And S478 --> LGA775 will allow the Prescott to fly...I don't know what it will be capable of in its cramped quarters on 865/875...
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And S478 --> LGA775 will allow the Prescott to fly...I don't know what it will be capable of in its cramped quarters on 865/875...
Sorry didn't see the link to the ace's preview, to tired or something :stick:Quote:
I found this quote interesting from the Inq.
"In about 2 months, there should be an 800 FSB P4-M on the market. No huge surprise there, the weird bit is that this 1M L2 cache chip will not be a Prescott core, but a Northwood variant."
I would take this to mean the Prescotts too hot and power hungry, like all the romours all say. Kind of reminds me of the first thoroughbred core.
Prescott has a longer pipline, so it probably lost a couple IPC, but nothing significant.. just enough that the "improved" tracing feature can cover its butt.. :D
I was thinking of getting a prescott but they dont sound so exciting after all and with the a64 3000+ at $250 this is a much better deal. by the time the prescotts come out, id be able to get an a64 for 2/3 of what a prescott costs yet itll be like 25% faster. I am an amd fan cause at this point they have the best. I used to like intel in the pre athlon days and even when the first athlons came out at 650MHz they cost way too much so I ended up buying a celeron. what can I say im cheap and diminishing returns at the high end. not worth a 4x price increase for 50% more performance
From the benchmarks i've seen , the Prescott 2.8 was faster than a P4 2.8C. i just don't think its faster than the P4 EE at same clock speed. like what everyone says, the Prescott will be faster when it reaches higher clocks and more software optimized for SSE3.
if it overclocks well than i will get it. Otherwise I will hold out. Maybe get a 3.2.
1. A64 3000+ is $211Quote:
Originally posted by Geforce4ti4200
I was thinking of getting a prescott but they dont sound so exciting after all and with the a64 3000+ at $250 this is a much better deal. by the time the prescotts come out, id be able to get an a64 for 2/3 of what a prescott costs yet itll be like 25% faster.
2. Prescott 2.8 is $178
From another thread here... I'd say it looks quite a bit faster clock for clock :P
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...470#post321470
Its not "official" but it beats the hell out of all this rediculous speculation and slamming of product that goes on before its even launched.
the a64 is much faster than the prescott if both are stock but if the prescott overclocks better, this could close the gap. still im probably going amd since they run cooler and MHz for MHz amd owns. also I might get the san diago later on
so certain, yet you don't have either rig...Quote:
Originally posted by Geforce4ti4200
the a64 is much faster than the prescott if both are stock but if the prescott overclocks better, this could close the gap. still im probably going amd since they run cooler and MHz for MHz amd owns. also I might get the san diago later on
Let's wait a bit guys... :)
i'm not expecting to much from this pescott..probably my next pc gonna be an AMD system...
I love the Northy, so the Prescott w/ higher OC and more cache w/ a SSE3. WOW!!!! w/ my chiller it should be so good
All anyone can really say:
1. It will be toasty.
2. It will scream for multimedia apps.
Ditto.Quote:
Originally posted by JoeBar
Let's wait a bit guys... :)