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I just installed my new 3700+

post #1 of 6
10/28/04 at 4:22pm
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Well the fedex man arrived about an hour ago with my brand new AMD 64 3700+ DTR. I was so happy i almost hugged him...just kiddin. Well currently i am typing on my laptop so the install was good. The processor idles at around 40* and i haven't gotten to any extensive benchmarking yet but i'll let you know. It gets up to 68* when playing doom 3. Well i'm gonna start some benches and see how it goes.
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post #2 of 6
10/28/04 at 4:41pm
Best of luck to you. How are your fans running? Are then running at full blast from the moment you start up?
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post #3 of 6
10/28/04 at 4:54pm
I am a newbie to this forum, so forgive me if this is redundant question...

Overall, how significant is the heat output with the 4750? I have an older Alienware 5160 (I think), and I can practically cook a turkey with the heat blowin' out of it. It'll shut itself off from so much heat. I'm looking to do live music and need something SOLID, yet powerful.

Any advice/insight would be appreciated - even advice on previous threads.

Thanks.
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post #4 of 6
10/28/04 at 10:57pm
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Well so far i'm pretty disappointed by the new CPU. The increase isn't as large as i thought it was going to be...at least in benchmarking. I'm getting 3515 at stock speeds in 3dmark03. I'm going to tinker around a little bit and see what i can get out of it.
For Rustacian the fans arent running at full blast from start and so far i haven't noticed a difference in fan noise. I'm not saying there isn't a difference it just isn't noticeable.
For Rami the heat output isn't as big as it was with the fan firmware and bios it was first shipped with. I don't really mind the heat at all but my campus is always freezing cold also and thats the only time i ever use it on my lap.
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post #5 of 6
10/29/04 at 12:44am
3dmark03 really doesnt do anything to test your cpu. The difference between a 2800+ and a 3700+ with the same gpu is around 200pts.

Try Sandra or 3dmark01.

But anyway, going from a 3400+ to a 3700+ will probably only net you a 3-5% increase in performance anyway.
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post #6 of 6
10/29/04 at 10:15am
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I went from a 3200 to a 3700 so i hope it is more than 5%.
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