Operation Delta 3 - 002

This is the Block Diagram of the AMD 760 Chipset.


http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athl...rchdrawing.gif

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That looks strangely like the Wash DC MetroRail map....

Interesting review on that chipset. Pros and cons.

Anybody got any good articles on just how much performance advantage there is to DDR? The article above appears to be somewhat negative towards it. Could save GG1 some bucks...

[This message has been edited by bistro (edited 09-04-2001).]

I've seen stuff to indicate a potential performance gain of up to 20% with PC2100 vs PC133 could possibly be had. But the reality of things is that most usage patterns coupled with the demands of current applications don't come close to utilizing the bandwidth of DDR SDRAM. As a result it's probably more realistic to expect something in the 5-10% range at best.

Might GG1 benefit from going the DDR SDRAM route? In my opinion probably some, but only some of the time.

One of the main reasons perhaps to go the DDR board path now is in terms of being more aligned with the future upgrade strategies. Non-DDR is not the way things are going to be slanted towards. But then again, the way things are changing now, is it even possible to hope to truely have much of an upgrade path with anything bought today?

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[This message has been edited by DrMDJ (edited 09-04-2001).]

Have to agree. Wondering if they're getting to the point of diminishing returns...performance increases appear to be dropping. While benchmarks can be a good indicative tool of performance, I think most end-users are looking for naked-eye speed. Not gonna see much of that with what's coming out lately. Can anyone here actually see the difference in Quake between 90 frames per sec and 110 frames per sec? Don't think so....I for one won't spend $50 to $75 dollars more for a vid card just so I can get those non-discernable extra frames.... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ And how much is the average user into multi-tasking? A 2ghz processor may be great in the work place (depending on the work)--wouldn't knock it--but at home?
If I open three or four programs and they come up in a flash and operate quickly, what's a 2ghz processor gonna give me that a 933 doesn't? At this point, just bragging rights IMHO. I think someone somewhere is going to have to come up with some hardware that is totally original--operates on some totally different principle that blows everything else out of the water. (Perhaps quantum-based?). Otherwise, we're just gonna have to be satisfied with 5,10% performance increases (and that's all relative).

Soapbox now unoccupied..... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

[This message has been edited by bistro (edited 09-04-2001).]

Agreed Bistro. People get way too bogged down with the benchmarks scores and such. They have meaning, but ya have to keep them in proper context.

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