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Advice needed on Choosing a Motherboard and CPU
Hello, I am upgrading my computer and am considering a new motherboard
and processor. Please, can anyone recommend which companies I should prefer and which parameters are essential? Thank you, M. |
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"ashertece" wrote in message
4... Hello, I am upgrading my computer and am considering a new motherboard and processor. Please, can anyone recommend which companies I should prefer and which parameters are essential? Thank you, M What are your criteria/budget ?. |
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Rich said the following on Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:35:58 -0400:
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:26:22 -0400, Shawn Milochik wrote: Well, since other posters have given the wise, standard advice, I'm going to stick my neck out and make specific recommendations. I prefer an AMD Athlon processor. As for a motherboard, check out MSI and Gigabyte. Look up the Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon XP processors that fit your budget, then find reviews, etc. Now I'll duck and cover, to avoid the avalanche of Intel vs. AMD posts that I hope I didn't cause. Shawn shawn, i'm also specing out a new system and would like to know your reasons for prefering AMD to Intel. i'm not a hardware guy and my question is sincere. i know i can save $ with an AMD chip...but what about performance and compatibility with software? rich Well, I'm not a hardware expert either. I generally go by these standards: 1. AMD processors are cheaper. 2. AMD processors are faster than Intel (AMD: 9 operations per clock cycle as opposed to 6 for Intel) That is why my processor, which is 1.53ghz, is called the AMD Athlon XP 1800+, because it is comparable in speed to a Pentium 4 1.8ghz. 3. Speaking to really "hardware knowledgable" people, I've been told that AMD's products are superior technology to AMD technology. 4. Ideology. I'm sure you've heard of the controversy over the identification in Pentium III chips. By default, they were to make the processor identifiable over the internet, allegedly to provide greater security for online transactions (when you use your credit card, they can see it's coming from your machine, or whatever.) After a huge backlash from consumers over privacy issues, the default was set to have this feature turned off by Intel. However, AMD has never pulled a stunt like this. Also, Intel is like Microsoft, in a way. Buy any computer at random and you will almost certainly be purchasing a copy of Windows and an Intel processor. This means that the majority of computer users use Windows and Intel. This does not mean that the majority of users prefer or choose Windows or Intel. It is what they were given by default. This does not mean that Windows is the best OS or that Intel makes the best processors. To be fair, it doesn't mean that they are *not* the best, either. I just think that people should be able to choose for themselves. But, I don't expect you to take my word for it, so in response to your question I did some Googling, and here are some links: Benchmarks comparing the Pentium 3 to the Athlon, and Pentium 4 to the Athlon XP: http://www.emulators.com/docs/pentium_3.htm (scroll down, there are several sections of benchmarks, comparing the processors in different situations.) A whitepaper from AMD, explaining processor performance, including that "9 operations per clock cycle" thing I mentioned before. http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont...epaper_v12.pdf A comparison chart from AMD, comparing the specs of an AMD Athlon XP processor to the Pentium 4. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...5E3759,00.html I would also like to point out that on only recently switched from Intel to AMD. I've only purchased one AMD processor for a machine I've built, and I've bought one laptop since then, and I made sure it had an AMD processor. Before that, I used Intel exclusively, until research and recommendations from AMD users (and a nice package deal on a processor and motherboard) made me pick up an Athlon XP. Now I only buy AMD. Shawn |
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