AMD X2 4400 and 4800 Socket 939 1MB Cache CPU's - NEW LOW PRICES!!

[frankmcg]

Sorry should have said - it is the old Newcastle core.

 

[Goody_GTI]

Sorry should have said - it is the old Newcastle core.

Yes then there should be a noticeable difference - that is the same upgrade as what i have just done, id recommend it and say go for it - definately a big improvement

 

[ots3go]

What would people say is the most "safe" ammount of voltage to put in these 4400+ X2's? (on air).

 

[frankmcg]

Yes then there should be a noticeable difference - that is the same upgrade as what i have just done, id recommend it and say go for it - definately a big improvement

I'll probably do it anyway despite the benchmarks showing no improvement for single core apps/games. I guess the benefit will come further down the line or where did you see the most improvement?

 

[Johny Boy]

What cooling are you using?

ThermalRight XP-90C with a Zalman fan.

Keeps me in the early 30's while idel, mid 40's with occasional flutter towards 50 with full load on s&m.

 

[ubern00b]

That makes me happy. Plan on getting a 4400+ tomorrow and ideally would like to aim for 2.7 as well. Will be using it with a Big Typhoon so I just wanted to make sure you were under air and not using water

 

[Rob43]

Now got mine @2.8Ghz 310x9 using 1.6v Idle 30C Load 40C

Rob

 

[banja]

What is the 'MM'?

 

[focus130]

I know most people seem to favour the 4400+ but what about the 4600+? It is only a few quid more for as standard a higher clock speed, I know that there is less cache per core but wondered what people thought.

I really want the 4800+ but can't quite justify the extra £130 or so to get that, and I would be happy with a machine running at comparable performance to that processor.

For cooling either of these processors I thought of the Akasa AK-920 EVO 120 what are peoples opinions of that?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Rob43]

You should easily get the 4400 to 4800 speeds I went for the 4400 because it has the extra cache

Rob

 

[Goody_GTI]

I'll probably do it anyway despite the benchmarks showing no improvement for single core apps/games. I guess the benefit will come further down the line or where did you see the most improvement?

Overall performance i cant realy state because i haven't had the time to test it just yet that will be a weekend thing - but in windows flicking around it is a lot more responsive and burning cd's there has been a definite improvement

Like i mentioned before though the main difference is the temps and lower voltage it runs at - my 3500+ required 1.55v to get it stable at 2.6 whereas this is perfectly stable at 2.5 running at just under 1.4v - and the stock voltage of the 3500 was 1.5v anyway

when i get chance to test it more over the weekend i'l get back to you but i think there a good investment as im sure more games/apps will utilise the dual core technology in the near future