Which Duron

[Fabio]

I am going to be buying an ASUS A7V and a Duron that I would like to OC as much as possible. What am I looking for in the CPU? Do I want a 600, 650 ,700 or what? Does it really matter since I should be able to unlock the multiplier?


Thanks for the advice,


Fabio

 

[pdo]

I think that most will have better result reaching 1GHz with the 700Mhz Duron even though they all have the same core. I don't think I make any sense at all.

 

[GaryTcs]

Yes, it does matter. The 700 and above are more likely to reach 1ghz than the 600 and 650. Although many 600's are reaching 1ghz, almost all 700's are, and every 800 should. 700 is probably the best odds for the money.($70 pricewatch delivered)

 

[hubbs]

It doesn't really matter what speed processor because realistically all the durons o/c to about the 900/950 range. A few hit 1ghz. But thinking your going to for sure hit a ghz w/an 800 is wrong. The 800 has no more chance or making a ghz than any other.

 

[paulip88]

Actually, the 800 probably should have slight edge over the other Durons. Of course this is assuming that the people at AMD actually do quality control on their batches and sort them out. Generally, the fast chips should go in the fast bin. Of course yields are so high, it might not matter.

 

[rmblam]

I recommend the 600 based on price. Is 950mhz really so inferior to 1,000mhz? If you are hung up on numbers spend the extra $$ and get the 700 or 800, but I'd chuck it up and get the cheap one. You can buy two 600's for the price of an 800 and increase your chances of hitting the gig. I doubt the second processor will go to waste if you build systems or have friends interested.

 

[HellRaven]

As far as I can tell it is luck of the draw so far. There doesn't seem to be one duron processor speed that is significantly more likely to hit 1ghz YET. The Duron 800 may be able to go higher because of a new stepping.

 

[Howard]

600

 

[Oreo]

The cheapest one - they all max out at 900-1000MHz anyways.

 

[abracadabra1]

600, best bang for your buck.
900 is guaranteed...anything above that is gravy...

 

[abracadabra1]

<< Yes, it does matter. The 700 and above are more likely to reach 1ghz than the 600 and 650. Although many 600's are reaching 1ghz, almost all 700's are, and every 800 should. 700 is probably the best odds for the money.($70 pricewatch delivered) >>



no no no. all these durons have the same core. it's really just the luck of the draw. i myself have 2 duron 600's they both reach 950 stable.
my second duron does 1000 stable, but the first duron dies out at bootup.
the 800's aren't more likely to it 1000. it actually seems like the 800's are just not able to clock as high as the 700's and 600's (dunno why).
it is true, the 700's are hitting 1000 pretty often, but so are the 600s- go for the 600's

 

[GaryTcs]

Amd sorts the chips according to quality and then rates them for speed. If the &quot;cushion&quot; that they give is taken into account, then the 800 would stand a higher chance of 1000. We still have to accept that the aluminum interconnects are &quot;only&quot; capable of around 1000, maybe 1200 with heroic cooling efforts, so the gain may in fact be marginal. (say a 600 can go to 950, a 800 should go to 1000) We are all taking the &quot;luck of the draw&quot; by expecting a 50% increase in processor speed anyway.Perhaps the &quot;luck of the draw&quot;was more valid before 700 and 800 were out because all the chips that rated at 700+ oem were still labeled 600.Now that they can sell these higher speed chips for more$$ they will. My 600 reaches 950 too, and maybe the best point on the subject is that there is almost no difference between 900 and 1000. (But we all want 1000 don't we?)

 

[Marty]

I believe that the 800MHz Duron is the only one which is a member of the new stepping, which is why 1100 has been reached by a good number of sites so far, where 950-1000 was the limit for the slower chips. The cost difference isn't that great, so unless money is really tight, I'd go with the 800.

Marty