1 vs. 2

Which one?

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Geoff

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Rambo said:
Well, I don't understand why people are choosing the AMD Athlon 64 over the Pentium D 805 Dual Core....

If you read that link I posted earlier on, it says that the Intel (when Overclocked) is close to (or beats, not sure...) an Athlon FX-60!



If this thing, when overclocked to 4.1 Ghz can perform like an Athlon FX-60, I'm sure that if you were to clock it to about 3.5 Ghz, you're going to be getting much better performance all round than the AMD Athon 64 3000+.

Oh, and btw, I have the AMD Athlon 64 3500+, and I'd recommend just buying the 3000+ if you go for the AMD build... It wont take much to overclock it to 3500+ speeds.
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That very well may be true, but overclocking to 4.1Ghz isnt a guarantee, it largly depends on the stepping you have of the cpu, your motherboard, and your other parts. It's like not getting a job because you think you'll win the lottery:rolleyes:
 
Rambo

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I'm definately not telling monkeysims to start overclocking the Pentium D 805 to 4.1 Ghz...

That would HUGELY degrade it's life span, maybe to 2 or 3 years!! That would be silly...

But since the CPU is able to reach 4.1 Ghz (and when at that speed, is comparable to an Athlon FX-60), it'll most likely reach 3.4/5/6 Ghz on a normal to semi-decent motherboard. Now, IMO, if the Pentium D 805 was running at around 3.5 Ghz it'd outperform an Athlon 64 3000+ with ease...
 
Jet

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Rambo said:
I'm definately not telling monkeysims to start overclocking the Pentium D 805 to 4.1 Ghz...

That would HUGELY degrade it's life span, maybe to 2 or 3 years!! That would be silly...

But since the CPU is able to reach 4.1 Ghz (and when at that speed, is comparable to an Athlon FX-60), it'll most likely reach 3.4/5/6 Ghz on a normal to semi-decent motherboard. Now, IMO, if the Pentium D 805 was running at around 3.5 Ghz it'd outperform an Athlon 64 3000+ with ease...
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Exactly why I voted #2 and I am totally clueless why #1 has more votes. An 805 at 3.4 (950 speeds) will be close to a 3200+ at 2.4 (4000+ speeds) in gaming, and will CREAM the 3200+ in any more multitasking type of test, since you have the extra cores. It is funny why we are still debating dual vs. single core when quad is on the way.
 
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m0nk3ys1ms

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i was only planning on clocking to like 3.4ghz on the 805, if i get it. and im also not going to get the 3000+, i think i'll get the 3200+. its only 3 bucks more.
 
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m0nk3ys1ms

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ive still got a week or so to decide (plan on ordering next weekend) im starting to lean more towards build 2 after reading all these links from Rambo. everybody keep your opinions coming. now im off to work, to earn my money for this stuff.
 
Skizzor

Skizzor

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I wouldnt get a intel. I dont understand why you just put more ram in build 1 and since the conroe will be out you can get a better AMD processor.
 
Rambo

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Well, I've done my part... I can't persuade you any more unless I spam you with more links, but I can't be bothered right now lol...

In the end, it's your decision ;)
 
MadModder

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It was a relatively easy decision. There are so many "what if's" about getting a processor just to OC it, because of a review. What if you get a bad motherboard revision and it doesn't overclock well at all? What if your CPU can't get past 3GHz? What if, what if... Well, I still say #2, it's dual-core and is (possibly) extremely overclockable. You could definitely outperform any low-end A64 with the 805 @ 3.4GHz.
 
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m0nk3ys1ms

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i just sent the links to my uncle, who is going to help me put it all together, and see what he thinks. i talked him to him for a little while earlier and he said that the AMD chips are hard to beat.
 
Rambo

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Well, it's 13 to 17 now...

I completely understand about the "What If..." situations though.

As I said, it's just down to you now. You have to make the decision. I'm sure it'll be a good build, no matter what you choose ;)
 
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m0nk3ys1ms

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i should be definatley ordering next Friday. ill probally get everything the next tuesday. i have about $200 now, and i should be getting around $125 next Friday.
 
Rambo

Rambo

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monkeysims said:
i should be definatley ordering next Friday. ill probally get everything the next tuesday. i have about $200 now, and i should be getting around $125 next Friday.
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What build are you going to go with?
 
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