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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
I am getting a new mobo soon in the 995 socket. I have always used Pentium
4, so I know what to expect from it. But what about Athlon 64. Which would you go with, and why? |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
BTW, I meant specifically the Athlon 64 when I said AMD 64.
"Go Tyler" wrote in message news I am getting a new mobo soon in the 995 socket. I have always used Pentium 4, so I know what to expect from it. But what about Athlon 64. Which would you go with, and why? |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
"Go Tyler" wrote in message
.. . BTW, I meant specifically the Athlon 64 when I said AMD 64. "Go Tyler" wrote in message news I am getting a new mobo soon in the 995 socket. I have always used Pentium 4, so I know what to expect from it. But what about Athlon 64. Which would you go with, and why? Am I missing summat then? I thought A64's were either socket 754 or 939. SteveH |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
Typo. No need to be trivial, as the focus was athlon 64/P4 rather than
socket. "SteveH" wrote in message . uk... "Go Tyler" wrote in message .. . BTW, I meant specifically the Athlon 64 when I said AMD 64. "Go Tyler" wrote in message news I am getting a new mobo soon in the 995 socket. I have always used Pentium 4, so I know what to expect from it. But what about Athlon 64. Which would you go with, and why? Am I missing summat then? I thought A64's were either socket 754 or 939. SteveH |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
754,939,940 are the AMD sockets. What are you going to be using it for?
Once you let us know that you can get a better answer. However I would go with the AMD considering their dual core proc and their 64bit proc lines perform better overall and produce way less heat then the P4 LGA775 line |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
I shouldn't have listed the socket in my original post; I have not even
decided on a MOBO yet. It seems to me that the ones I am looking at more and appreciating more are the boards that support AMD. Music, TV, Games are the big three--and probably the only things--that occupy my time on the computer. I have never heard that the AMD did not get as hot as the Pentium. Is that really true? That would be something to consider as a factor also. Thank you all. "Jamie" wrote in message ... 754,939,940 are the AMD sockets. What are you going to be using it for? Once you let us know that you can get a better answer. However I would go with the AMD considering their dual core proc and their 64bit proc lines perform better overall and produce way less heat then the P4 LGA775 line |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
Go Tyler wrote:
I am getting a new mobo soon in the 995 socket. I have always used Pentium 4, so I know what to expect from it. But what about Athlon 64. Which would you go with, and why? I would go for a S939 Opteron :P Though it might sound a bit weird since Opterons are server/workstation processors, they are quite fast, and because they are made to be stable, you can overclock them a lot before they start to crash. But if you don't like overclocking, you can go for an Athlon too, they might be a little cheaper, and perform a lot better than equally priced Pentium 4 processors. Marc |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
"Go Tyler" wrote...
I shouldn't have listed the socket in my original post; I have not even decided on a MOBO yet. It seems to me that the ones I am looking at more and appreciating more are the boards that support AMD. Music, TV, Games are the big three--and probably the only things--that occupy my time on the computer. I have never heard that the AMD did not get as hot as the Pentium. Is that really true? That would be something to consider as a factor also. Go to amd.com and intel.com for tech specs -- the thermal ratings (e.g., about 80 watts for an Opteron) will tell you about the power consumption, therefore the heat generated. The newer 90 micron dies use lower voltage and relatively less power than the older dies. If game performance is what you want, you'll have to put up with more heat. The AMD FX (currently 55 or 57) series (socket 939) is likely your best choice. Then you have the gfx card to deal with, in any case... |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:26:06 -0600, "Go Tyler"
wrote: I shouldn't have listed the socket in my original post; I have not even decided on a MOBO yet. It seems to me that the ones I am looking at more and appreciating more are the boards that support AMD. Music, TV, Games are the big three--and probably the only things--that occupy my time on the computer. I have never heard that the AMD did not get as hot as the Pentium. Is that really true? That would be something to consider as a factor also. Here have you been hiding then? P4 is fairly infamous for being hot-running... ever since AMD went from Palomino to Thoroughbred. The funny part is everyone thinks "AMD cooler since Athlon64" but they were cooler at full load before then. Athlon64 is your best bet. Music, TV and game don't benefit much from dual core, but if you were wanting to simultaneously do a couple things, say software-codec-based video capture while using the system otherwise, dual core might be what you want. Video capture and gaming would still be pushing it, dual core would help but there are still the other bottlenecks like memory throughput or HDD, maybe audio, etc. Unless you're doing video editing a LOT I wouldn't consider a P4 at all, rather a Pentium M if you wanted to go with Intel. |
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AMD 64 or Pentium 4? Which one for new mobo?
In article , Go Tyler
says... I shouldn't have listed the socket in my original post; I have not even decided on a MOBO yet. It seems to me that the ones I am looking at more and appreciating more are the boards that support AMD. Music, TV, Games are the big three--and probably the only things--that occupy my time on the computer. AMD64 then. Don't get any benefits from getting a dual core either at the moment. -- Conor "You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras. |
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