Intel 2.66 or AMD 2600

[LotR]

i am buying new CPU .. i want to ask whether which is better to buy ..

Intel P4 2.66 MHz
ASUS P4T533C
512MB RD Ram PC1066

or

AMD XP 2600
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
512MB DDR Ram PC3200

Both is using AIT Radeon 9700 Pro
which 1 is better to use between this 2... or i have to change something will be better ?
hope u guys can tell me in this.. thanks

 

[LotR]

sorry man.. i press wrong .. it's double posts.. really sorry.. how do i going to delete 1 of this

 

[flamethrower205]

It ok. I'd go w/ the amd cause I have no respect for intel's fpu, and u don't need pc3200 ram w/ that, get 333Mhz.

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

 

[LtBlue14]

that said, the p4 system you have there will perform better, especially if you overclock it

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[LotR]

i think i wont overclock it as i dont know how to do it .. lol .. so should i pick the P4 2.66 ?

 

[Spitfire_x86]

AXP 2600+ 333 MHZ FSB and P4 2.66 GHz with RDRAM will perform almost equal, since AXP 2700+ takes good lead over P4 2.66 GHz. Sometimes AXP or P4 will take lead, but the margin will be ignorable. BTW, there's no doubt that DDR costs less and future proff. Also i850E mobos cost more than nForce2 mobos and have less features

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[juin]

the overall useur will tell you to take a athlon under any condition

Just next to the lab and the bunker you will find the marketing departement.

 

[peter21]

Personally i would go with the P4 setup because it is very quiet with a stock Fan, with the Athlon you have to get exotic to make it quiet. But if you don't care about noise than go with the Athlon. I personally would go with the P4 board but with DDR, RDRAM is just too expensive, plus with systems like these do you really notice the diiference anyways?? Especially if your only gaming.

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[juin]

P4T533 are faster and ram cost less

Just next to the lab and the bunker you will find the marketing departement.

 

[LotR]

i will be using the computer for gaming/serve net/mp3 something like that.. everyone seem to say athlon is a better choice.. i will get it then..

 

[LancerEvolution7]

the overall useur will tell you to take a athlon under any condition

Is there a subliminal messege about the overall user?

 

[vk2amv]

Good choice. Yep the Athlon is better than the P4 there. As someone else in another thread said it is shown in toms charts that a 2400+ athlon performs faster than a 2.5gig P4 so that give`s you an indication.
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[StarkMjolk]

I'd go fot the amd, it's cheaper, and has a higher FSB (if you get the 333 version, witch i strongly recommend). I believe the 2600+ with 333 ddr, synced, will perform better than the 2.66 with rd1066...

 

[Aidanoridania]

well here i would say Go for intel...

here (belgium) the Intel is cheaper then the AMD especially when you use the DDR sollution...

Ok for any reason you still can opt for RDRAM but then i'll have to warn you that you'll have to watch closely for the ram... they got hot especially at 533 mhz

I think that you even can get a quite noiseless AMD too (if at your place AMD is still cheaper, or if you choose an AMD). i posted the sollution of that one at my thread outcome (need help blue screen and reset), and i can only tell you: if noise matters, then try it out, it's worth to do all that work! It generates only 30 dB(a), and then most of that noise is from my HD's.

anyway good luck with your new comp

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[flamethrower205]

I don't care how much u oc that P4, it still ain't gonna perform as well fpu wise.

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

 

[MeTaLrOcKeR]

Agreed......

I just noticed now my T-Bred 1800+ system @ 2000+ crunches Seti on average of 4.4Hrs!!! to complete a Data Unit..man thats impressive if u ask me!!

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[vacs]

AMD fanboys will advise you to buy the Athlon, Intel fans will tell to buy the P4 in any case. What did you expect Lotr? You won't get any neutral feedback here, forget it.

Both CPUs perform likewise in real life situations. You will only notice a difference when using benchmarks, so get whatever system you want (whatever system is cheaper for that matter).

 

[Mowgly]

Same here in France I just ordered a P4 2.8 with 1Gig of RDram pc1066 and a Gigbyte Ga-8IHXP and it was cheaper then the AMD route which I was going to get until I say the prices AMD AXP 2700+ ASUS nForce deluxe and 1Gig DDR2700 or was it 3200 can't remember (but it was the 1 in sync with the 333FSB

Plus Intels run cooler so I didn't have to buy a seperate heatsink , maybe when I start to overclock it i might need 1 but if he doesn't overclock he WILL be ok with stock cooler on the intel and will POSSIBLY be ok with the stock AMD cooler

But saying that if the AMD is cheaper where he lives I'd go for it

 

[xxsk8er101xx]

I highly recommend intel. Especially if you're gonna use it as a server and need it running 24/7. In the summer when it is warmer you're gonna wish you got intel cpu.

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[xxsk8er101xx]

higher fsb? Intel is 533mhz FSB and and athlon is 333 so how is it higher?

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[xxsk8er101xx]

mine using my p4 2ghz i crunch at 3.3hours! look me up, xxsk8er101xx

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[xxsk8er101xx]

impressive? check this out!

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[StarkMjolk]

the true fsb on intel is 133, 133*4=533, true on new athlons is 166, 166*2=333, so yea, higher fsb.

 

[dhlucke]

starkmjolk? How did you come up with that handle? You spiking your milk?

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[vacs]

while you are it boasting with meaningless fsb comparitions (meaningless because you can't compare the fsb of two different PC's), be aware that Intel will launch it's 800MHz FSB (4x200) anytime soon.

Anyway if you really want to compare FSB, then compare the bandwidth resulting out of it --> effective FSB like 266,333,400 or 533MHz. But then again, more bandwidth does not necessary mean more power...