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post #1 of 12
4/16/04 at 12:59pm
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Is 150$ worth the performance difference between a ( P4 3.06 533 fsb) and ( P4 3.2 800fsb) ?
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post #2 of 12
4/16/04 at 1:26pm
It depends on the context, really, and how much the extra speed is worth to you on whatever you're thinking of having the processor in.

In other words: maybe.
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post #3 of 12
4/16/04 at 1:29pm
For me.. yes. the extra 377mhz fsb, plus the 140mhz extra, should make for a decent increase in speed.
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post #4 of 12
4/16/04 at 1:48pm
Me To, Well worth it.
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post #5 of 12
4/16/04 at 1:51pm
Yeah, based on the difference on the FSB alone, I'd say it's worth it.
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post #6 of 12
4/16/04 at 1:53pm
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Question regarding the sager components.

I had a HP 17" zd7000 and it had small components build for notebooks e.g.
tiny 80gig hardrive, cooling system, etc.

Sagers look to have desktop components stuck in their notebooks, e.g. Large Hardrive, cooling fan, etc.

It would seem to me the Sagers are probably running a ton hotter than the mobile counter parts.

Whats your take on this?
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post #7 of 12
4/16/04 at 1:57pm
I'd agree with those about the FSB increase. Just the difference between a 3.0 and a 3.2, not really that big of a deal. But the 50% increase in FSB should have a significant effect that's not just restricted to the CPU. Fact is, I'd say the FSB alone would justify that cost. At least if you are into performance.

The CPU difference would be worth about $50 to me. Maybe less.
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post #8 of 12
4/16/04 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by kimbrcd
Question regarding the sager components.

I had a HP 17" zd7000 and it had small components build for notebooks e.g.
tiny 80gig hardrive, cooling system, etc.

Sagers look to have desktop components stuck in their notebooks, e.g. Large Hardrive, cooling fan, etc.

It would seem to me the Sagers are probably running a ton hotter than the mobile counter parts.

Whats your take on this?
You are mistaken. The hard drives in Sager machines are just like in almost every other laptop out there (the only exception I'm aware of currently being a 16-pound Acer machine). The fans are also pretty much average-sized.

You are correct, however, the P4 machines, in general, run hotter than Centrino machines.
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post #9 of 12
4/16/04 at 2:05pm
In general, that's true that the P4 machines run hotter (especially than Centrino). However, with more active cooling, they don't run that much hotter than many other laptops - the older P-3Ms (and P-4Ms as well, I presume), for example. I was surprised to discover this after both my roommate and I had downloaded temperature monitoring programs. He has an old Dell laptop, 850 MHz P-3M. Mine consistently runs in the upper 40s, while his was around 60. He tweaked the fan settings to bring it down around where my 5680 runs.
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post #10 of 12
4/16/04 at 2:24pm
hell yes man, its worth it!!!
A.) 533-800 fsb is a big jump
B.) check sharkyextreme for benchies there is a big difference
Finally, 150 may sound like a lot, but unlike the difference between a 3.2 and 3.4 the difference between a 3.06 (533) and a 3.2 (800) is a big one in performance and overall value. My opinion, if your gonna buy a pc for performance, then get th 3.2 because there is not point using last years cpu and having to upgrade earlier. Why not get the 3.2 now...and you'll be in the high-performance bracket for at least 1 to 2 years compared to the fact that a 3.06 is already equalled in performace by a 2.8 (8oo) and we all know that a 2.8 simply wont give us serious gamers the performace we desire. Go with the 3.2 you wont regret it!!!
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post #11 of 12
4/16/04 at 3:24pm
If money is tight and the motherboard supports 800mhz processors you can get the 3.06 knowing you can upgrade later if necessary. Otherwise I would opt for the 800mz 3.2.

Peace,

Geostyce
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post #12 of 12
4/17/04 at 5:51am
damnit. i bought a 2.2 almost a year ago when it was the latest and greatest. processors have advanced wayy too fast in the past months ... now i've got a 3.2 ... >_<.. and thats cuz i opted against the 3.4!!! >_<

damn. technology sucks.

my hobby really kicks me in the teeth. ... (maybe thats why i like it.)
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