PLEASE HELP...

[asi123]

Please help me decide which computer is better for games and video editing:

First one:

Intel ROCKLAKE D865PERL
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz 1MB 800MHz
AData DDR 256Mb 400MHz * 2
GAINWARD nVidia Geforce4 FX 5200 128mb DDR

second:

îòáãé þAMDþ Price Units Total
Athlon™ 64 3000+ (S-754) 1020 1 1020
ìåçåú àí ìîòáãé þAMDþ EPOX Price Units Total
8KDA3J S-754 sata, gbl 570 1 570
æëøåðåúþ DDR 400 Price Units Total
512MB A-DATA 470 1 470
ëøèéñé îñêþ ATI Price Units Total
RADEON 9600Pro TV,DVI 128MB 820 1 820

My dilema is between the Pentium 4 3GHZ and the ATHLON 63 3000+...
Also, please give me your opinion of the video card, which one is better, the ATI RADEON 9600Pro or nVidia Geforce4 FX 5200.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

what's happened to the text on the second option, it's all CRAZY!

I'd go with the AMD chip (it's faster at games, a little slower at the video editing) and the 9600 as the 5200 is not worth the PBC it is attatched to (FACT) :lol:

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[dhlucke]

That first option sucks. The 5200 ruins it completely.

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[wschuerm]

it does for games, judging buy your choise for a nice and stable intel board your probably not a arcore gamer. So in stead take a 6600, ATI 9600, X600 this type of stuff

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[Crashman]

Uh, d00d, there are GeForce3 cards better than the FX5200. There are a couple versions of the 9600 pro, and the crappy version is still around twice as good as the 5200.

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[street_racer5]

AMD 3000+ definatly no question toward gaming.
Video Card the 9600 pro is good but if u could afford the nVidia 6600 / x700 that would also be nice but yeah, a nice setup indeed

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[Imp]

The 6600GT looks good, if you can find one. I wouldn't get the regular 6600 though. Same thing with X700, make sure it's the X700XT. I don't think you can beat the price/performance on the GT. It's not that much more than crappy old cards, might as well spend the few dollars on something you'll use a lot.

 

[xeenrecoil]

heya asi;

Either brand CPU is fine, the question you should really asking is what brand name and model hardware should i be buying if i go with either intel or pentium, the answers will vary but a genral consensus will emerge and you will be able to purchase with confidence, and know you will be happy with your purchase.
By the way, i have a R9800 Pro for sale for cheap, send me a private msg here on toms.

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[ChipDeath]

either intel or pentium

That's a tricky choice for sure

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[xeenrecoil]

heheh you caught that eh? i was hoping to get away with some subliminal message action /pout :tongue:

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[Spitfire_x86]

Go for the second option and make sure that you're getting a nForce3 250 chipset based mobo

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