My New System Spec.

[beyonddc]

Case: DYNAPOWER Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with 430W Power Supply, Model "86B2"

CPU: Athlon64 3200+
CPU Cooling Fan: KINGWIN 80mm CPU Fan for Athlon64/ Opertron, Model "K8CU-8025"
Motherboard: SOLTEK "SL-K8AN-RL" nForce3 150 Chipset Motherboard
RAM: Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200
Hard Drive Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model DS722580VLSA80
Video Card: SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP
DVD Burner: NEC 8X Black DVD+RW/-RW Drive
CD-ROM: ASUS Black 52X QuieTrack Technology CD-ROM Drive
Floppy: SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk


Extra components that will pull from my last system to new system
Maxtor 120GB 7200rpm HD or a WD 18GB 5400rpm HD - Still debating which one I would leave it in with my old system.

WD 200GB 7200rpm HD

Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 maybe, if the on-board sound card sucks

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

:cookie;

 

[geno]

Cool

 

[episodic]

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk

Get a USB key instead 🙂

 

[beyonddc]

Originally posted by: episodic
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk

Get a USB key instead 🙂

11 dollars for the floppy disk drive. No biggie, might need it to install device drivers.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Nice price.

 

[whiteboy81]

Originally posted by: beyonddc

Originally posted by: episodic
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk

Get a USB key instead 🙂

11 dollars for the floppy disk drive. No biggie, might need it to install device drivers.

Floppies have no use that I can find anymore. Any driver that fits on a floppy is available on the intarweb after a 2 second dl.

 

[wyvrn]

Nice!

 

[Vette73]

I would change the CPU for a 3000+ since the 3200 and 3000 run at the same Mhz.


And get the Chaintech ZNF3-250 nForce3 board. Newwer chipset with the HT speeds and locks fixed.

 

[beyonddc]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
I would change the CPU for a 3000+ since the 3200 and 3000 run at the same Mhz.


And get the Chaintech ZNF3-250 nForce3 board. Newwer chipset with the HT speeds and locks fixed.

ordered already...
if 3200 and 3000 runs at the same mhz, then what's the different between its number?

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: beyonddc

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
I would change the CPU for a 3000+ since the 3200 and 3000 run at the same Mhz.


And get the Chaintech ZNF3-250 nForce3 board. Newwer chipset with the HT speeds and locks fixed.

ordered already...
if 3200 and 3000 runs at the same mhz, then what's the different between its number?

3200 has 1mb L2 cache , 3000 has 512kb of L2 cache

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: beyonddc

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
I would change the CPU for a 3000+ since the 3200 and 3000 run at the same Mhz.


And get the Chaintech ZNF3-250 nForce3 board. Newwer chipset with the HT speeds and locks fixed.

ordered already...
if 3200 and 3000 runs at the same mhz, then what's the different between its number?

3200 has 1mb L2 cache , 3000 has 512kb of L2 cache

3200 uses the clawhammer core, 3000 uses the newcastle core

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: beyonddc

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
I would change the CPU for a 3000+ since the 3200 and 3000 run at the same Mhz.


And get the Chaintech ZNF3-250 nForce3 board. Newwer chipset with the HT speeds and locks fixed.

ordered already...
if 3200 and 3000 runs at the same mhz, then what's the different between its number?

3200 has 1mb L2 cache , 3000 has 512kb of L2 cache

3200 uses the clawhammer core, 3000 uses the newcastle core

3000 was a clawhammer with half its L2 cache turned off. Hence the reason for the SAME wafer size and number of Transisiotrs.

The NEW 3000+ MIGHT be a newcastle, depending when it was made. I think if it is a CG version then yes it is, but the CO? version is the older one, like my 3000+

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
3000 was a clawhammer with half its L2 cache turned off. Hence the reason for the SAME wafer size and number of Transisiotrs.

The NEW 3000+ MIGHT be a newcastle, depending when it was made. I think if it is a CG version then yes it is, but the CO? version is the older one, like my 3000+

newegg is selling the 3000 newcastle core version FYI. (which is where OP bought his stuff from)

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
3000 was a clawhammer with half its L2 cache turned off. Hence the reason for the SAME wafer size and number of Transisiotrs.

The NEW 3000+ MIGHT be a newcastle, depending when it was made. I think if it is a CG version then yes it is, but the CO? version is the older one, like my 3000+

newegg is selling the 3000 newcastle core version FYI. (which is where OP bought his stuff from)

They go through their stock fast so getting something from newegg USUALLY menas you are getting the newwest ones.

That and the CG (newcastle) chip overclocks better and also have the updated mem controller.


Has anybody seen if there is a GREAT diff. between the OLDER 3000 and the newwer CG (newcastle)
3000 chip?

 

[Childs]

Originally posted by: whiteboy81

Originally posted by: beyonddc

Originally posted by: episodic
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk

Get a USB key instead 🙂

11 dollars for the floppy disk drive. No biggie, might need it to install device drivers.

Floppies have no use that I can find anymore. Any driver that fits on a floppy is available on the intarweb after a 2 second dl.

Bios updates, password recovery, etc. Floppies still have some use, and they are cheaper than thumb drives.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
:cookie;

hehehe

 

[beyonddc]

What's the different between the corehammer core and the newcastle core?

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: whiteboy81

Originally posted by: beyonddc

Originally posted by: episodic
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk

Get a USB key instead 🙂

11 dollars for the floppy disk drive. No biggie, might need it to install device drivers.

Floppies have no use that I can find anymore. Any driver that fits on a floppy is available on the intarweb after a 2 second dl.

Except for the network card drivers that require you to connect to the internet through your network card to download them. Seems like a waste to burn a cd for that to me.

 

[Cashmoney995]

get a 9800 pro instead!

 

[Cashmoney995]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: beyonddc

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
I would change the CPU for a 3000+ since the 3200 and 3000 run at the same Mhz.


And get the Chaintech ZNF3-250 nForce3 board. Newwer chipset with the HT speeds and locks fixed.

ordered already...
if 3200 and 3000 runs at the same mhz, then what's the different between its number?

3200 has 1mb L2 cache , 3000 has 512kb of L2 cache

3200 uses the clawhammer core, 3000 uses the newcastle core

You bought the right processor, you want the most L2 cache, anyone who says different is ignant. Also you can overclock it 200mghz without any problems.