Hi Doug You've got some real legitimate questions that a lot of us "non-gurus" would like to hear the answers to. If you get a lot of your replies direct, could you summarize them in a post to us "masses"? Thanks and 73 Bob N6WG
----- Original Message ----- From: "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:49 AM Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Attn CPU gurus - help me > I want to hook my K3's up to the latest skimmer software along with > computer control of the rig, etc. and of course via the LP-Pan when it > is available (soon). > > My query is about the computer processor and associated elements. > > Currently, I am reading that the way to go for skimmer (192kc > bandwidth - not that I need that), is to use a machine with a 3G > processor. > > But that seems to only account for one element of the system "rating." > > My current ham radio computer is a fossil on which I run DOS stuff. > But my "home" computer (this one) is a Pentium 4, 3.0 Gig. Sounds > right, but...... > > When I look at the new machines (which seem relatively cheap for what > you get), I see: > > Core 2 Quad Q6600 > Core 2 Duo > Pentiuim Dual Core > Celeron > Athlon 64 > etc. > > Then I see speeds for each of the above, NONE of which goes up to 3.0 > gig. Just because my current processor has the "3.0 gig label," I am > assuming that these newer releases are even faster, despite the lower > clock rate. > > For the app's that I'm looking at, DOES CLOCK RATE RULE or does this > other stuff count too? > > I also see big variables on the L2 Cache: 2MB, 4MB, 8MB - relatively > speaking, how important are these compared to the other factors? > > And then there is the Front Side Bus speed: 800, 1333. Weird that > the Core 2 Quad (which sounds like "the best" to me) has a FSB of 1066 > (not the fastest). > > And finally, there is the clock speed, which for most of the above is > 2.2, 2.33, 2.66 gig (again, not reaching 3.0). > > How do I put all this together? Again, for MY apps, which figure of > merit is most important? Or do I just multiply them all together? > :-) > > Reminder: "CPU gurus" only need respond. I prefer direct replies, > but I assume that this topic might be of wide interest to the Elecraft > group...YOUR CHOICE if you respond to the list or just to me. > > THANKS A TON! > > de Doug KR2Q > "Expert on DRGs, not CPUs" > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnosis-related_group <this page is > rather outdated> > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
