What AMD is better than P4 3.2 with HT

helmie · 09-05-2005, 09:10 PM

Hi,
I was going to get a Intel Pentium 4 640 3.2Ghz Socket 775 800mhz 2mb Cache. Its going to cost me £132.21. What AMD chips are better for less? I will need to spend more on my M/B too, so i need cheap and Faster all round than the P4.

Vampiric Rouge · 09-05-2005, 09:20 PM

On www.ebuyer.com
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ is £159.06
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ is £110.21
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is £82.54

helmie · 09-05-2005, 09:24 PM

yep i was looking at ebuyer at this 1:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ - £110.21

Will that perform better than this

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=87128

i would rather pentuim because i like it better, im only getting AMD if its faster as its going to cost the same for the AMD as it is for the P4.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-05-2005, 09:28 PM

its not faster, it has a slower clock speed, but it does perform much better at gaming then an intel dows. but if your looking at something that can do decoding/encoding or image/video editing, your not gonna get that speed from an AMD.

helmie · 09-05-2005, 09:32 PM

well i do use photoshop lots, and i edit videos, so id be better with the P4.
So really the P4 is an all round processor,
and the AMD is good for games, but not much else.

Ill just stick with the P4.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-05-2005, 09:34 PM

amd does ok in the types of programs, but an intel performs much better at them.

helmie · 09-05-2005, 09:38 PM

Ok then, im getting the P4. My mind is made up! If i had the money i would get a dual core AMD 64, but since i dont have £410 (which i more than the computer is costing

) i think ill stick with pentium.

09-05-2005, 09:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	What AMD is better than P4 3.2 with HT Hi, I was going to get a Intel Pentium 4 640 3.2Ghz Socket 775 800mhz 2mb Cache. Its going to cost me £132.21. What AMD chips are better for less? I will need to spend more on my M/B too, so i need cheap and Faster all round than the P4. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

09-05-2005, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vampiric Rouge Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey Age: 21 Posts: 613	On www.ebuyer.com AMD Athlon 64 3700+ is £159.06 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ is £110.21 AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is £82.54 __________________ MAIN PC: Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard\ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe\4gigs of samsung ddr2 ram @ 667\Antec neo 480watt power supply\Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT Voltmoded\430 gigs of HDD space all maxtor @ 7200rpm,and 80 gigs of samsung @ 7200 but only 2m\Benq FP202W 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD\ RAZOR copperhead\ flexglow gaming mousepad Laptop: HP Pavilion DV1000\Pent M 1.73 Ghz\ 1GB Ram\ 100 Gig HDD

09-05-2005, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	yep i was looking at ebuyer at this 1: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ - £110.21 Will that perform better than this http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=87128 i would rather pentuim because i like it better, im only getting AMD if its faster as its going to cost the same for the AMD as it is for the P4. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

09-05-2005, 09:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	its not faster, it has a slower clock speed, but it does perform much better at gaming then an intel dows. but if your looking at something that can do decoding/encoding or image/video editing, your not gonna get that speed from an AMD. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

09-05-2005, 09:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	well i do use photoshop lots, and i edit videos, so id be better with the P4. So really the P4 is an all round processor, and the AMD is good for games, but not much else. Ill just stick with the P4. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

09-05-2005, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	amd does ok in the types of programs, but an intel performs much better at them. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

09-05-2005, 09:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	Ok then, im getting the P4. My mind is made up! If i had the money i would get a dual core AMD 64, but since i dont have £410 (which i more than the computer is costing ) i think ill stick with pentium. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

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