Athlon 64 3500 showing as 2.3 ghz...

BigSlideHimself · Post by **BigSlideHimself** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:32 am

This is my first AMD install. It's an Athlon 64 3500+, and when I go to system properties, it recognizes it as that chip, but says its only going at 2.3 Ghz. Is this normal for amds?

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:26 am

Yes. "3500+" is the Performance Rating, the actual clock speed is 2.3GHz.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:48 pm

Amazin' what a lil' 2.3 GHz chip can do, eh?

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:56 pm

Heh seems AMD slick naming scheme does suck in some ppl

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:58 pm

yea, even Intel.. When they admitted that MHz are not a way to judge chip performance

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:31 pm

I hardly think "sucking people in" is the correct term. The AMD64 architecture is super efficient compared to the monster pipeline action of the P4 cores. 2300MHz is more than enough to slaughter a P4 @ 3.8 GHz in most gaming situations, and in many apps as well.

Good buying bro - you got a good one!

Capm · Post by **Capm** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:58 pm

OMG! Mobi actually said something right! THE END IS NEAR! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:56 pm

Mobius wrote:I hardly think "sucking people in" is the correct term. The AMD64 architecture is super efficient compared to the monster pipeline action of the P4 cores. 2300MHz is more than enough to slaughter a P4 @ 3.8 GHz in most gaming situations, and in many apps as well.

Good buying bro - you got a good one!

Yeah even in the last issue of Maximum PC I was just reading they said the FX-55 even slaughtered their Dream Machines P4 @3.97ghz in most cases, even Photoshop

<3 AMD

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 2:40 pm

Capm wrote:OMG! Mobi actually said something right! THE END IS NEAR! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!

heh w0rd!!

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 2:44 pm

You're one to talk Ace.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:00 pm

SHADDUP!!

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 2:05 am

lol poor acecombat

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:59 pm

huh?!?!? what about poor acecombat!!

Acey-pooo is far from poor. i soak up all this mood-cheering laughter and joking around.

now see, if i was still the "Old" AceCombat.....heh then id be poor