Recent content by ichief

I don't really know what's going on with the 3DMark score, but I did manage to improve it a bit by closing down normal applications after I rebooted. I also disabled "File System Realtime Scan" on Norton, which I think had the biggest effect. On my older computer I turned it off to increase...

I didn't know that the sound test contributes to the CPU score...I guess that would pretty much explain why my score is lower than 650. I have a SB 5.1 Live in my older computer that I could use in the future if I need the extra performance, but right now I am content with my configuration...

I understand the arguments you bring in; the timings probably do affect results slightly, but the number I was getting for CPUMark is well below what it should be. I'm not sure if this has to do with my graphics card, since I suspect that even though it is supposed to be a CPU score the 9800...

I currently have a Newcastle Athlon 64 3200+ (2.2 GHz, 512 KB L2) with an Asus K8V SE Deluxe. I've been running benchmarks exclusively these past couple of days and, although my system wasn't configured with the best of everything, I believe I should be getting better scores than I have been...

Well, even though the Athlon 64 chips are 64-bit, they are still AMD's highest performance chips, and thus compete with Intel's P4s. I think that if Intel releases a 3.6 GHz chip and drops their prices next week, AMD will end up doing the same. I'll have to keep an eye on newegg.com if they do...

Good question...considering the Pentium M is designed similar to the new AMD Athlon/Sempron chips, I wonder how the two chips compare. Has anyone performed benchmarks between the two?

Hyperthreading is only around because Intel was using such a large pipeline (20 and now 30) and there were so many wasted cycles as a result. The Athlon 64 does not need such a feature because it was designed from the start to be extremely efficient, thus explaining why a 2.4 GHz Athlon 64...

The more and more I look at price history at http://www.sharkextreme.com the more uncomfortable I feel about buying a 3000+ or 3200+ Athlon 64. I've been waiting for quite a while already and have the parts pretty much pieced together, but I feel that I should wait a week or two for Intel to...