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Athlon XP 3000+ versus AMD 64 3000?
My current machine (Asrock MB) has a AMD XP 2400+. I need to get some
more speed, primarily for photo editing and mpeg encoding (no games). I can upgrade by just putting in a AMD XP 3000+ (FSB 333) or alternatively building a new machine, probably with a AMD 64 3000 (socket 939). It's not clear to me which would be faster. The software I run doesn't use 64bit and I would be just running XP Pro. The XP 3000+ is an older chip but much cheaper and I would not have to build a new machine Thanks for any advice/experiences |
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Athlon XP 3000+ versus AMD 64 3000?
Socket A is a long dead socket. I would go with the AMD64 3000+
socket 939 it has a FSB of 1000 (2000HT) where as the XP 3000 only has a fsb of 333. That a big improvement On 14 May 2006 14:40:28 -0700, wrote: My current machine (Asrock MB) has a AMD XP 2400+. I need to get some more speed, primarily for photo editing and mpeg encoding (no games). I can upgrade by just putting in a AMD XP 3000+ (FSB 333) or alternatively building a new machine, probably with a AMD 64 3000 (socket 939). It's not clear to me which would be faster. The software I run doesn't use 64bit and I would be just running XP Pro. The XP 3000+ is an older chip but much cheaper and I would not have to build a new machine Thanks for any advice/experiences |
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Athlon XP 3000+ versus AMD 64 3000?
On Sun, 14 May 2006 14:40:28 -0700, lchiu7 thoughtfully wrote:
My current machine (Asrock MB) has a AMD XP 2400+. I need to get some more speed, primarily for photo editing and mpeg encoding (no games). I can upgrade by just putting in a AMD XP 3000+ (FSB 333) or alternatively building a new machine, probably with a AMD 64 3000 (socket 939). It's not clear to me which would be faster. The software I run doesn't use 64bit and I would be just running XP Pro. The XP 3000+ is an older chip but much cheaper and I would not have to build a new machine Thanks for any advice/experiences Can you safely overclock that MB/cpu? I thought more memory helped with photo edititng more than speed. Sounds like a high price for such a small gain. You should look at 50% speed increase over your current system or other significant performance enhancements (coolnquiet, SATA, RAID) before dropping coins. Otherwise, help wifey or enjoy the kids after starting the encoding. |
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Athlon XP 3000+ versus AMD 64 3000?
Actually I do have 1G in the machine. The main speed issue is just the
time it takes to encode MPEG2 which is taking more about 120% realtime from DV or MJPEG sources I capture. I dont' think the application is I/O bound - it's purely CPU so that's why I thought going to an Athlon XP 3000+ would help. I could overclock the 2400. The fan and heatsink are pretty large. Just need to find out how to do it |
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Athlon XP 3000+ versus AMD 64 3000?
If you bought a new motherboard/processor/ram bundle with an Athlon 64
single-core CPU, you could add a dual-core processor at at later date, because, at most you just have to update the BIOS to use a dual-core CPU, and that would give your new setup added longevity. You could also upgrade the video card to PCI Express. Eric, PC Buyer Beware! http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/ |
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Athlon XP 3000+ versus AMD 64 3000?
I think I am going to see if I can find an Athlon 3000 (FSB 333 since
that's all my MB supports) as a stopgap measure. If I can get a 20-30% reduction in encoding then I would be happy. Not sure if my version of the 2400+ is multiplier locked and if even the Asrock MB supports changing it. The only docs I can read say, beware of changing the frequency since it affects all frequencies including the PCI Bus and video card |
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