AMD Athlon (Slot A)

So there I was, considering an upgrade to my computer. Before started to purchase anything (as I was going to make it myself) I did a lot a research into what I wanted in my computer. There was one item for which I needed to do no research; this was the processor that I was going to put in this new computer. In my mind the only processor that was going to go into the new computer was a AMD Athlon, the only choice was what speed to I buy? The review will try, I hope, to be as jargonless as possible and if there is any I will try to explain (if I miss any explanations please inform me so I can update this). ** Why AMD ** Well the major difference between AMD ...  Read the complete review

Yeah, I have just managed to upgrade to Athlon and boy do you feel the speed, some might need to wear safty gear when using this hardware. I have the 750 varient and compared to my old K6-2, well the speed has gone through the roof. My kids have a P3 system running at 700 (been clocked) but when running comparitive software the P3 seems like an old grandad, mind you my K6 looks like an old corpse. Well I noe turn in respectable times for Seti tasks, my 3d rendering has come down so that I no longer have to go and make coffee, and Quake 3 rocks. I was very lucky in that I transferred all my othe components, so a self built upgrade can be had at a relatively cheap price. ...  Read the complete review

I am so impressed with the AMD Athlon. Before I had a dismal 200Mhz Cyrix 6x86L and this thing leaves it trailing in the dust! With more L2 cache and 3D accelerated features it runs faster than an Intel Pentium III that 50Mhz faster. At the rate of processor prices falling, you should definately consider investing in one if these babies, as it is also friendly with your pocket with AMD prices being about a third of their Intel counterparts. Currently 600Mhz is the minimum speed available now (which was what I had to settle for) all the way up to the superfast 850Mhz, with about £150 difference between the two. ...  Read the complete review

I must admit to not being an Athlon user myself although I have plenty of mates who are and theres no doubting that the Athlon is the quickest chip around by a long way and is also very well priced against its main competitor, the Intel Pentium III. If you want to spend the money on getting a fast PC for gaming and everything else you can throw at it then the Athlon is the way to go. The initial Athlon got AMD to the top of the tree in terms of speed over the PIII and now the Thunderbird has extended that lead. The Thunderbird is rumoured to be quicker than Intels soon to be latest offering, the Pentium 4 so this is going to be an interesting one for Intel, they ...  Read the complete review

Well were now at 1.13GHz, I never imagined we'd reach this speed so quick although its a bit false as they announce the chip 6 months before you can expect to see any kind of amount in the shops. The new 1.13GHz machines are being released now from the big manufacturers, although Intel have had to withdraw there 1.13GHz chip due to major problems with it. Seems like there having a few probs to me. You might be asking yourself, who needs this much power? Only the big intensive 3d gamer, or someone who needs a computer for performing scientific calculations or a graphic artist. Prices for these new machines are unknown at the moment but as with all new ...  Read the complete review