CPU choice

[TKH]

Now, in Melbourne the AMD Athlon 2600+ XP w/333MHz FSB is selling at AUD$630 while Intel Pentium IV 2.53GHz w/533MHz FSB is AUD$640. Which would you guys choose between these two CPU. And I'll get A7N8X if I choose AMD, but which motherboard would you recommend for Intel?

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[Aidanoridania]

what's the main purpose for your comp?

it makes the difference

BTW plug and pray? LOL that sounds familiar to me

Enosi and I....

 

[Spitfire_x86]

I recommend getting Athlon XP 2600+ (333 FSB). It would be as fast as P4 2.8 GHz w/DDR333 (i845PE).

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[Groveling_Wyrm]

If you go with an RDRam board, like the ASUS P4PE, or P4T533 boards, and RDRam for the Intel, it will be slightly higher in price, but its to close to call performance wise.

If you go with a DDR board, like the Gigabyte GA-8PE667 Ultra, and DDRam for the Intel, then the Intel may actually be slightly less expensive than the Athlon system. However, the Athlon setup will have a slight edge, performance wise.

I would thus agree, that its a matter of what programs you would run on this system. If you're a hardcore gamer...the Athlon system...but if you do a lotta web surfing, with multitasking, then the Intel may suit you better.



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[Atolsammeek]

Of out of all of the people aidanoridania seid it the best. What you do on the computer will help you on picking the computer. If your a computer gamer or into buissness to art. Best idea is go into looking at the cpu scores and see the scores. For each system are about the same. They just very in differnt areas. And You have to look into to them areas to find out what you want your system to do. Then pick from that.

 

[TKH]

Thanks you guys for the reply. Now, if I'm using my PC to run mostly for console emulator like ePSXe, PJ64 etc and some casual video editing, which would be better? AMD or Intel? Anyone know reviews on CPU about this heavy processor based duty?

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[MeTaLrOcKeR]

Im gonan say AMD would be better as ud be doing a lot of FPU access/calculations with that....and thats AMD's big strong point....

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