Fx-55 vs. FX-53

[Xatrix]

Been looking around, can't really find a comparison. What are the major differences in these two processors?

 

[Markfw]

The FX-55 is 200 mhz faster by default, but the biggie is that it uses strained silicon, and should OC higher and run cooler due to that. Its also more exspensive......

 

[Xatrix]

Ahhhhh so the 55 uses the 90mn slicon. Gotcha.

 

[Abix]

*reads the two posts above this post*

*remembers reading about the FX-55*

Erm...no. The FX-55 does not have a 90nm die.

Strained silicon != 90nm die-shrink

The FX-55 has a 130nm die.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: Xatrix
Ahhhhh so the 55 uses the 90mn slicon. Gotcha.

no, its strained silicon. its different.

 

[Xatrix]

Sooo what's better then?

<---- lost

I read Anand's article comparing the FX-55 and the 4000+...

 

[Mrvile]

I don't know why people wanna spend so much extra money on an FX or a 4000+ when the 32/3500's are only a bit slower and cost like a quarter of the price. I thought you'd be better off spending you're whole budget on the video card instead, but I don't know...

 

[Xatrix]

I'm not buying right this minute, so prices are not really something I care about. Once I get closer to the time I will buy the Processor, I will consider the prices =)

You make a good point though!

 

[Mrvile]

Ok so I'm talking to my friend and he wants to get a FX 53/X800PRO setup, and I'm tryin to tell him no that's retarded get 3500+/X800XT PE and you'll be much better off. He's so stubborn but I doubt he'll even get a new setup.

 

[uOpt]

It has higher clockspeed and that makes it faster. End of story. All that blahblah about bigger cache and faster RAM interface will usually not make good for clockspeed.

 

[Mrvile]

Of course a higher CPU is faster, but if you had a higher CPU with a lower GPU, you would be worse off than if you had a lower CPU and a higher GPU.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

If he wants to spend 850 bucks for a processor I say good for him. If he wants to get the 90nm 3500 and overclock to 2600 that is good for him as well. To each their own. I wonder if people tell people who get BMW's or Corvettes that they are retarded for spending all that extra money when they could get a cheaper car and do a lot of aftermarket stuff to them. Sometimes people want the best and pay (too much but who am I to say) for simple blazing performance. More power to them

 

[bap4201]

Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
If he wants to spend 850 bucks for a processor I say good for him. If he wants to get the 90nm 3500 and overclock to 2600 that is good for him as well. To each their own. I wonder if people tell people who get BMW's or Corvettes that they are retarded for spending all that extra money when they could get a cheaper car and do a lot of aftermarket stuff to them. Sometimes people want the best and pay (too much but who am I to say) for simple blazing performance. More power to them

Ya got that right, baby (look @ sig) wohooo! yeah....

 

[Markfw]

The only time I give somebody a hard time is when they spend MORE than $850 for a CPU that performs way LESS (P4EE 3.4)

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
The only time I give somebody a hard time is when they spend MORE than $850 for a CPU that performs way LESS (P4EE 3.4)

The only time you give somebody a hard time is when they dont agree with you.

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

Originally posted by: bap4201

Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
If he wants to spend 850 bucks for a processor I say good for him. If he wants to get the 90nm 3500 and overclock to 2600 that is good for him as well. To each their own. I wonder if people tell people who get BMW's or Corvettes that they are retarded for spending all that extra money when they could get a cheaper car and do a lot of aftermarket stuff to them. Sometimes people want the best and pay (too much but who am I to say) for simple blazing performance. More power to them

Ya got that right, baby (look @ sig) wohooo! yeah....

Nice rig. How does it perform in games.

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

Awesome thread.
I bought the FX53 and I'm thrilled. Yes, I paid $849, but it OCs to 2700, and I'm happy. That's like getting an FX55 right now. I think the money is worth it considering how much enjoyment I'll get in the long run.

So how fast did your FX55 OC? C'mon, go into the bios and set the multiplier to 14. That won't hurt anything at stock voltage. See if you can hit 2800.

 

[cbehnken]

2700 is faster than an FX55, more like a FX56(doesn't exist)

 

[PumpActionWalrus]

Originally posted by: cbehnken
2700 is faster than an FX55, more like a FX56(doesn't exist)

Actually, as far as memory performance goes, you will lose some cycles on a half multiplier and get slower memory than at the lower multiplier....

 

[Xenon14]

Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
If he wants to spend 850 bucks for a processor I say good for him. If he wants to get the 90nm 3500 and overclock to 2600 that is good for him as well. To each their own. I wonder if people tell people who get BMW's or Corvettes that they are retarded for spending all that extra money when they could get a cheaper car and do a lot of aftermarket stuff to them. Sometimes people want the best and pay (too much but who am I to say) for simple blazing performance. More power to them

So you're condoning ignorance?

(establishing that a slightly slower cpu w/ faster vid card is faster than faster cpu w/ slower vid card)
Using a metaphor - you're saying this:

1) I can get a Ferrari $300,000 with 500 horsepower that can go 200mph, but it has a speed limiter so effectively it can only hit 150mph.

Or

2) I can get a Ferrari for $200,000 with 350 horsepower that can go 175mph and has no speed limiter.

And what you're saying is: If I choose option 1, even though I'll be paying more and effectively getting less, "more power to me".

To that I say, if a person makes an ill-informed decision, fine. But let's be aware that it's ill-informed and not that it ought to be praised simply because some moron exercised his right to make an autonomous decision regarldess of how devoid it is from facts or objective reasoning.

 

[effee]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
I don't know why people wanna spend so much extra money on an FX or a 4000+ when the 32/3500's are only a bit slower and cost like a quarter of the price. I thought you'd be better off spending you're whole budget on the video card instead, but I don't know...

Because some people like to know they have the fastest

 

[cbehnken]

Originally posted by: PumpActionWalrus

Originally posted by: cbehnken
2700 is faster than an FX55, more like a FX56(doesn't exist)

Actually, as far as memory performance goes, you will lose some cycles on a half multiplier and get slower memory than at the lower multiplier....

Uh, no. If your memory is running the same Mhz your memory performance will not change. A64s do not care about async memory and even if they did the multiplier would have nothing to do with it.

 

[Zebo]

FX55 is better because it can OC to 3000Mhz on air due to strained silicon. Nothing can touch you, period, at this air overclock.

Hell even wildly overclocked 754 and 939 90nm chips won't be able to keep up with you running stock speed.

 

[KoDeGuRu]

I just built a system with a fx-53 because I couldnt find a 55 in stock. About a week later I found an oem 55 and replaced the 53. I don't have screenshots or records but I can say the 55 seems to run slightly better howerver hotter.