XP Pro.....64bit or 32bit

Rex_Mundi

I think 'll definately give the 64bit a try..............

Now I've got to decide between these two CPUs.

THIS

or

THIS

T4i

X2 :j :j :j

Poppycat

The Intels are so much more expensive too. My only concern with AMDs in the past was that they ran hot and so had to have a powerful HSF. I assume things have changed the last time I bought a AMD was a Duron in 2000. mInd you it lasted until mid 2005.

I am duely tempted to get a dual core 64 as my machine rig just doesnt cut it for games now, its mainly the grx card, I could upgrade that but would prefer a fastre pc with more ram as I do a lot of video editing.

Poppycat

Thats a little too much for me Rex, I was looking at paying about £150 for a cpu, I normally used to pay about £200 for cpu but had to make some cuts in income. Anyhow let us know how you get on. I am sure other peeps would like to take the plunge too.

T4i

T4i wrote:

X2 :j :j :j

4000+ Seems to have the edge on 3D scores. I'm sure you wouldnt see any noticable difference between running the two. If I was spending £250+ on a CPU I would pay that bit extra for Dual.

Poppycat

Can anyone see any comparions to Intel and AMD cpu's I no you cant take processor speeds into account, just interested in comparions. I found the Intels to overclock quite good, 1.8@2.4 and 2.4@3.05 etc and they quiet. Havnet tried the Prescotts cores that Intel do though.

Rex_Mundi

I think I've settled on my main list now. I think I'll hide the next bank statement from Mrs Mundi.... lol. I'm hoping to get these delivered on Saturday to give me something to play with at the weekend.

Case... Antec Sonata (thanks wolfman.....looks good)
Mobo... Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI, nForce4 FSB2000 Skt 939
CPU... AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200 512k Cache per core
HDD... 250 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA2 7200rpm 16MB cache
RAM... Corsair® 1.0GB ECC reg. 3200 DDR
Graphics... XFX GeForce 6600GT SLI 256MB
OS... XP Pro 64bit

wolfman

Poppycat wrote:

Thats a little too much for me Rex, I was looking at paying about £150 for a cpu, I normally used to pay about £200 for cpu but had to make some cuts in income. Anyhow let us know how you get on. I am sure other peeps would like to take the plunge too.

It's quite the opposite with regards to heat nowadays. I know what you mean about older AMD's though. My Athlon64 is currently running at 32C and never really goes above 42C. Compared with my brother's Intel (Prescott), which idles at 45 and at load is over 55C, the Athlon is a gem. It also uses a lot less power.

For a performance chart, check this bad boy out:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/21/the_mother_of_all_cpu_charts_2005/page39.html
Anything graphical and AMD absolutely destroy Intel.

Go for a single core if money is an issue. If you look around you can sometimes pick up a AMD Athlon64 3700+ for near that price. I've got a 3500+ and it's still very fast. I too generally don't, as a rule of thumb, like to spend any more than £200 or a cpu.

Nice choice Rex. Dual core is a good idea. You'll like the case too, it's great value for money.

DanW_3

Rex_Mundi wrote:

I think I've settled on my main list now. I think I'll hide the next bank statement from Mrs Mundi.... lol. I'm hoping to get these delivered on Saturday to give me something to play with at the weekend.

Case... Antec Sonata (thanks wolfman.....looks good)
Mobo... Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI, nForce4 FSB2000 Skt 939
CPU... AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200 512k Cache per core
HDD... 250 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA2 7200rpm 16MB cache
RAM... Corsair® 1.0GB ECC reg. 3200 DDR
Graphics... XFX GeForce 6600GT SLI 256MB
OS... XP Pro 64bit

this looks like a better deal for a graphics card, XFX too :cool:

Poppycat

Looks good REX are they facing out ATA interfaces in favour of SATA. When I upgrade later thsi way I ony have one sata drive and one other ATA cant really stretch to a SATA drive but would like a good system that is future proof.