a 2.4b with a 2.4c when you arent running them both at the same speed?
http://www.monsterboxpc.com/roundup2/533.gif
or am I just reading your chart wrong?
Dr. GoodenHigh, that chart was just the 2.4/533 part, but in both boards, at 1:1 and 4:5 ratios, and then again at stock and 166 FSB speeds. Just showing what the 533 parts do in those boards.
The comparisons are further down the article.
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