I recently built the rig in my signature and have decided that I would like to build a second system to play around with. Also something to have while I am OC'ing this machine (can see the net while I'm in bios, grab software if I need it, lots of other conveniences, etc).
Anyway, my boss tasked me with finding him a laptop and after looking around I was only able to find a few Athlon 64 lappy's (owned a P4 3.0 Prescott and a real P4 laptop and got sick of the heat and inefficiency so I am now on the AMD Bandwagon). I found tons of Turions, however. I wasn't sure if the Turion 64 was the same concept as the Athlon 64 (no FSB in lieu of onboard memory controller) but after some research, it appears that they perform the same as an A64 and run with less voltage and cooler. After reading this, I did a little pricing and found that I can get the MT-34 (1.8mhz 1mb L2 Cache) Turion for $189 and the MT-32 for $145 (1.8mhz 512k L2 Cache). Also, since this is a second system and I just laid out a couple grand for the other, I can save some money with a socket 754 board provided I can find one that this chip will work in.
So to finally address the point of the post, does anyone have an answer for me? Do you have a Turion running as a desktop? What Mobo do you have? How does it perform? I have this power-monger sitting next to me so if I get a second machine, I don't want it dimming the lights or heating the room too much (more).
I have also heard that because of it's inherent qualities, that the Turions are excellent overclockers in their own right. This all sounds a little too good to be true for me not having really ever heard their praises sung (not to say I'm tapped in, but I read this board every day trying to learn and I've just never seen anyone mention them).
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it seems like a great way to get some performance at a low price point. Much better than the semprons, anyway.
Anyway, my boss tasked me with finding him a laptop and after looking around I was only able to find a few Athlon 64 lappy's (owned a P4 3.0 Prescott and a real P4 laptop and got sick of the heat and inefficiency so I am now on the AMD Bandwagon). I found tons of Turions, however. I wasn't sure if the Turion 64 was the same concept as the Athlon 64 (no FSB in lieu of onboard memory controller) but after some research, it appears that they perform the same as an A64 and run with less voltage and cooler. After reading this, I did a little pricing and found that I can get the MT-34 (1.8mhz 1mb L2 Cache) Turion for $189 and the MT-32 for $145 (1.8mhz 512k L2 Cache). Also, since this is a second system and I just laid out a couple grand for the other, I can save some money with a socket 754 board provided I can find one that this chip will work in.
So to finally address the point of the post, does anyone have an answer for me? Do you have a Turion running as a desktop? What Mobo do you have? How does it perform? I have this power-monger sitting next to me so if I get a second machine, I don't want it dimming the lights or heating the room too much (more).
I have also heard that because of it's inherent qualities, that the Turions are excellent overclockers in their own right. This all sounds a little too good to be true for me not having really ever heard their praises sung (not to say I'm tapped in, but I read this board every day trying to learn and I've just never seen anyone mention them).
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it seems like a great way to get some performance at a low price point. Much better than the semprons, anyway.
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