Athlon II X2 245 Regor vs. Pentium D 915

[lyrax7788]

Which cpu is better?
Im building a budget PC for my lil brother, and newegg is offering the Athlon cpu plus a Zotac mobo for $92 (combo deal)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Pentium-D-915-2-8GHz-4M-800-FSB-LGA775-CPU-SL9DA_W0QQitemZ370243515397QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item56343bb405&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL082509&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL082509-_-ProcessorsDesktops-_-LM1A-_-19103687

I'd really appreciate your input

 

[lyrax7788]

Which cpu is better?
Im building a budget PC for my lil brother, and newegg is offering the Athlon cpu plus a Zotac mobo for $92 (combo deal)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Pentium-D-915-2-8GHz-4M-800-FSB-LGA775-CPU-SL9DA_W0QQitemZ370243515397QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item56343bb405&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL082509&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL082509-_-ProcessorsDesktops-_-LM1A-_-19103687


oh and this is the mobo that would go w/ the Pentium CPU:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gigabyte-GA-G31M-ES2L-LGA-775-DDR-MB-Refurbished_W0QQitemZ120445578721QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0b1dade1&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116


I'd really appreciate your input

 

[EXT64]

I'm fairly certain the Athlon II would beat the Pentium D by a long shot. The old Athlon Is did that, and the Athlon II is faster clock for clock and in clock speed overall. The Athlon II is a great budget PC/Gamer. I just built two with Athlon II 250s and they're great.

 

[angry_ducky]

The Athlon II would eat the Pentium D for breakfast. I think that at stock clocks, the Athlon II is faster than the Core 2 Duo E5200, which is itself a lot faster than the Pentium D.

That's a fantastic deal on the Athlon II 245 and motherboard; I may just have to pick it up for myself.

 

[shubham1401]

AthlonII (divide by 2) > Pentium D(Overclocked to its highest)

Pentium D has no chance against the athlonII.

 

[obsidian86]

whats faster a (regor) 2009 corvette or a (pentium d) 2006 corvette

 

[amnotanoobie]

Typing from a Pentium D, go for the Athlon II.



* Lucky my main rig is a C2D.

 

[rambo117]

when i read the title of your post i thought it was a joke LOL

DEFINATELY the athlon II. pentium D would get murdered by a longshot

 

[Shadow703793]

+1 for the AMD option.

@OP: What is thy total budget?

 

[radnor]

+1 for the AMD option.

@OP: What is thy total budget?

Dunno, but hes little brother is lucky. Mine got my old parts. Well.....thinking about it....when this PC gets old, my little brother will get a 4850 CF + 955 BE.

Oh gawd, little brothers are so lucky !!!!

 

[OvrClkr]

whats faster a (regor) 2009 corvette or a (pentium d) 2006 corvette

umm I say the 2009 vette... did I win anything?

The Pent D is not a bad chip... just outdated...

The regor is an OK chip... the callisto pwns the regor....

 

[obsidian86]

umm I say the 2009 vette... did I win anything?

The Pent D is not a bad chip... just outdated...

The regor is an OK chip... the callisto pwns the regor....

you win a lifetime supply of air (fans optional) for all and any overclocking needs you will ever have congrats

 

[OvrClkr]

wooohoooooooooo

that deserves a whole 18 wheeler full of ripe BANANAS just for YOU!!!!!! [:thegreatgrapeape]

 

[obsidian86]

yay now i got chrismas dinner figured out

 

[OvrClkr]

hey obsidian.... how is your 720 holding up so far?

what is the highest stable overclock you can get on all 4 cores?

 

[obsidian86]

prime95 stable 3.35, everyday stable 3.699 at 1.52v but i need a better cooler to go higher but run it at 3.4 mostly

 

[OvrClkr]

not bad at all.....

im waiting a new mobo SB750 to see if I can get at least 4.2Ghz....

Hey lyrax7788, that combo is way too cheap for what you get so I suggest you buy that ASAP....

 

[obsidian86]

what cooler are you using? liquid?

 

[OvrClkr]

what cooler are you using? liquid?

Freezer 64 :

temps @ 4.0Ghz :

 

[obsidian86]

thats impressive but we dont get the feezers round here and me stuck with a c.m. n520 but soon to be thermalright ultra

 

[megamanx00]

The Athlon 245 will smack that Petium D 915 around and make it cry for its mama. Go with the Athlon 245

 

[lyrax7788]

Which cpu is better?
Im building a budget PC for my lil brother, and newegg is offering the Athlon cpu plus a Zotac mobo for $92 (combo deal)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Pentium-D-915-2-8GHz-4M-800-FSB-LGA775-CPU-SL9DA_W0QQitemZ370243515397QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item56343bb405&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL082509&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL082509-_-ProcessorsDesktops-_-LM1A-_-19103687

I'd really appreciate your input

Thank you all for your input.
I dont really know much about AMD processors. I saw that this 245 Regor was pretty much the same price everywhere i checked compared to the Pentium D and Pentium Dual-Core prices, so thats why i couldnt really figure out if these 2 CPUs were in par or not. Im surprised that this AMD cpu is more or less the same price as a Pentium D and a Pentium Dual-Core, even though u all say its WAAYYYYY better and newer.

 

[OvrClkr]

Intel will always be more expensive than AMD.... That's just the way it is, but you have to remember the pentium D is almost 4 years old vs. the Regor that just came out recently.... If you compare a Regor to a newer Intel dual core like the Core2Duo E8500 then that is another ballgame and this time AMD loses by a longshot.....

Get the Regor and that Zotac and fan fun with it...... but hurry cause that combo will not last forever......