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- '04 RX8
I only go by real life bench marks, not artifical ones. I like knowing that my computer is protected from burning up.
Also, computers are slow, so even if the highest end most expensive AMD processor is 2% faster than the highest end Pentium, it doesn't matter because in 6 months both companies will up the speed. So in the end, your FX55 and my P4 both suck.
All I can do is compare my system to other systems for "relative speed". Even if my computer is running a P4 that's slower than the equivalent AMD processor, it's still faster than whatever most people are running.
If I switched to the AMD processor equivalent to my P4, I wouldn't notice a difference AT ALL. Companies like to trick you and pitch things like "5 FPS MORE!!!!!" ... well FPS go up and down, and that average 5 FPS you will not notice. Take a look at the Radeon X800 and X850. Sure, the X850 is better, but by how much? 100 dollars, and about 50mhz.
If you wait for the next Radeon card it will probably be twice as fast as the X850 and the price difference will probably be 100 dollars.
Now here is a link for you... http://www12.tomshardware.com/images/THG_CPU_Cooling.zip
Also, computers are slow, so even if the highest end most expensive AMD processor is 2% faster than the highest end Pentium, it doesn't matter because in 6 months both companies will up the speed. So in the end, your FX55 and my P4 both suck.
All I can do is compare my system to other systems for "relative speed". Even if my computer is running a P4 that's slower than the equivalent AMD processor, it's still faster than whatever most people are running.
If I switched to the AMD processor equivalent to my P4, I wouldn't notice a difference AT ALL. Companies like to trick you and pitch things like "5 FPS MORE!!!!!" ... well FPS go up and down, and that average 5 FPS you will not notice. Take a look at the Radeon X800 and X850. Sure, the X850 is better, but by how much? 100 dollars, and about 50mhz.
If you wait for the next Radeon card it will probably be twice as fast as the X850 and the price difference will probably be 100 dollars.
Now here is a link for you... http://www12.tomshardware.com/images/THG_CPU_Cooling.zip
