[NTLUG:Discuss] (OT) Probably a stupid question

[Dennis Myhand]

Actually, what AMD puts on the box is 3200+ which is saying that it runs
like a 3.2gig P4, but actually functions at 2GHz.  I have a 3000+ which runs
at 1.8GHz  The new dual core are listed at 4200+, 4400+, 4600+ and 4800+ and
run at 2.2GHz, 2.4, and 2.6, I think.  Anyway you look at it, they kick the
crap out of all but the most expensive Intel chips.  Enjoy 

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From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf
Of Preston Hagar
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 11:21 AM
To: w.dahl4 at verizon.net; NTLUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] (OT) Probably a stupid question

A guy I work with bought one of those combos from Fry's and loved it. 
We then bought two more of the same motherboard and the Athlon 64 3400
from newegg.com and put it in some old 2U server cases we had.  They
are working great.  We installed 64 bit gentoo on it and everything
was supported.  The most common programs (kde, apache, mysql, etc.)
had stable 64 bit versions.  For the things that didn't we could just
use the 32-bit version or a masked package.  As a side note, AMD puts
3200 on its box, but the processor really runs at like 2.0 GHZ.  It is
fast though.  As far as 32-bit Windows goes, it will work fine on the
processor, it will just be running 32-bit code.  I would recommend XP
Pro, if you can afford it.  You can purchase a full OEM version 32-bit
or 64-bit from newegg for about $150.

HTH,

Preston
On 5/7/05, Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm wanting to build a 64 bit computer and Fry's has a
> motherboard/cpu combo on sale for $189...it's an ECS K8 HT 1600
> motherboard with an AMD Athlon 64 3.2 Gig  processor.  It's in the right
> price range...anyone tried using one of these?  If so, any problems I
> should know about?  I googled for hardware compatibility and couldn't
> find this motherboard listed anywhere.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wayne
> 
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