is it worth getting a venice?

[ocho8]

if im not going to be OCing and if i do at all it will be a ~200mhz OC not very much. is it really worth getting a venice? i will be video encodeing if that helps at all. i dont want dual core.

thanks guys

 

[Cheesetogo]

Well, seeing as the venice is hardly any more expensive than the other 939 chips, why not? Are you planning on getting 939? Then I would get a venice, as the price difference is very little. However, you may want to look at socket 754.

 

[Baked]

Well, it does have some new instructions, so why not.

 

[ocho8]

im getting a dfi-ultra-d but yea the price isnt much differnt thanks

 

[Cheesetogo]

Originally posted by: ocho8
im getting a dfi-ultra-d but yea the price isnt much differnt thanks

If you are not planning on serious ocing, do not buy an ultra d, as the quality is good, but not quite as good as some others. I'd look at msi and gigabyte.

 

[ocho8]

i dont like the layout of MSI and i would like to have 2 pci-e ports for mutli monitor option. and the gigabyte doesnt have built in firewire...thats a must for me

 

[Baked]

What's so bad about MSI's mobo layout? It's among the best IMO. You don't need 2 PCIe 16x ports for multi monitor support, virtually all new video cards come w/ 2 video ports. MSI's NF4 Ultra has built-in FW port. DFI's CPU socket position right in the middle of the mobo will cause cable nightmares.

 

[ocho8]

whihc one will run faster at stock?

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

MSI, from what I've heard.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Yes it is. I mean Venice is supposed to be mainstream.

What else would you get. Winchester? It's the same price. Why would you get something that:

A) runs slightly slower
B) is older/more outdated
C) lacks newer tech

It's pointless. The same goes with Newcastle, etc. Get the newest stuff. Look at what $200 buys you and compare.

754 is pointless. You wouldn't be getting anything better.

 

[Gerbil333]

It's about $10 more, and it has an improved memory controller allowing 4 double sided sticks to run at 400MHz (albeit at 2T). The Winchester can't do that.

 

[Baked]

Reading MSI's NF4 manual, I notice talks of singel side and double side RAM. How can I be sure if the RAM I'm getting is single or double side? Call the manufacturer?

 

[Megatomic]

Almost all memory you'll find these days is dual sided, Baked. I work in IT at work (part time) and I build systems on the side for extra $$$ and all the memory I touch has chips on both sides of the PCB.

ps - I voted for getting Venice. You may as well, you'll get the new memory controller improvements, SSE3, and lower operating temperatures.

 

[Fisher999]

In the poll so far the yeahs have it by a margin of 2/1 !!!

 

[imported_rod]

From what i've heard, the Venice has an improved memory controller and a new instruction set (SSE3) which should make it a little better. Though, I've read that it does operate a little hotter than a Winchester. Still, I'd get the venice rather than the winchester.

RoD

 

[ocho8]

well it looks like im going with venice thanks

 

[Fisher999]

Originally posted by: ocho8
well it looks like im going with venice thanks

Your Welcome !!!