AMD or intel . asus a7n 8x-deluxe or Asus P4c 800

hi all,

I am planning to get new machine.
i am planning to go for an amd now. (but bit scary too)
I only have the mobos and CPU i listed here available locally. cant buy anuthing else

mobo i selected is
Asus A7n Deluxe (NFORCE 2 CHIPSET)
and AMD 2800+ xp

OR

intel P4c800 deluxe mobo (INTEL 875P CHIPSET)
and PIV 2.4 ghz (800 fsb)

I NEED A GAMING PC. And also gonna use my pc for multiple OS like win2k, 2k3, and linux
Also planning to deploy SQL server and VMware esx server.
and other tools for R and D.

AS WELL AS A STABLE ONE.

another option for mobo i have is of
MSI KT4 Ultra FISR

For processor I have another option of
AMD ATHLON 3000+ XP

only this is available in local market

Please post in your experiences, comments, and what is the best among the listed items only


Thanking you all.

Sandy...

well.

no specific reason.
but reviews say 875 is better. i think

Actually, the only recent reviews (at Anandtech) show the Abit IS7 series and Asus P4P800 series are the best performers. Which makes them the best value due to their low price, these are 865PE boards!

All these 865/875 boards were released "immature". BIOS gets better with age. So past reviews and recent reviews are totally out of sync, information on this website is so old as to be irrelavent.

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