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Athlon II X2 245 Regor vs. Pentium D 915

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lyrax7788   08-31-2009 at 04:05:20 AM

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- [...] 286.c0.m14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813500031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-19103687

I'd really appreciate your input

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lyrax7788   08-31-2009 at 04:09:08 AM
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[quotemsg=1975402,1,472846]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- [...] 286.c0.m14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813500031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-19103687


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

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gigabyte-GA-G3 [...] .m20.l1116


I'd really appreciate your input

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EXT64   08-31-2009 at 04:18:27 AM
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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.

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angry_ducky   08-31-2009 at 07:23:32 AM
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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.

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shubham1401   08-31-2009 at 08:00:33 AM
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AthlonII (divide by 2) > Pentium D(Overclocked to its highest)

Pentium D has no chance against the athlonII.

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zipzoomflyhigh   08-31-2009 at 02:41:15 PM
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Pentium D? Are you serious. Your asking if a 3 year old cpu is faster than a 1 month old cpu. LOL.

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obsidian86   08-31-2009 at 07:17:35 PM
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whats faster a (regor) 2009 corvette or a (pentium d) 2006 corvette

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amnotanoobie   08-31-2009 at 08:21:33 PM
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Typing from a Pentium D, go for the Athlon II.



* Lucky my main rig is a C2D.

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rambo117   08-31-2009 at 08:37:06 PM
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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

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shadow703793   08-31-2009 at 08:39:27 PM
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+1 for the AMD option.

 

@OP: What is thy total budget?

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radnor   08-31-2009 at 09:12:27 PM
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shadow703793 wrote :

+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 !!!!

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OvrClkr   08-31-2009 at 09:19:58 PM
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obsidian86 wrote :

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.... :kaola:

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obsidian86   08-31-2009 at 09:24:49 PM
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OvrClkr wrote :

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.... :kaola:


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

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OvrClkr   08-31-2009 at 09:40:38 PM
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wooohoooooooooo

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


Message edited by OvrClkr on 08-31-2009 at 09:41:15 PM
------------------------------ 550 @ 4.0 Ghz 1.425v
BFG GTX 260 (216)
4GB G.Skill @ 960MHz
Thermaltake TP 850w
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obsidian86   08-31-2009 at 11:24:18 PM
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yay now i got chrismas dinner figured out

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OvrClkr   08-31-2009 at 11:32:28 PM
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hey obsidian.... how is your 720 holding up so far?

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

------------------------------ 550 @ 4.0 Ghz 1.425v
BFG GTX 260 (216)
4GB G.Skill @ 960MHz
Thermaltake TP 850w
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obsidian86   08-31-2009 at 11:46:23 PM
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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

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OvrClkr   08-31-2009 at 11:52:57 PM
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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....


Message edited by OvrClkr on 08-31-2009 at 11:54:07 PM
------------------------------ 550 @ 4.0 Ghz 1.425v
BFG GTX 260 (216)
4GB G.Skill @ 960MHz
Thermaltake TP 850w
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obsidian86   08-31-2009 at 11:58:53 PM
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what cooler are you using? liquid?

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OvrClkr   09-01-2009 at 12:06:39 AM
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obsidian86 wrote :

what cooler are you using? liquid?



Freezer 64 :

http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/OvrClkr/SANY0016.jpg

temps @ 4.0Ghz :

http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/OvrClkr/4Ghz.jpg

------------------------------ 550 @ 4.0 Ghz 1.425v
BFG GTX 260 (216)
4GB G.Skill @ 960MHz
Thermaltake TP 850w
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obsidian86   09-01-2009 at 12:15:26 AM
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thats impressive but we dont get the feezers round here and me stuck with a c.m. n520 but soon to be thermalright ultra


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megamanx00   09-01-2009 at 05:04:12 AM
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The Athlon 245 will smack that Petium D 915 around and make it cry for its mama. Go with the Athlon 245

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lyrax7788   09-01-2009 at 08:01:39 AM
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lyrax7788 wrote :

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- [...] 286.c0.m14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813500031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-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.

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OvrClkr   09-01-2009 at 08:26:46 AM
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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......

------------------------------ 550 @ 4.0 Ghz 1.425v
BFG GTX 260 (216)
4GB G.Skill @ 960MHz
Thermaltake TP 850w
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