AMD Socket 939 X2 4600 back in stock at only £119.99+VAT !!

[jamjar]

HI there

Well to those who have been upset struggling to find a decent powerful enough CPU for their socket 939 setup to help power a 7800 GS or X1950, well OcUK has good news:-

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ (Socket 939) - OEM

Frustrated by staring at the hourglass icon as soon as you try to work on more than three programs at once, especially when you’re working with digital media? Increase your performance by up to 80% with the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual core processor. Work or play with multiple programs without any stalling or waiting. Dual-core technology is like having two processors, and two working together is better and faster than one working alone. Do more in less time with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor.

- Only AMD64 technology runs today’s 32-bit and tomorrow’s 64-bit software
- AMD’s Enhanced Virus Protection for Microsoft ® Windows ® XP SP2*
- Cool'n'Quiet™ technology for a quieter computer and lower power costs
- HyperTransport™ technology and an integrated DDR memory controller for maximum performance and system efficiency
- 2.4GHz operating speed
- 512Kb L2 cache


£119.99+VAT (£140.99 inc VAT)



BUY NOW!!

Thought that the newer boards for AMD was the AM2 type ?

 

[jamjar]

HA HA!

Windsor =am2
Toledo = 1mb 939
Manchester =512k 939

they are Manchester's. (some can be failed Toledo's)

i dont understand how anything could be 'non true' 64 bit, it either is or isnt, they are as well, they are called 'athlon 64 x2' for a reason

Like that ! nice reply ! yeah they are called AMD 64 X2 Which in my old school days would mean x2 = twice 1 meaning a duel or double of something = double or a Duo core ..

 

[Domo]

Windsor =am2
Toledo = 1mb 939
Manchester =512k 939

they are Manchester's. (some can be failed Toledo's)

Hmmm - the Manchesters aren't listed on Tom's Hardware CPU chart. Thanks for clearing that up though.

i dont understand how anything could be 'non true' 64 bit, it either is or isnt, they are as well, they are called 'athlon 64 x2' for a reason

Just thought I'd check before pre-ordering Vista (which I will now do tomorrow!)

 

[jamjar]

wise move

Hmmm - the Manchesters aren't listed on Tom's Hardware CPU chart. Thanks for clearing that up though.


Just thought I'd check before pre-ordering Vista (which I will now do tomorrow!)

Yeah wise move ,or why not go for a C2D ,there mighty fast so i,m told on here ..

 

[Domo]

Yeah wise move ,or why not go for a C2D ,there mighty fast so i,m told on here ..

The cost in all those new parts - C2D CPU + DDR2 + mobo...!! No chance.

One day..

 

[jamjar]

The cost in all those new parts - C2D CPU + DDR2 + mobo...!! No chance.

One day..

true i think you would be looking at £300 plus !

 

[DJKahuna]

well i bought one of these on Friday. Should be here in next few days. I'm going from a venice 3200+ @ 2.4Ghz. I'll post up a benchmark comparison when i'm done. Oh yeah, first post .

 

[jamjar]

thxs

well i bought one of these on Friday. Should be here in next few days. I'm going from a venice 3200+ @ 2.4Ghz. I'll post up a benchmark comparison when i'm done. Oh yeah, first post .

Hi thanks for that ,when you say u bought on of these which one did u mean AMD X2 4600 or Core 2 Duo E6400 ?

 

[DJKahuna]

Well if i'm only getting the CPU and going from a 3200+, well, the rest writes itself. JIC, It's the X2 4600+. I was originally gonna get an opty 180 from another competitor but they ran out a day early + it's more expensive. I play a lot of Source based games, do a lot of video editing, programming, Photoshop editing, etc. so this should improve my performance by a few times (Since Source based games like CSS and HL2 now have multithreading capabilities). Also means i can play about with Cellfactor in software emulation mode .

 

[man_from_uncle]

I'd be tempted by one of these if they overclocked like that last batch of San Diego 4000+. It'd cost £500 for me to go to core 2 now and get a serious CPU boost, and £600+ if i wanted to keep both graphics cards (those new nforce 680 Sli motherboards are not cheap). If these 4600s could hit 3ghz though on air.....well I think it'd be worth it.

 

[IceShock]

dont be too sure about 3ghz on air.

my 4400x2 wont go past 2.65ghz on air

 

[man_from_uncle]

dont be too sure about 3ghz on air.

my 4400x2 wont go past 2.65ghz on air

I know. I'm sure if they did clock anything like those last 4000+s Gibbo would open the thread with: AMAZING OFFERS OFFER ON AMD X2 4600+. MOST CLOCK TO OVER FX-62 SPEEDS AND BEYOND!

Having said that, if it turns out that they do I might drop a bit of cash for one.

 

[LordBlood]

Hmm i'm tempted... decisions decisions

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there

Well with Vista looming these will certainly add a good performance boost for those who don't wish to change their entire major PC components and just want to drop a faster CPU in.

How they overclock I am unsure, will have to wait for feedback from you guys but they are all the same batch.

 

[SkeeterUK]

A mate of mine told me to avoid the 4600 cpus. Either 4400 or 4800 are better he said.

 

[man_from_uncle]

A mate of mine told me to avoid the 4600 cpus. Either 4400 or 4800 are better he said.

Well, the 4400 and 4800 have twice the cache (1mb per core), which in real world performance is equivilant to something like an extra 50-150mhz on the cpu clock. Without a doubt though, a 3ghz 4600 would be quicker than a 2.8ghz 4400.

 

[Gibbo]

A mate of mine told me to avoid the 4600 cpus. Either 4400 or 4800 are better he said.

Hi there

Thats because those processors have 1MB cache which helps boost performance. However finding those is near impossible. Basically the 4600 is hardly no quicker than the 4400, though at this price OcUK is selling at is cheaper than a 4400 anyway.

 

[b.cummins]

dont be too sure about 3ghz on air.

my 4400x2 wont go past 2.65ghz on air

my 4800x2 wont go past 2.85ghz on water... I think that might be me being a wuss with the voltages tho..

 

[DJKahuna]

my 4800x2 wont go past 2.85ghz on water... I think that might be me being a wuss with the voltages tho..

It's advised that with the X2's and Opty's that you stay at stock voltage or increase by 0.10V max. Anything more and there's no gain to be made. You can damage your memory controller if you go too high (it's happened to me once before but only with a single-core CPU) which basically sends dual-channel memory configs out the window. If this happens, you should run your memory in single-channel for a few days and the memory controller actually repairs itself (even though it might still have it's timings wrong).

Also, be aware that stepping means a lot with these chips. The only ones that don't matter are the FX series but those aren't dual-core (apart from the FX-60 and above).

And the Opteron's aren't old 4400+'s and 4800+'s rebadged, the Opterons have 3 HTT links which means they OC better. They're also made with much purer silicon to help squeeze evey last drop of performance out.

I'll be overclocking mine as high as it will go on stock voltage then increase by 0.05v which should give about another 50mhz or so. Then another 0.05v (so 0.10v in total) which should allow another 50Mhz (so 100mhz in total). With any luck, you should be able to reach about 2.7-2.9Ghz on air, possibly even 3.

Your motherboard depends a lot. Since the 4600+ has a 12x multiplier, and i can get 250 without a problem, i can almost guarantee that i'll be one of the 3ghz buyers.

Does any of the staff that work at OCUK have a stepping from the batch that went on sale a few days ago, just so i can research what sort of OC we can expect?

 

[b.cummins]

yes mine is exactly 0.1v above stock I've never gone higher, though the temperature has never gone beyond 44oC at full load.