What to get: Intel P4 3.2 or AMD Athlon64 3500+? Marty, Greg, Martin? (1 Viewer)

[Zlatan]

Right, I'm supposed to buy a new computer in the next month or so (before new year),a dn I'm a bit confused about which proccessor I should get.

I was planning on getting the P4 3.2 GHz with an Intel Desktop Board D945PSN motherboard (Supports DUAL CORE CPUs, Intel 945P chipset, FSB 1066MHz, 4xDDR2 667/533/400, 4xSATA, PCI Express x16,GLAN), along with 1536 MB DDR2, but lately I've read about AMD being the better choice, due to 64 bit proccessing technology.

Now, I'm the first one to admit that I dont really know much about computers (I know how to work them like an average user, but very little about the hardware), but I've been reading about it today a bit, and altho most software doesnt yet support 64 bits, they say that the AMD performs better on 32 bit software, especially games.

Now, I'd be using the computer for everyday use, internet, MS office, games, watching DVDs, perhaps capturing video, etc, maybe graphic editing from time to time... bottom line, nothing proffessional.

Also, i've read that the P4 supports some hyperthreading technology and what not, 800Mhz FSB, 2 MB cache, or something. The price is nearly the same, 5€ difference.


Sooo, what do you think?

 

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[Respaul]

I have a athlon 64 which im very happy with, but dont know about this athlon 63 you talk of... A cut down version maybe ?

 

[JCK]

Personal prefernece goes to AMD.

 

[Enron]

get an iMac

 

[Respaul]

Ah... hes changed his title to hide his blushes and attempt to make me look silly as people think "what the hells he on about"

Crafty these moderators

 

[JCK]

Ah... hes changed his title to hide his blushes and attempt to make me look silly as people think "what the hells he on about"

Crafty these moderators

 

[Zlatan]

Not a toned down version, but a typo... go ahead, give me another - rep you bastard

 

[Marty]

I have the AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (939, Winchester) in my main computer actually, couldn't be happier with it. And the AMD Turion 64 ML-37 2.0 Ghz in the laptop. In my opinion you get more "back for the buck" with AMD.

 

[The Arif]

AMD.

 

[Zlatan]

I see. But I'm not sure what MB i'd get with the Athlon, is it better to get an Intel + Intel combination even tho the processor is slower, or get the AMD and search for another MB?

 

[Respaul]

I have an abit fatality mb with the uguru thing for my athlon... well happy with it

 

[Marty]

Asus seems to be a popular pick for motherboards.

 

[Zlatan]

Are they any good? What MB do you have?

 

[JCK]

I prefer MSI motherboards

 

[Marty]

Yeah I have an Asus in the main computer, works great as well. Not quite sure what model it is as it's a while since I bought it. Another thing to consider if you're upgrading is what kind of graphics card you have, AGP or PCI-e. I'm personally not a fan of MSI motherboards, had some troubles with one I had a while ago. But they're cheap.

 

[Respaul]

Yeah I have an Asus in the main computer, works great as well. Not quite sure what model it is as it's a while since I bought it. Another thing to consider if you're upgrading is what kind of graphics card you have, AGP or PCI-e.

why would anyone in their right mind buy a board that isnt pci-e... or for that matter sli

 

[Marty]

why would anyone in their right mind buy a board that isnt pci-e... or for that matter sli

If they already have a decent AGP graphics card and don't want to spend more money on the upgrade of that as well.

 

[Respaul]

false economy

 

[Zlatan]

I'd be getting a pci-e MB for a ATI Radeon X600XT 256MB.

 

[Marty]

Cool, got that settled then. Might as well get a MB with SLI then in case you'd want more power.