Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > Best CPU - AMD or INTEL

Best CPU - AMD or INTEL

Forum CPU & Components : CPUs - Best CPU - AMD or INTEL

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
artsite   09-20-2002 at 03:27:41 PM

I will make an upgrad to my system....it's only an AMD Duron 650Mhz.

But i don't no if I go to The Intel Pentium IV 2.533GHz or to the AMD ATLHON 2600+.
All benchmark tells that Intel is best in Mpeg4, but AMD is best in Mp3 and cpu benchmark.

What is the best CPU to convert divx????????

:tongue: <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by artsite on 09/20/02 12:03 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
gaviota   09-20-2002 at 09:55:00 PM
- 0 +

Which is best - AMD or Intel?...Ford or Chevy?
Benchmarks are theoretical...if you use either the P4 2.5Ghz or the XP2600+ in real life applications you will probably not notice any difference between the two.
With today's prices you can buy a P4 for $265 and an XP2600+ for $314 - therefore TODAY I'd take the P4.

__________________________________________________
It's not important to know all the answers, as long as you know how to contact someone who does.

Reply to gaviota
buddry   09-20-2002 at 09:58:49 PM
- 0 +

Today, take the P4 as the 2600+ isn't out yet. But when the 2600 comes out, you can go either way. They are pretty comparable to each other in performance.

<font color=blue>Unofficial Forum Cop</font color=blue>

Reply to buddry
Victory   09-20-2002 at 11:48:53 PM
- 0 +

Historically Intel does better with multimedia style apps, Athlon with FPU intensive programs such as Autocad. Anyhow the bottom line, either way you go you'll be getting a powerful machine with either CPU. My house has 2 Athlons and 1 pentium. I'd go for whichever one is cheaper. Or even look at the ones running around 2 Ghz and spend the difference on a bigger HD. You'll need the storage space for the Divx movies anyhow :).

:cool: Save heating costs on your home, overclock your PC!!! :cool:

Reply to Victory
ejsmith2   09-21-2002 at 12:42:37 AM
- 0 +

(insert a really [-peep-] big yawn, here)


I actually had a family reunion where several people got into a full out brawl over "Which was better: Ford or Chevy".

I mean, broken beer bottles, car keys, handfulls of hair, and oxygenated blood stains.

The worx.

The first 4 or 5 threads of stuff like this is entertaining. After 30 or 40, it just getz old.

Anyways, on topic, I hear the Cyrix processors are AWESOME!!!!

Wal-Mart is selling Microtel computers with Lindows installed. Look into it!

(BTW; if you are reading the benchmarks, it should be [-peep-] obvious exactly which processor 0wNz at converting Divx...)

P4's @ 3600Mhz ()wNz J00 4LL!!!!!!

Reply to ejsmith2
Chuck232   09-21-2002 at 05:35:14 PM
- 0 +

The P4 2.53GHz is $243 at googlegear.com and the XP2600+ is not yet selling, but MSRP is $299 or so. The 2.53 also beats the XP2600+ in divx, so your decision should be easy.

...And all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put my computer back together again...

Reply to Chuck232
malignant   09-23-2002 at 03:25:43 AM
- 0 +

Which is better for games?

Reply to malignant
dhlucke   09-23-2002 at 03:53:25 AM
- 0 +

Probably Ford. Maybe Chevy. Really depends. Buy a good videocard. That's what counts.

<font color=red>I'd like to dedicate this post to all my friends, family, and fans. Without them this post would never have been possible. Thank you!</font color=red>

Reply to dhlucke
nja469   09-23-2002 at 04:38:18 AM
- 0 +

They'll both play games fine! Right now though, I'd get a P4. P4's are so reasonably priced, and in many cases the 2.53, 2.6, and 2.8 are better performers than the not even available 2600+.

The 2.26GHz P4 goes for $189, only $40 more than a 2200+. The 2.26 is easily overclockable to 2.5 w/ stock cooling.

Reply to nja469
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > Best CPU - AMD or INTEL
Go to:

There are 765 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.319 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?