need help Witch computer is better?

davie23223 · 10-11-2005, 10:18 PM

Okay, AGPs are dying, I only have around $600 but i'm going to work another month to get 1000 to get a pci-e one.

Vampiric Rouge · 10-12-2005, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Thechefxxxv

Pentium 4 is a horrible processor!

Do i smell a little bit of a fanboy?

Dave i would suggest looking around for another system or better yet build your own. If you want to play games you will want AMD but the AMD's you listed are only on an AGP board. I would highly suggest looking around more and if you know how to build, by all means do that.

maroon1 · 10-12-2005, 10:52 AM

go with this one
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 754PIN 512K L2 Cache
1024MB (1 GB) DDR400 PC3200 Memory (Major Brand)
ASUS K8V SE Deluxe Mother Board
Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA
LG 16X 4163B DVD RW +- Dual Layer (black) (special)
LG Combo Drive 52X CD-RW 16X DVD-ROM (black)
ATI Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis Ultra, AGP 8X, 128MB DDR, DVI, TV-Out
Onboard Audio
Onboard Network Card
Alien Case (black)
400 Watt Power Supply

Total Price: $666 us

or this

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ BI 939 Pins 512K L2 Cache
1024MB DDR400 PC3200 Memory (Infineon / Apacer / Hynix) (512MB x 2)
ASUS A8V Mother Board
Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA
LG 16X 4165 DVD RW +- Dual Layer (special)
ATI Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro, AGP 8X, 256MB DDR, DVI, TV-Out
Onboard Audio
Onboard Network Card
Standard ATX Case
420 Watt Thermaltake Power Supply With Dual Fan

$772 us

both of them are good

**Praetor** · 10-12-2005, 06:43 PM

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i was wondering if the Pentium d dual core would beat the Athlon 64.

it can -- but what for what application did you have in mind?

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gaming for counter-strike:source, wow etc..
work for cad,3d video editing etc...

what cad applications? what video editing apps? odds are the final answer will be either that you wont notice a difference or the x2 will have a performance edge

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these processors are different because they have different amounts of pins, therefore they won't both fit on the same motherboard.

thats why they are going on different motherboards

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these 2 CPUs can't really be compared because the Intel Pentium d is a dual core CPU and the Athlon64 3000+ isn't. (correct me if i'm wrong)

you can still compare them.

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i believe that the Intel Pentium d dual core CPU can possibly be compared to the AMD Athlon64 x2 series.

obviously you can compare them but how does it compare (i.e., thats what we're tying to tackle)

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okay, the dual Pentium d is out, and i don't know why, theres 2 processors! and also has PCI-e but since i dont know much about computers and just getting into it, i will agree with you guys. Pentium d is out. for the other 2 AMD's two of you chose the first one AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 754pin 512k l2 cache, and the other two chose the 2nd one AMD Athlon 64 3000+ bi 939 pins 512k l2 cache, and ofcourse none for the Pentium, its kinda hard to choose witch one now. i'm not planning to upgrade any soon, probably will after 2 or 3 years.

wow that was a (way too) quick decision...

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is it the 420 watt Thermaltake power supply with dual fan and the socket 939 the extra $106?

its not worth $40. have a look at PSU 101 (both to see why and to see some countersuggestions).

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GO WITH THE FIRST ONE!!! two cores are pretty crappy!!!! Pentium 4 is a horrible processor!

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Okay, AGPs are dying, I only have around $600 but i'm going to work another month to get 1000 to get a pci-e one.

In that case,

- AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 [ADA3800DAA5BV, 350USD]
- NEC 3540A [40USD]
- PNY Optima 2x512 [CL2.5, 80USD]
- Maxtor DiamondMax10 250GB [16MB, 95USD]
- XClio 450W [12V@32A, 50USD]
- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum [125USD]
Subtotal = 740USD

Tons of room to get anything from a 6600GT to a X850Pro

Blue · 10-12-2005, 06:50 PM

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GO WITH THE FIRST ONE!!! two cores are pretty crappy!!!! Pentium 4 is a horrible processor!

OK why are duel cores crappy (they aren't) Why are P4's horrible? (they aren't).
Please dont post like this. It helped no one and made you look less then intelegent.

10-12-2005, 10:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,587	go with this one AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 754PIN 512K L2 Cache 1024MB (1 GB) DDR400 PC3200 Memory (Major Brand) ASUS K8V SE Deluxe Mother Board Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA LG 16X 4163B DVD RW +- Dual Layer (black) (special) LG Combo Drive 52X CD-RW 16X DVD-ROM (black) ATI Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis Ultra, AGP 8X, 128MB DDR, DVI, TV-Out Onboard Audio Onboard Network Card Alien Case (black) 400 Watt Power Supply Total Price: $666 us or this AMD Athlon 64 3200+ BI 939 Pins 512K L2 Cache 1024MB DDR400 PC3200 Memory (Infineon / Apacer / Hynix) (512MB x 2) ASUS A8V Mother Board Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA LG 16X 4165 DVD RW +- Dual Layer (special) ATI Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro, AGP 8X, 256MB DDR, DVI, TV-Out Onboard Audio Onboard Network Card Standard ATX Case 420 Watt Thermaltake Power Supply With Dual Fan $772 us both of them are good __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner

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10-11-2005, 10:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
davie23223 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 367	Okay, AGPs are dying, I only have around $600 but i'm going to work another month to get 1000 to get a pci-e one.