HELP!!!!!!! Intel D 950 OR AMD 64 X2 4800+

[davetech]

Urgent advice and help needed:

I am about to buy a new computer, trying to go for the maximum I can get right now. The main uses of the new machine will be multi media based and web surfing BUT I generally do 5 things at once (cd ripping/burning, music creation, video editing, anti-virus, general office programmes and web surfing). As you can see, i tend to demand alot, but I am not an extreme gamer so do not require a CPU the deals with one task very efficiently/quickly. I think I need a CPU that will handle extreme multi tasking of multi media applications.

Any advice, help, suggestions....all welcome. Thanks alot!

 

[luminaris]

The Intel 950 is a good chip but then again, the 4800 is too. Me being an Intel enthusiast, I would opt for the 950. I've seen that chip in action and it does perform very well.

 

[CompGeek]

Both of them will run great with ups and downs for both.
950 will overclock like mad with proper cooling
X2 4800 is a very good gaming chip(though the gfx card comes into question).
You can't get wrong with either of them. 😀

 

[Grimmy]

Get a bag...

and then get 2 pieces of paper.

Write on one -

Intel

The other -

AMD

Put them in a bag.. shake well.. and pull one out of the bag, and wella!!

Owell... I'd say very hard choice to make.. :lol:

 

[luminaris]

Now right there, is one very smart genious.

I did it that way once, it was one of those, she loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, she loves me not .....

 

[Grimmy]

:lol:

I'm just glad I didn't mention.. put 10 pieces of paper with intel, and 5 AMD - or vise vera 10 AMD / 5 Intel- shake well - but then that would be too much of a benchmark thing.

Of course I do like your idea... get a flower..

pluck one.. dah dah dah daaaa <-intel sound>
pluck another, or AMD
pluck another dah dah dah daaaa
pluck another, or AMD...

I think it would still work.. perhaps he should do both... or best out of 3 of 4. 😀

 

[DHicks]

Well, according to the CPU charts on THG, it looks like the AMD is the better choice...

MultitaskingI

Multitasking II

 

[apache_lives]

Urgent advice and help needed:

I am about to buy a new computer, trying to go for the maximum I can get right now. The main uses of the new machine will be multi media based and web surfing BUT I generally do 5 things at once (cd ripping/burning, music creation, video editing, anti-virus, general office programmes and web surfing). As you can see, i tend to demand alot, but I am not an extreme gamer so do not require a CPU the deals with one task very efficiently/quickly. I think I need a CPU that will handle extreme multi tasking of multi media applications.

Any advice, help, suggestions....all welcome. Thanks alot!

perhaps wait a few months for conroe and AM2?