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Intel 800 MHz FSB Processor Family Review

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the getting-to-know dept.

David writes "Techware Labs recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Intel's new 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB) processor family. The review includes a overview of the features in this processor family, Intel's new Springdale and Canterwood chipsets, and an analysis of processor scaling within this family. The article focuses on how the relationship between CPU and video card affect various aspects of performance."

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  1. too much power != good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The more powerful the chips intel pushes the less effcient the coder becomes, i remember when i used to tweak my programs so they would run optimally on a slower machines, now a days its like you need 192mb and 500mhz for word processing. People need to get back to the old school days when a 486/66mhz and 4mb RAM was minumum. I can understand how games evolve and more power is needed, but it's not just games that have this high requirement these days.

    1. Re:too much power != good by drsmithy · · Score: 2, Interesting
      People need to get back to the old school days when a 486/66mhz and 4mb RAM was minumum.

      Why ?

  2. It'd be nice... by Mister+Black · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It'd be nice if they normalized all their charts with some current non 800FSB proc+board so I can see how much of an improvement there actually is.

    --

    You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
  3. dualies by bloosqr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Anyone know why the dual xeon motherboards aren't flipping to 800mhz? I would think that a faster bus would make more of a difference on dual processor boxes. Currently the memory bus is at 2*266 = 533 and I think it will move to 667 either late this year or early next year. On the other hand, i've noticed iwill is now selling a dual xeon motherboard for $300 and the chips are not much more expensive than their "normal" equivalents. (Note I am talking about the dual processor xeon chips not the "made of pure gold" 4 processor xeon mp chips)

    -bloo

  4. Re:too much power - efficiency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    That's a popular but ridiculous idea. The less time the programmer needs to spend tweaking and writing incredibly painful assembly language, the more time he has to meet the actual user's needs for new software and new features.

    And by the way, you're calling a 486/66 "old school" made me laugh! To me, old school is a 1 mhz 6502, or maybe a 2 mhz z80.