Best AMD Single Core Processor under $350?

[mrza]

If i'm not overclocking what processor should i get?

Athlon 64 4000+ ClawHammer 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache $345

Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache $334

Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache $282

Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache $233


Or something else?

 

[theMan]

the 4000+ San Diego.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache and OC it to a 4000+ save $100.

 

[Zebo]

What kind of question is this? Obviously the highest number is best. And you want the newer san deigo cause it runs cooler and has SSE3.

Only exception was the 3400 which beats up the 3500.

 

[mrza]

Sorry, don't know very much. I realize the higher the number the better, but I was also thinking about the price to performance ratio, which I'm sure many of you know alot about.

 

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache and OC it to a 4000+ save $100.

 

[Diogenes2]

Originally posted by: mrza
Sorry, don't know very much. I realize the higher the number the better, but I was also thinking about the price to performance ratio, which I'm sure many of you know alot about.

If you want Price performance without overclocking, just divide the price by the ghz...

as in:

300 / 2.4 = $125 per ghz

200 / 2.2 = $90 per ghz

etc...

That's why overclocking is such a good deal..


If you overclock a 2.2 to 2.6 you get = $77 per ghz

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: mrza
Sorry, don't know very much. I realize the higher the number the better, but I was also thinking about the price to performance ratio, which I'm sure many of you know alot about.

Oh yea! Now you're talking to me baby... Answer is 146 opteron 939. Make a 4000 for $165.

Reason is 10X multiplier and every board can run 240HTT and default voltage. And it's really nice for memory config. Simply set mem to 166 and it gives you 200Mhz memory, like stock, like any memory can handle.


Honestly I don't consider this overclocking... but instead freeing up the chip AMD decided to cripple it as.

 

[Diogenes2]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Honestly I don't consider this overclocking... but instead freeing up the chip AMD decided to cripple it as.

I've always said if it's working, it ain't ' overclocked ' ....


I like your ' freeing up ' explanation...

 

[Zebo]

I draw the line if you add volts or Overclock past highest sold chip for a steeping.

 

[Diogenes2]

Originally posted by: Zebo
I draw the line if you add volts or Overclock past highest sold chip for a steeping.

I see what you mean.. It kills me when a new chip come out and someone hits a high clock, then everyone rushes out to buy one.

You know if AMD was getting a consistant yield on a particular fab, they would be putting em' in boxes and selling em' at that speed..

Remember the Venice 3200+ that went to 2.8 on default ? Did you ever see a 2nd one ?

Oh wait ! They're called FX57's now ...

 

[shinzwei]

Theres a Venice core FX-57?

 

[andrewbabcock]

Opterons depend on the stepping. The good revision will get past 4000+ speeds, especially with water or top of the line air cooling but not the other revisions...

 

[forumposter32]

Tigerdirect.ca and Tigerdirect.com have the socket 754 3700+ for sale in a motherboard combo.
newegg also has combo deals with the 3700+ with a hard drive or USB memory thingy.

 

[KristopherKubicki]

Opterons depend on the stepping.

Supposedly the Venus chips are sweet. I don't know a thing about them yet:

http://labs.anandtech.com/search.php?q=venus

Kristopher