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| Thread ID: 64776 | 2005-12-27 18:49:00 | AMD Athlon 64 or Pentium D | Havion (9450) | Press F1 |
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| 416033 | 2005-12-27 22:31:00 | When choosing between Athlon single-core's and X2's you must keep in mind what you are using the processor for. For example, with video encoding you will only see the benefits of dual-core with a multi-threaded encoding application. Virtualdub is NOT one of those applications, whereas Mencoder is. It all depends on the applications you use really. | Haze (3028) | ||
| 416034 | 2005-12-28 08:51:00 | I see the price is the same between the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Processor 2.0GHz and the Intel Pentium D 830 Dual Core 3.0GHz Processor...would you still take the Athlon over the Pentium? and why? | Havion (9450) | ||
| 416035 | 2005-12-28 08:55:00 | Why? Because the AMD spanks it, They make superiour gear. End of story. I would take the AMD over the Intel even it was more expensive, It would still be the best value. Plus you get to drop the wee beastie into a kick-my-arse Asus Nforce4 Ultra. Sweeter then apple pie with cream. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 416036 | 2005-12-28 08:57:00 | actually i will recommended AMD Athlon 64.. i currently have the pentium 4 2.53MHz. and just brought the Athlon, it is a significant faster... it take around 40 several seconds to load up the whole thing and ready to go. jacky |
jackyht2002 (6606) | ||
| 416037 | 2005-12-28 09:09:00 | Give us an A.. give us a M .. give us a D. The Intel solution is perfect for winter heating, however. :) |
gibler (49) | ||
| 416038 | 2005-12-28 09:12:00 | actually i will recommended AMD Athlon 64.. i currently have the pentium 4 2.53MHz. and just brought the Athlon, it is a significant faster... it take around 40 several seconds to load up the whole thing and ready to go. jacky To be fair to P4, load times are really no faster on AMD64 (at equivalent level). You are probably noticing a fresh operating system and a faster hard drive. I could get a Celeron to boot up sub 40 seconds on a WD Raptor and a fresh operating system. However I vote Athlon 64, for 95% of home users (and most businesses). Faster in nearly all games and most home users don't use apps where they would notice any real advantage with HT on the P4. Intel are behind at the moment, no question. And of course AMD generally cheaper. |
Battleneter (60) | ||
| 416039 | 2005-12-28 18:26:00 | How does the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Processor 2.0GHz end up being "faster" than the Intel Pentium D 830 Dual Core 3.0GHz Processor? | Havion (9450) | ||
| 416040 | 2005-12-28 20:06:00 | How does the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Processor 2.0GHz end up being "faster" than the Intel Pentium D 830 Dual Core 3.0GHz Processor? Not sure if this review (reviews.cnet.com) will answer your question but it is well worth a look. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 416041 | 2005-12-28 22:31:00 | That kinda helps, thanks. It just doesn't make sence when for the same price you can get a Pen D Dual 3.0GHz over a AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core 2.0GHz. Why not get the 3.0 dual? | Havion (9450) | ||
| 416042 | 2005-12-28 22:36:00 | For the same reason they banned the jap cars from Bathurst. | Metla (12) | ||
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