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Subject:Runs like Bat Outta Hell with Amd K6 -3 CPU Posted by: interfecto Date:4/21/2000 5:45:00 PM Grets Fellow Acid Heads, I just put an AMD K6-3 400 MHz Cpu in my ASUS P5A-B based computer. I might add that Acid 2.0 runs like a bat outta hell with this processor. If you have a Super Seven Motherboard with a 233 or slower Pentium installed, you can update your computer to run like a PIII. It'l cost you about $100 for the processor but take my friggin word, it's worth every penny. Salute, Jon
Subject:Re: Runs like Bat Outta Hell with Amd K6 -3 CPU Reply by: dr_zeemo Date:4/25/2000 8:44:00 PM Hey Jon, Just curious, I too have a ASUS P-5a Motherboard.... is the processor you're using , a K6-2? or a K6-3? Mine is a K6-2 (400mhz) socket 7 and I'll have to agree with you..... it cooks!!! I am wondering, if yours is a K6-3, what the difference is??? aside from the fact that it's a newer processor. Cache memory?? internal data path size??? If you could enlighten me I would be greatful...... Dr. Zeemo Jon Jenkins wrote: >>Grets Fellow Acid Heads, >> >>I just put an AMD K6-3 400 MHz Cpu in my ASUS P5A-B based >>computer. I might add that Acid 2.0 runs like a bat outta >>hell with this processor. >>If you have a Super Seven Motherboard with a 233 or slower >>Pentium installed, you can update your computer to run like >>a PIII. It'l cost you about $100 for the processor but take >>my friggin word, it's worth every penny. >> >>Salute, >>Jon
Subject:Re: Runs like Bat Outta Hell with Amd K6 -3 CPU Reply by: interfecto Date:4/28/2000 10:05:00 AM Hi Rick..Jon here from Acid Forum, I'm using my new K6-3 400 MHz Processor and it really smokes with Acid. I have the P5A-B moboard. I had a Pentium 233 MMX before I changed it. The Pentium worked but sometimes I'd have trouble when I would be using a whole lotta tracks and effects. The AMD K6-3 is handling everything I throw at it. The K6-3 has 320 Kilobyte Internal Cache combined with the 512 Kilobyte on the ASUS Board giving me a total 832 K Bytes of Cache. This makes for great speed. The more cache you got, the faster your computer runs. When processing data, if the amount of data is under the cache size, the computer doesn't have to access the RAM. what this means is that the operations will be performed at the processor speed, in this case 400 MHz. When the processor has to access the RAM this occurs at the bus speed, in this case 100 MHz. This shows you the importance of a large cache. The K6-3 benches at a close comparison to the Pentium III 450 processor. If you want to look at the specifics of the AMD processors go amd.com and check it out. Salute, Jon Rick Zizzamia wrote: >>Hey Jon, >>Just curious, I too have a ASUS P-5a Motherboard.... is the processor >>you're using , a K6-2? or a K6-3? Mine is a K6-2 (400mhz) socket 7 >>and I'll have to agree with you..... it cooks!!! I am wondering, if >>yours is a K6-3, what the difference is??? aside from the fact that >>it's a newer processor. Cache memory?? internal data path size??? >>If you could enlighten me I would be greatful...... >>Dr. Zeemo >> >>Jon Jenkins wrote: >>>>Grets Fellow Acid Heads, >>>> >>>>I just put an AMD K6-3 400 MHz Cpu in my ASUS P5A-B based >>>>computer. I might add that Acid 2.0 runs like a bat outta >>>>hell with this processor. >>>>If you have a Super Seven Motherboard with a 233 or slower >>>>Pentium installed, you can update your computer to run like >>>>a PIII. It'l cost you about $100 for the processor but take >>>>my friggin word, it's worth every penny. >>>> >>>>Salute, >>>>Jon

Subject:Runs like Bat Outta Hell with Amd K6 -3 CPU

Posted by: interfecto

Date:4/21/2000 5:45:00 PM

Grets Fellow Acid Heads,

I just put an AMD K6-3 400 MHz Cpu in my ASUS P5A-B based
computer. I might add that Acid 2.0 runs like a bat outta
hell with this processor.
If you have a Super Seven Motherboard with a 233 or slower
Pentium installed, you can update your computer to run like
a PIII. It'l cost you about $100 for the processor but take
my friggin word, it's worth every penny.

Salute,
Jon

Subject:Re: Runs like Bat Outta Hell with Amd K6 -3 CPU

Reply by: dr_zeemo

Date:4/25/2000 8:44:00 PM

Hey Jon,
Just curious, I too have a ASUS P-5a Motherboard.... is the processor
you're using , a K6-2? or a K6-3? Mine is a K6-2 (400mhz) socket 7
and I'll have to agree with you..... it cooks!!! I am wondering, if
yours is a K6-3, what the difference is??? aside from the fact that
it's a newer processor. Cache memory?? internal data path size???
If you could enlighten me I would be greatful......
Dr. Zeemo

Jon Jenkins wrote:
>>Grets Fellow Acid Heads,
>>
>>I just put an AMD K6-3 400 MHz Cpu in my ASUS P5A-B based
>>computer. I might add that Acid 2.0 runs like a bat outta
>>hell with this processor.
>>If you have a Super Seven Motherboard with a 233 or slower
>>Pentium installed, you can update your computer to run like
>>a PIII. It'l cost you about $100 for the processor but take
>>my friggin word, it's worth every penny.
>>
>>Salute,
>>Jon

Subject:Re: Runs like Bat Outta Hell with Amd K6 -3 CPU

Reply by: interfecto

Date:4/28/2000 10:05:00 AM

Hi Rick..Jon here from Acid Forum,
I'm using my new K6-3 400 MHz Processor and it really smokes with
Acid. I have the P5A-B moboard. I had a Pentium 233 MMX before I
changed it. The Pentium worked but sometimes I'd have trouble when I
would be using a whole lotta tracks and effects. The AMD K6-3 is
handling everything I throw at it.
The K6-3 has 320 Kilobyte Internal Cache combined with the 512
Kilobyte on the ASUS Board giving me a total 832 K Bytes of Cache.
This makes for great speed. The more cache you got, the faster your
computer runs. When processing data, if the amount of data is under
the cache size, the computer doesn't have to access the RAM. what
this means is that the operations will be performed at the processor
speed, in this case 400 MHz. When the processor has to access the RAM
this occurs at the bus speed, in this case 100 MHz. This shows you
the importance of a large cache.
The K6-3 benches at a close comparison to the Pentium III 450
processor. If you want to look at the specifics of the AMD processors
go amd.com and check it out.
Salute, Jon

Rick Zizzamia wrote:
>>Hey Jon,
>>Just curious, I too have a ASUS P-5a Motherboard.... is the
processor
>>you're using , a K6-2? or a K6-3? Mine is a K6-2 (400mhz) socket
7
>>and I'll have to agree with you..... it cooks!!! I am wondering,
if
>>yours is a K6-3, what the difference is??? aside from the fact that
>>it's a newer processor. Cache memory?? internal data path size???
>>If you could enlighten me I would be greatful......
>>Dr. Zeemo
>>
>>Jon Jenkins wrote:
>>>>Grets Fellow Acid Heads,
>>>>
>>>>I just put an AMD K6-3 400 MHz Cpu in my ASUS P5A-B based
>>>>computer. I might add that Acid 2.0 runs like a bat outta
>>>>hell with this processor.
>>>>If you have a Super Seven Motherboard with a 233 or slower
>>>>Pentium installed, you can update your computer to run like
>>>>a PIII. It'l cost you about $100 for the processor but take
>>>>my friggin word, it's worth every penny.
>>>>
>>>>Salute,
>>>>Jon