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| 285344 | 2004-10-26 04:53:00 | hi there, im building a new pc, but i cant decide, an athlon 64 3000+, p4 2.8ghz 1mb Cache 533mhz? all are similarily priced but i want to do this right, the first time, thanks, | Tux (606) | ||
| 285345 | 2004-10-26 04:57:00 | What are you going to use it for? In any case I would say AMD |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 285346 | 2004-10-26 04:59:00 | i want to be future proofed, i.e im using pc3200 512mb ddr ram, 80gb hdd, dvd writer, lcd screen etc, used for word processing small amount of games, dvds, internet, | Tux (606) | ||
| 285347 | 2004-10-26 05:02:00 | I quite honestly do not think you would notice any difference. Get which ever one is cheapest. Or, if price is not important, get whichever has the nicest looking box. Or you could go by AMD/Intel motherboard features. George |
george12 (7) | ||
| 285348 | 2004-10-26 05:03:00 | "Future proof"? That statement can never be made when talking of a PC. Whatever you choose it will be obsolete in 3 months, positively decrepit in a year. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 285349 | 2004-10-26 05:05:00 | >i want to be future proofed do not bother trying. it will be out of date as soon as its out of the shop and 2-3 years later they will have a pc twice the speed. get one that will do the job thats in your price range. as long as there is a bit of room for upgrades you should be fine. personally i would go for the AMD but the motherboard is more of a critical choice. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 285350 | 2004-10-26 05:27:00 | once its out of the shop it is outdated, man pc technology changes fast...... | Prescott (11) | ||
| 285351 | 2004-10-26 05:34:00 | AMD with an nForce motherboard. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 285352 | 2004-10-26 06:10:00 | I'm an intel inclined semi fanboy but imho go with the amd. I can't take a shine to prescotts. | the highlander (245) | ||
| 285353 | 2004-10-26 06:41:00 | The A64 will OWN the P4 any day of the week, specially if it is a P4 B (533 MHz version). A p4 C 3 GHz is approximately equal to a A64 2800+. |
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