Should I buy an amd athlon 64 3000+ or an intel penium DUAL CORE 2.66 ghz? Bus speed?

solarwind · 05-08-2006, 05:02 AM

I want to get a good cpu under 300 dollars.

Currently I am trying to decide between:

AMD athlon 64 3000+ with 2000mhz bus speed (single core) priced at around $130

Intel Pentium D (dual core) 2.66 ghz with 533 mhz bus speed priced at around $150

I THINK that I would like a dual core cpu and Intel's Pentium D is a really good price for a dual core cpu. But AMD has a much higher performance than Intel (from what I know) and I don't know If the Single core cheaper amd can outperform the DUAL CORE Intel. Also, the Intel has a much slower bus speed. I don't know if AMD has a higher performance gain with a 2000 mhz bus speed, even though it is single core.

Please help me out here, which one should I get (both these prices are from www.tigerdirect.com)

Thanks a lot!

Dr Studly · 05-08-2006, 05:04 AM

neither will play the newest games well... except the pentium D will be able to play some of them such as Quake 4, COD2, and Oblibion, and it will be able to play future multi-threaded games... which is what the Pentium D has over the Athlon 3000+... and the 3000+ doesn't have anything over the PD... (except for single threaded games, but as i said, it won't be able to play the latest games well n e way...)

Motoxrdude · 05-08-2006, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Encore4More

neither will play the newest games well... except the pentium D will be able to play some of them such as Quake 4, COD2, and Oblibion, and it will be able to play future multi-threaded games...

Lol dude, it will play the newest games just fine. But then again, depends on the game. Lots of calculations in a game, then yes, those processors will, but most games will run just fine. To tell you the truth though, i think you should go for the intel, just because of the dual core.

Filip · 05-08-2006, 05:29 AM

Well I have no problems playing F.E.A.R. on maximum settings with AA 2X, AF 16X without soft shadows, I never get below 30 fps, avarage ~60, max ~170

Athlon 64 3000+ can handle every game if you have a good GPU that is.

solarwind · 05-08-2006, 05:33 AM

Firstly, Thanks all for your responses! Also, the Intel board I'm planning to get can support ddr2 ram. Will that yield a noticably greater performance in terms of frames per second in a game?

EliteEmerz · 05-08-2006, 05:41 AM

it should..hell its DDR2...your best bet, wait for AM2 processors to come out so AMD uses DDR2, then get an AMD system, itll blow intel out of the water

solarwind · 05-08-2006, 05:57 AM

Thanks for your response! First question... What is "AM2"? Second question... Will the AM2 processors be expensive? I really don't want to spend more than 200 for a processor.

Filip · 05-08-2006, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by solarwind

Thanks for your response! First question... What is "AM2"? Second question... Will the AM2 processors be expensive? I really don't want to spend more than 200 for a processor.

AM2 in a new socket that AMD is releasing on 6/6/06, you can wait for it to come out and then the prices of socket 939 CPU's will drop.

solarwind · 05-08-2006, 06:02 AM

Yeah. I like AMD MUCH BETTER than Intel. But I would also like a dual core cpu and don't want to spend a lot of money.

Filip · 05-08-2006, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by solarwind

Yeah. I like AMD MUCH BETTER than Intel. But I would also like a dual core cpu and don't want to spend a lot of money.

Well, when AM2 comes out, the prices will drop, so maybe you will be able to buy it then.

You can find a X2 3800+ for around $300, you said that's your budget.

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05-08-2006, 05:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
solarwind New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 8	Should I buy an amd athlon 64 3000+ or an intel penium DUAL CORE 2.66 ghz? Bus speed? I want to get a good cpu under 300 dollars. Currently I am trying to decide between: AMD athlon 64 3000+ with 2000mhz bus speed (single core) priced at around $130 Intel Pentium D (dual core) 2.66 ghz with 533 mhz bus speed priced at around $150 I THINK that I would like a dual core cpu and Intel's Pentium D is a really good price for a dual core cpu. But AMD has a much higher performance than Intel (from what I know) and I don't know If the Single core cheaper amd can outperform the DUAL CORE Intel. Also, the Intel has a much slower bus speed. I don't know if AMD has a higher performance gain with a 2000 mhz bus speed, even though it is single core. Please help me out here, which one should I get (both these prices are from www.tigerdirect.com) Thanks a lot!

05-08-2006, 05:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dr Studly banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hales Corners Wisconson Age: 17 Posts: 2,435	neither will play the newest games well... except the pentium D will be able to play some of them such as Quake 4, COD2, and Oblibion, and it will be able to play future multi-threaded games... which is what the Pentium D has over the Athlon 3000+... and the 3000+ doesn't have anything over the PD... (except for single threaded games, but as i said, it won't be able to play the latest games well n e way...) Last edited by Dr Studly; 05-08-2006 at 05:06 AM.

05-08-2006, 05:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
solarwind New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 8	Firstly, Thanks all for your responses! Also, the Intel board I'm planning to get can support ddr2 ram. Will that yield a noticably greater performance in terms of frames per second in a game? Last edited by solarwind; 05-08-2006 at 05:37 AM.

05-08-2006, 05:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
EliteEmerz Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39	it should..hell its DDR2...your best bet, wait for AM2 processors to come out so AMD uses DDR2, then get an AMD system, itll blow intel out of the water __________________ AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 1gb PC2700 Patriot 2-3-3-6, 9600XT 256mb, Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Hauppauge WINTV-GO-PLUS IDE Western Digital 200gig (with vantec Vortex crossflow cooler) IDE Seagate 60gig, SATA Maxtor 80gig iomega cd-rw/dvd-rom, Chieftec Matrix Case 17" Dell P780 Flat CRT, 17" Sony Flat CRT, Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 [ISM] <EliteEmerz>

05-08-2006, 05:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Croatia Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	Well I have no problems playing F.E.A.R. on maximum settings with AA 2X, AF 16X without soft shadows, I never get below 30 fps, avarage ~60, max ~170 Athlon 64 3000+ can handle every game if you have a good GPU that is.

05-08-2006, 05:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
solarwind New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 8	Thanks for your response! First question... What is "AM2"? Second question... Will the AM2 processors be expensive? I really don't want to spend more than 200 for a processor.

05-08-2006, 06:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
solarwind New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 8	Yeah. I like AMD MUCH BETTER than Intel. But I would also like a dual core cpu and don't want to spend a lot of money.

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