AMD processors are made for overlocking. Unless you have expertise in hardware and such, I'd stick with Pentium. P4 3.0 GHz is more than enough for any games as long as you get a quality video card and enough RAM. |
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hey brothers and sisters, im getting a new computer for my birthday and i was seeking some advice so i come where i always come when i seek advice: the DV! anyways im gonna get a computer with a dual core processor, and i was wondering which would be better for gaming: the AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU, or the Intel® Pentium-4 Processor 630 3.0GHz model. thanks everyone! |
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AMD processors are made for overlocking. Unless you have expertise in hardware and such, I'd stick with Pentium. P4 3.0 GHz is more than enough for any games as long as you get a quality video card and enough RAM. |
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The clock speed only measures how many instruction cycles are performed per second, so a high clock speed indicates a fast processor. However, many instructions take several cycles to perform, so judging speed by clock frequency alone is not accurate. I don't know AMD processors very well, but it's not improbable that they give more 'juice per tick' than Intel. |
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Hmmm... actually, I just similarly bought a whole new computer, component by component, a few days ago. From what I'VE gatyhered, at the higher end of the market, Intel dual-core processors simply outperform the AMD equivalents. I'm not sure about overclocking inm general, but my shiny new Core 2 Duo 6600 (2.4Ghz) runs very cool, and there seems to be a whole load of overclocking potential. I might look into that later. |
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go with the Intel |
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mmmkaaay thanks everyone. more input is always appreciated. ill take it all into consideration guys |
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HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Also, AMD manages 2000MHZ bus which is way over intel's. I think the P4 only manages 400MHZ. |
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FYI, Depends on P4, some handle 800mhz, some handle 1066mhz, BUT ALL ARE SHIT. Apparently you cannot read my post. |
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yo unknown you sound like you know what you're talking about so um which exact processor do you recommend. also, i currently have a 6600Gt as my gfx card, and im looking to upgrade. i was gonna get a 7300gt, but someone told me my 660gt is actually BETTER than the 7300gt. so like could you help me out there as well? thanks a lotl. |
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I would like to repeat, I'm not a heavy gamer. So I won't tell you what video card to buy. However, I've looked at the differences between the 6600GT (of which i've used and known many people who own them) and the 7300gt. The 7300gt is an oddball video card in that they used the more advanced processor that the 7600 cards use. |
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alright thanks i 'ppreciate it dudes. |
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Sweet Dreams
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i decided on the dual core 3800+ with a 7600gt instead |
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Just out of curiosity, why were your choices limited to only Pentium 4 as your Intel choice? |
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That's great, much better choice over a Pentium 4. The only Intel processor anyone should think about buying now is the Core 2 Duo, and ironically, if you are looking to build a high end a computer, it is the only processor you should think about buying. |
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hey, i think you have already picked but i thought i would comment anyway, i built my own computer over the summer (ill put the specs at the bottom) i have had an Intel but i am more found of my new amd processor, first off my motherboard kicks ass, with sli ready graphics cards ect, but with amd i got cool&quite technology which is great, basically means your computer go's as fast as it needs to so if im just on msn and the Internet it wont need to work very hard so says a cool as possible. I have build another pc very recently as well with an Intel processor but i find amd to be alot more quite and haven't really seems massive differences between them. If i were you i would go for amd |
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