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Re: SB 2.0 CT1350 CMS chips dumped

Posted on 2013-05-03, 12:22

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OK it seems i'm struggling with the programmer. I've selected the proper GAL, but when i load the JED file a menu called "file formation" appears. Here i left everything default, and after it a menu named FUSE MAP appears. I suspect this FUSE MAP thing should have the binary which corresponds to the …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-28, 14:13

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You'll be fine either with Intel or AMD. But it is not about the wrath or being a fanboy, it is about the misinformation and misconceptions. I think if you choose Intel you should wait for Haswell, it is out on June 2nd, and from what i could understand looking at the architecture it is not a big …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-27, 23:44

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The FX-series has a deeper caveat than that, whilst the FX-8350 has 8 integer units, it only has 4 FPUs!... Mind you, said FPUs are 128-bit and AMD plays tricks on the scheduler to make it work out. Really, that is also why the L2 caches are shared as well. The FPU being shared between the 2 …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-27, 23:37

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The FX-8350 has 2 MB per physical core, shared between two logical cores. I imagine that sharing can be a big hiccup in the performance sometimes. The FX 8350 has 2MB per module. Each of the four modules is a dual core that shares certain resources, L2 cache being one of them. I can't stress this …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-27, 16:50

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TBH: I have no preference between AMD or Intel CPUs. I'm going with what offers the best performance for the price. The AMD FX-8350 chip has the best raw performance for the price, but when I started looking up gaming benchmarks, the Intel i5-3570 was 25% better than the FX-8350, while its raw …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-24, 23:41

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And finally I want to talk about reliability and compatibility. With Intel everything "just works". You mentioned BIOS updates and "issues with a certain CPU" in your first post. Without being specific, you will run into more issues more often with AMD than with Intel. Dude i respect you and i …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-24, 23:27

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GAME CHANGER I just found some more intriguing performance benchmarks that show that while the FX-8350 has a lot more raw power than similarly priced Intel CPUs, its gaming performance is indeed worse. Not BAD, but not as good. In order to close the gap with Intel, I only need to spend $25 more to …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-24, 23:18

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Also, I'm aware it's 8 "logical" cores, and that the processor itself actually only has 4 "physical" cores. This is a very common misconception. Kris, i don't know exactly where you read that but that's just simply not true. Actually what you say reflects an Intel Quad Core processor with HT but …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-24, 21:02

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The situation might be look alike but it is quite different. First of all Intel spends more in R&D than AMD gets in profit. AMD does not need to double its power draw to increase performance. The greatest problem AMD has and never solved is the lack of proper compiler and software support. They 've …

Re: Planning to Build a New Computer - Want Some Advice

Posted on 2013-04-24, 17:16

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: I thought they are called modules 😀 They're called so because cores are arranged in a modular approach. People believed the misconception that sharing resources would make them not REAL cores. I've noticed how people have struggled to understand the architecture, i was just not …

Re: SB 2.0 CT1350 CMS chips dumped

Posted on 2013-04-16, 22:57

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Let's see, i don't know how will using different GAL's can affect the experience. I just wish the damn programmer comes fast! EDIT: I just ordered some National Semiconductor GAL's to make the experience as complete as possible. I ignored Lattice because we already know these will make FM synthesis …

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