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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?

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

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

Heh seems AMD slick naming scheme does suck in some ppl

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

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!

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

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

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

heh w0rd!!

You're one to talk Ace.

SHADDUP!!

lol poor acecombat

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