 Athlon 64bit Chip, Who is getting one of these? |
| Johnzillah |
 09/24/03 6:23pm
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 Major  Group: Forum Member Posts: 493 Joined: November 2nd 2002 From: Raleigh NC Member No.: 87  |
 Anybody planning on getting one of these? And if so will it play MOHAA correctly since its a 64bit chip? Zillah -------------------- |
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| cypher |
09/25/03 11:17am
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 Colonel Group: Forum Member Posts: 1297 Joined: August 18th 2002 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 31 |
Be careful with this processor guys. While optimized for 64 bit code it should run all 32 bit code as well but there are no guarantees. Think of it like this; Windows95 was originally built to run 16 bit and 32 bit code so that it could be backward compatible with old Win3.x apps. Some worked, some didn't.
IMHO the advantages of a 64 bit pipeline (specifically the capability to address 4TB of memory) aren't quite necessary yet except in the server platforms. I love AMD stuff but I think money may be better spent buying the last revision of the AthlonXP (which is sure to go down in price now) and coupling it with an nForce mobo. Cypher |
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Johnzillah Athlon 64bit Chip 09/24/03 6:23pm
Hoods my broke ass wont b, but nice Sig! 09/24/03 6:29pm maximum-v Dude I want that thing baaad, but too pricy at the... 09/24/03 7:05pm Johnzillah Thats good to know it will run both. I want one un... 09/24/03 9:09pm Nixon
How are you going to fit that under your tree wi... 09/25/03 7:22am maximum-v
exactly cy.... Athalon XP (barton's) will be... 09/25/03 1:10pm
JP Im glad this came out, now I can buy a new chip, m... 09/25/03 6:32pm |
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