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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:30 pm
by palmboy5
theres no nearby ditch T_T
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:35 pm
by palmboy5
... i broke part of the x2 3800+'s heatsink off...
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:09 pm
by 2005
unless you need the performance for video and audio editing, the 3800+ Venice core is a better processor
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:09 pm
by palmboy5
... or.. i can OC it to a modest 2.6GHz and be faster than all but one, the X2 4800+.
generally speaking single and dual cores can OC to the same max, you see dual cores at stock speeds performing lower than their model number single core counterpart because theyre clocked about 400MHz lower. but at an average 2.7GHz peak for both it doesnt matter anymore... except dual core has yet another core.
besides, the 64 3800+ is $282 on newegg, i got mine for 279.99, without shipping.
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:07 am
by palmboy5
hey! mines a Toledo! awsome. (Toledo = Dual San Diego)
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:03 pm
by 2005
Its not a toledo. Toledo's have 2x1MB L2 cache (a SD core has 1MB L2 cache. You have the manchester core (512KBx2 L2 cache)
Unless newegg does't even have it for sale, but AFAIK they only made 2 toledo core CPU's and they were the X2 4400+ and the 4800+
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:09 pm
by palmboy5
they disabled half the cache.
http://forums.kustompcs.co.uk/showthread.php?p=298882
mine says ADA3800DAA5CD
now about removing the heatspreader metal plate (IHS) on the CPU... hm. 20C lower?? awsome but the chance of it cracking is crazy
haha it seems everyones Core 0 cant clock as high as the Core 1... but with just one core at 2.7+ will still be faster than an FX-55. core 0 dying would be "fixed" if i remove the IHS but huge risk there
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:47 pm
by palmboy5
dude everything else is out of stock, i cant order for a LONG time..
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:46 pm
by 2005
So yours is still cut down on the cache, right or can you unlock it.
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:56 pm
by palmboy5
its a "Tolchester", hardware level disable of half the cache, wont be able to unlock it but it will have the toledo's higher OC capabilities
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:51 am
by palmboy5
hmm.. the A8N32-SLI Deluxe is $215 in taiwan... in stock. $235 on newegg, out of stock.
my dad's problem with buying here is about "warranty" when i bring it back to US... shall i get it anyway?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:56 pm
by I7Iz490N
lol
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:17 pm
by palmboy5
but A8N32 has 8-phase power :[ it runs cooler and more stable that way, and its doubled PCI-Express bandwidth helps more in single card performance than SLI
lol... Premium = a lot cheaper, A8N32 = cost more than my RAM
XD me do not know... bah. wtf happened to sub $100 mobos like my 8RDA+ :\
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:37 pm
by palmboy5
well i got the A8N32-SLI Deluxe for $215, so haha.
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:02 am
by palmboy5
haha cool, the SLI bridge thing is soft, bendable.
and i opened it all up, there is absolutely no chinese or non-english anywhere.