Gaming processor

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So which processor is better for gaming? AMD or Intel? I somehow have heard that AMD are good gaming processors. However intel are great multitasking processors? Which processor should I get for gaming and what are the pros and cons of amd and intel?
 
It was in the past when AMD's were better for gaming, but the current Intel Core 2 Duo's are better at everything.
 
ya .. but for price AMD's pretty competive .. I'd say(guessing from what you wrote) u don't know much bout overclocking then go with AMD I think u can get better performance outa AMD for the price(without overclocking) well you can in New Zealand(where I live) anyways.

GO TEAM NZ for the AMERICA'S CUP!!!
 
curtains said:
ya .. but for price AMD's pretty competive .. I'd say(guessing from what you wrote) u don't know much bout overclocking then go with AMD I think u can get better performance outa AMD for the price(without overclocking) well you can in New Zealand(where I live) anyways.

GO TEAM NZ for the AMERICA'S CUP!!!
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Are they getting more competitive with the prices? Because You're right, AMD is a Great alternative, especially considering that the overhyped C2d only beats the X2 by a smallish magarin.
 
There are certain things that you will be happy with with an AMD Processor that you won't be happy with with intel. AMD Processors have more flexible overclocking and are usually cheaper. Though AMD 64 FX processor seem to be a great solution to gaming, Intel Core Duo 2 Extreme seems to have good multitasking. I would pick FX about 2g of Ram and 768mb Video Card with good Res. and A 750w PS. Though Im sure that all that will cost somewhat of 1750$. Im happy right now with 64 X2 2ghz but I need to overclock it...
 
ComputerGuru64x2 said:
There are certain things that you will be happy with with an AMD Processor that you won't be happy with with intel. AMD Processors have more flexible overclocking and are usually cheaper. Though AMD 64 FX processor seem to be a great solution to gaming, Intel Core Duo 2 Extreme seems to have good multitasking. I would pick FX about 2g of Ram and 768mb Video Card with good Res. and A 750w PS. Though Im sure that all that will cost somewhat of 1750$. Im happy right now with 64 X2 2ghz but I need to overclock it...
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Completely false.

The Athlon 64/X2 series are horrible overclockers, while the Core 2 Duo's are excellent overclockers.

If you have an AMD X2 running at say, 2Ghz. Then overclocking it to 2.8Ghz would be considered terrific! However with the Core 2 Duo's you can get one from 1.86Ghz to 3.0Ghz very easily.

And AMD's FX series are decent, but they are overpriced.
 
[-0MEGA-];692536 said:
Completely false.

The Athlon 64/X2 series are horrible overclockers, while the Core 2 Duo's are excellent overclockers.

If you have an AMD X2 running at say, 2Ghz. Then overclocking it to 2.8Ghz would be considered terrific! However with the Core 2 Duo's you can get one from 1.86Ghz to 3.0Ghz very easily.
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Wait, there are numerous people with a 1.9ghz 3600+ x2 Brisbane core that are running stable at 3.1ghz. I know thats not a 100% increase in cpu speed like the c2d, but thats pretty impressive for a processor under $60.
 
rcracer_tx said:
Wait, there are numerous people with a 1.9ghz 3600+ x2 Brisbane core that are running stable at 3.1ghz. I know thats not a 100% increase in cpu speed like the c2d, but thats pretty impressive for a processor under $60.
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Getting a X2 to 3.1ghz would rely on getting a terrific stepping, Great production week, possibly watercooling, etc. I can get my 3700 passed 2.8ghz but would have to bump the voltage to do so.

Anyways calling Core2duo's the better overclocker's is obvious, they have a More efficient architecture and they're Newer.. But calling the x2 and A64's terrible is alittle ignorant.. IMO
 
Wait, there are numerous people with a 1.9ghz 3600+ x2 Brisbane core that are running stable at 3.1ghz
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But Brisbane is 65nm, the other Athlons that use 90nm don't overclock well

. Though AMD 64 FX processor seem to be a great solution to gaming,
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I think E6600 is the best solution for gaming. It is cheap and perform very well
 
hermeslyre said:
Anyways calling Core2duo's the better overclocker's is obvious, they have a More efficient architecture and they're Newer.. But calling the x2 and A64's terrible is alittle ignorant.. IMO
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When comparing them to the C2D's, they are. However comparing them to say, a Pentium 4/D, then they are great overclockers.

There are always people that can overclock much higher then someone else, getting to 3.1Ghz on an X2 3600+ is excellent, but is also pretty rare. On the other side, if you read a few websites you can get your C2D up to 3.0+.
 
[-0MEGA-];692536 said:
Completely false.

The Athlon 64/X2 series are horrible overclockers, while the Core 2 Duo's are excellent overclockers.

If you have an AMD X2 running at say, 2Ghz. Then overclocking it to 2.8Ghz would be considered terrific! However with the Core 2 Duo's you can get one from 1.86Ghz to 3.0Ghz very easily.

And AMD's FX series are decent, but they are overpriced.
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they werent horrible oc'er, they are just not as good as the c2ds :)
if you can second in a marathon, i wouldnt say you were a horrible runer :D

But omega has the point on this one, c2d is the clear choice if budget allows.
 
apj101 said:
they werent horrible oc'er, they are just not as good as the c2ds :)
if you can second in a marathon, i wouldnt say you were a horrible runer :D
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I guess they arent considered horrible, but when compared to the Core 2 Duo's, generally the C2D's will overclock higher.
 
I didn't say that Intel had bad overclocking, they just don't like it, So therefore they try to lock it. My dad has a core duo 2. He had trouble manually overclocking it and so he did a standard safe AI overclock on his board settings. AMD has user friendly overclocking, such as 4200 X2, Athlon 1800 XP, Intel also has good overclocking on Pentuim III's and IV'S... The problem with overclocking is both AMD and Intel disagree with it because takes away their money and logic for buying a high priced processor with higher speeds so you can just overclock a lower priced processor to get the same performance as a higher speed processor.
 
ComputerGuru64x2 said:
I didn't say that Intel had bad overclocking, they just don't like it, So therefore they try to lock it. My dad has a core duo 2. He had trouble manually overclocking it and so he did a standard safe AI overclock on his board settings. AMD has user friendly overclocking, such as 4200 X2, Athlon 1800 XP, Intel also has good overclocking on Pentuim III's and IV'S... The problem with overclocking is both AMD and Intel disagree with it because takes away their money and logic for buying a high priced processor with higher speeds so you can just overclock a lower priced processor to get the same performance as a higher speed processor.
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I think your motherboard was locked, rather than the chip. If you were using a prebuilt (dell, hp) then it's certain. Overclocks don't just depend on the CPU they depend on the motherboard and RAM.

You are right that AMD has been more OC friendly in the past, but with the release of the C2d that has all changed.
 
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