another intel vs. amd

[blazin8556]

amd phenom II x2 521 vs. intel core 2 duo e4700 what do you guys think? i have the phenom machine with 10gigs twin 500 gig hdds currently dual monitors getting ready to do triple and maybe quad monitors.also 3 operating systems. someone gave me the other computer with the core 2. after repairs its running 4 gb ram and a 160 gb ide drive. i fixed it up for my little one. but just curious. would the intel be able to compete with my pc so to speak.

 

[blazin8556]

sorry its twin 1tb. i forgot i updated my sig when i put the machine together and had to go back and look

 

[StrangleHold]

Overall the Phenom II 521, which is really a renamed Athlon II 275. The Intel e4700 is faster clock for clock. But The Phenom II is running 900 mhz. faster.

 

[jonnyp11]

agreed

but i must say, it looks like you are using three sticks of ram, not the best idea. When you use only 2 sticks they go into dual channel mode which improves performance, so unless you have a real reason for the extra 2 gigs then it would be better to use just 8. Although if the 2 gigs are 2 separate 1gb sticks, then i think it is still in dual channel and then it is fine