Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 19:21:43 11/19/04
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On November 19, 2004 at 17:52:44, Derek Winter wrote: >Hi Enrico: > Thanks for the illiminating post. Based on the URL you gave with specs on AMD >processors, it would appear that the Model 4000+ is the best processor around >now (and prospectively--for 64-bit engines). > Two further questions: > Do you have any timeframe for the .09 micron AMD processors? > Who makes the best computers with these high-processors in them? > > Thanks, CMA Hello Derek. I am no AMD expert -- I'm just a student of the A. Gordon Institute of AMD Knowledge. :) (Aaron Gordon posts here often and could tell you nearly everything you could ever want to know and I am sure more that you didn't...) ;) The A64 4000+ is a great chip -- but as it has just been released, it is quite expensive. It also retained the older 2.4GHz speed but did receive a bump in the L2 Cache to 1MB. If you were looking for the absolute best processor from AMD, it would be the FX-55 because of its 2.6GHz clock. It's also $820 or so (at the moment.) As far as your question about the .09 micron processors, they are out. However, to my knowledge, only the A64 3000+, 3200+ and 3500+ are currently available. See my intial email to Dai about this (1.8, 2.0, 2.2GHz are their respective speeds...) You'll have to wait for 2.4 and 2.6GHz speeds of the 90nm to hit the market. Check the following link for AMD Processor Road Map -- giving you their forecast of when future chips are available. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_608,00.html I can't help much with your last question because I prefer to build my own boxes and get EXACTLY the components I want. Buying pre-built systems can give you more than you want in some areas and not what you wanted in others. Also, I like to use the best components throughout. You might check the following links -- I know they are popular sites for 'somewhat' self-configured systems (where you can at least choose much of what goes into the system.) I cannot vouch for either though -- I have not purchased anything from them personally. http://www.unitedmicro.com/ (click "BUILD YOUR OWN AMD 64-BIT SYSYEM" link) --or-- http://www.xtechnology.com/scr/xtcat.dll/SelectStore Hope this helps, -elc.
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