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MusikBeatz23
May 9th, 2005, 12:22 AM
Well I'm building a new computer, I am interested in 2 processors but I am wondering if you guys have any experience with them or suggestions...
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103502) - Click To View Specs.
or
intel Pentium 4 3.0E 800MHz FSB Socket 478 Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116171) - Click To View Specs.
CompuGeek
May 9th, 2005, 12:40 AM
Well I'm building a new computer, I am interested in 2 processors but I am wondering if you guys have any experience with them or suggestions...
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103502) - Click To View Specs.
or
intel Pentium 4 3.0E 800MHz FSB Socket 478 Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116171) - Click To View Specs.
You want an Athlon64.
If you want reasons check out these sites:
http://tech-report.com
http://anandtech.com
http://arstechnica.com
http://www.hothardware.com
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MusikBeatz23
May 9th, 2005, 01:04 AM
You want an Athlon64.
If you want reasons check out these sites:
http://tech-report.com
http://anandtech.com
http://arstechnica.com
http://www.hothardware.com
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Thanks... I will read these...
.:sp00ky:.
May 12th, 2005, 12:42 PM
well i just built a pc up with a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 939 and i can tell you its pretty fuckin cool my last pc was a p4 but amd are much better.
Wipeout
May 12th, 2005, 02:12 PM
I think sooner or later, Intel is gonna go bankrupt. Everybody loves AMD Athlon and that includes me. So music beats 23, I suggest AMD.
Ogi
May 12th, 2005, 02:42 PM
AMD definatly the way to go. I'm a recent AMD convert (admitadly I only used intels because thats what i got, i didnt buy the hardware (amazing what people dump as garbage ;) ) so didnt have a say in what i got). But I have got an AMD nowas my main PC and am really happy with its performance.
Definatly recommended and i will be buying them in future. Not to mention they already have a more mature 64-bit consumer processor, and dual-core 64-bit on the way.
shawners
May 12th, 2005, 03:05 PM
AMD is far superior, as well as less expensive. Im suprised more pc companies dont dump the p4 all together.
wonderboy2005
May 12th, 2005, 03:12 PM
I am currently using an athlon 64 3500 (939), and it is with out a doubt the best experience I've had with a PC.
WE_DELIVER
May 12th, 2005, 03:14 PM
I have dual Athlon Opteron 250s....theyre workstation processors and a bit expencive(Or atleast used to be), but I am really happy with em.
bobhss
May 12th, 2005, 05:34 PM
Dang skippy. I'd get an Athlon 64 if I had the money, but alas, I don't.
Glad to see lots of agreement on AMD, I just don't care what Intel does anymore.
CRLocky
May 12th, 2005, 07:23 PM
I have an Intel Pentium 4.
ferrarimodena360
May 15th, 2005, 10:45 PM
i will say wait for intel 64bit
Excrement_Cranium
May 15th, 2005, 11:59 PM
I would say to research as much as possible all together. Media whores will tell you intel, hands down. Fanboys will tell you AMD, hands down. It's a friggin chevy/ford discussion. Price points and approaches differ, but in the technology war the upper hand often flip flops. Find the pros and cons for each one, and weigh it out versus your expectations. Above all, think for yourself, as your the only one who will be pissed if you take bad advice.
Malakai1911
May 16th, 2005, 12:53 AM
i will say wait for intel 64bit
Yeah, too bad intel copied an older spec that AMD had engineered, even copying their technical documents word-for-word in many cases.
Maybe you 'ought to go with the original... AMD64 :-)
Abyss00
May 16th, 2005, 01:02 AM
AMD is far superior, as well as less expensive. Im suprised more pc companies dont dump the p4 all together.Exactly what I was going to say.
FrozenShadow23
May 16th, 2005, 03:05 AM
Seems that everyone (including me) likes AMD
Afn
May 16th, 2005, 06:48 AM
I would say to research as much as possible all together. Media whores will tell you intel, hands down. Fanboys will tell you AMD, hands down. It's a friggin chevy/ford discussion. Price points and approaches differ, but in the technology war the upper hand often flip flops. Find the pros and cons for each one, and weigh it out versus your expectations. Above all, think for yourself, as your the only one who will be pissed if you take bad advice.
Buy commodity. It makes little sense to pay $3000 dollars for a single PC when you can get 3 to 4 cheaper units. High end and low end will be obsolete due to new models next quarter.
muffenme
May 16th, 2005, 07:05 AM
I have a Intel Pentium 4 3.0E and it runs well for me. I paid with case, ASUS mobo, 80 GB hard drive, keyboard, and 512 MB of memory, a little over 900 CAD. I took my DVD Rom, DVD Burner, GForce 4 FX-420 video card, Sound Blaster Live 5.1 sound card, floppy drive, Aims Video Highway Extreme 98 tv tuner, and one 24 GB hard drive, which I letter replace with a 80 GB hard drive that I got on sale.
ferrarimodena360
May 16th, 2005, 09:47 AM
Yeah, too bad intel copied an older spec that AMD had engineered, even copying their technical documents word-for-word in many cases.
Maybe you 'ought to go with the original... AMD64 :-)
y is it always the big guy is the bad guy
microsoft is shit
so is ipod
and so is intel
these company made it big, i work for a fortune 500 company, the biggest in my industry, and as we say, 1Billion ppl cant be wrong
laters