simple q about choosing a proccessor

mrgeorgedude · 01-17-2006, 01:23 AM

i really have no idea if this is in the right topic of forums but im building a comp online and i have a desicion between (im gonna copy the page word for word) a "Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 524 (3.06GHz, 533MHz FSB)" or a "MD Athlon(TM) 64 3500+ (2.2GHz / 512KB L2 cache)"

thats exactly what it said...someone also told me athlons are good but im wondering if its really all that much better

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2006, 01:34 AM

If the main purpose of the computer is gaming, go with the AMD. If your going to be multi-tasking alot, get the intel. If its for general use, get whatevers cheapest.

suprasteve · 01-17-2006, 04:28 AM

if the price is almost the same, the AMD may actually be a little bit better, judging from the fact it is a 3500 whereas the intel is a 3.06 (the numbers aren't an exact correlation by any means, but they can kind of give you a rough estimate). I'm an Intel person myself, but again, price is a big factor here.

bigsaucybob · 01-17-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by suprasteve

if the price is almost the same, the AMD may actually be a little bit better, judging from the fact it is a 3500 whereas the intel is a 3.06 (the numbers aren't an exact correlation by any means, but they can kind of give you a rough estimate). I'm an Intel person myself, but again, price is a big factor here.

those numbers really arent comparable. its easy, as stated above. if ur gaming go amd if ur not doin any gaming at all go intel.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by suprasteve

if the price is almost the same, the AMD may actually be a little bit better, judging from the fact it is a 3500 whereas the intel is a 3.06 (the numbers aren't an exact correlation by any means, but they can kind of give you a rough estimate). I'm an Intel person myself, but again, price is a big factor here.

And AMD 3500+ is roughly equivalent to an Intel 3.5Ghz at gaming, if its not for gaming you cant compare the model number to the clock speed of an intel.

suprasteve · 01-17-2006, 12:40 PM

yeah this is why I said "the numbers aren't an exact correlation by any means", but I still think the AMD will outperform te intel

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2006, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by suprasteve

yeah this is why I said "the numbers aren't an exact correlation by any means", but I still think the AMD will outperform te intel

Depends what hes doing with it, for basic tasks im sure the AMD would be better, but if hes doing cpu intensive apps such as video editing or rendering, the Intel would outperform it.

**jancz3rt** · 01-17-2006, 01:07 PM

Well the AMD is worse at multitasking is not a valid argument for some time now ith the onset of the X2 processor line from AMD. Back on topic however, the 3500+ should be a an overall better processor. I would go for that instead of the P4.

JAN

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jancz3rt

Well the AMD is worse at multitasking is not a valid argument for some time now ith the onset of the X2 processor line from AMD. Back on topic however, the 3500+ should be a an overall better processor. I would go for that instead of the P4.

JAN

I was referring to the AMD 3500+, not AMD in general, lol.

And dont get me wrong, i'd say the AMD is the better choice, just making note that the AMD 3500+ is not equivilant to a Intel 3.5Ghz at general use.

suprasteve · 01-17-2006, 05:16 PM

as long as we're all being somewhat anal, maybe I should mention I've never actually seen a 3.5Ghz pentium, but whatever

01-17-2006, 01:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrgeorgedude Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 702	simple q about choosing a proccessor i really have no idea if this is in the right topic of forums but im building a comp online and i have a desicion between (im gonna copy the page word for word) a "Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 524 (3.06GHz, 533MHz FSB)" or a "MD Athlon(TM) 64 3500+ (2.2GHz / 512KB L2 cache)" thats exactly what it said...someone also told me athlons are good but im wondering if its really all that much better __________________ MOBO : Biostar Tforce4 6100-939 CPU : AMD athlon 3500+ @ 2.5ghz RAM : 1gb Mem (512 by 512mb Corsair) CASE : Xion II (with cool blue cathode lights inside) HDD : 120gb and 80gb...both at 7200rpm GPU : eVGA geforce 7600GT

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01-17-2006, 04:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	if the price is almost the same, the AMD may actually be a little bit better, judging from the fact it is a 3500 whereas the intel is a 3.06 (the numbers aren't an exact correlation by any means, but they can kind of give you a rough estimate). I'm an Intel person myself, but again, price is a big factor here.

01-17-2006, 12:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	yeah this is why I said "the numbers aren't an exact correlation by any means", but I still think the AMD will outperform te intel

01-17-2006, 05:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	as long as we're all being somewhat anal, maybe I should mention I've never actually seen a 3.5Ghz pentium, but whatever