Amd Or Intel

[delphin460]

for the requests in your initial post, anything will do

those arnt very high end reuirements

a amd 2500 will do the job fine

and then get yourself a great gfx card

rther than spend to much on 64 bit, when its well above what u need

[Amarjit]

I'd say wait - because if you're willing to move onto the 64-bit platform, AMD are rumoured to release a new 3700+ chip. Also, it will be 939-pin rather than 940, meaning no necessity to buy ECC Registered DDR RAM.

However, for the time being, you mention that one of your primary uses of your PC will be video decoding - this is where the Pentium betters. AMD is generally better in 2D, but for what you're outlining, I'd get a P4, around 2.6GHz+, perhaps one of the 3.2/3.06/3.0? I wouldn't bother with the Prescott extensions ATM. Also, depending on the quantity of RAM you desire, choose between 533/800MHz FSB.

[abu_has_the_power]

i'd wait for the 64 bit intels.

[Virtualbody1234]

Your requirements are not very demanding. Just get the AMD Athlon XP 2500+. For around $100 there is nothing from Intel that can offer that power for that price.

[Mad Cat]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@10 April 2004 - 16:37
i'd wait for the 64 bit intels.

Intel has stated it is not yet interested in a 64bit desktop chip. You'll be waiting till at least the next Pentium for that, Prescott is what Intel has been working at for a long time hence they probably won't make their next big product till '05.

[DWk]

Too much hassle over two great products

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

i have a P4 3.0ghz HT, and it cost me about 190 bucks. little more costly than AMD, but i like intel.

[J'Pol]

AMD XP for me.

Purely on power to cost ratio.

The important thing to remember is get a good balanced system. No point in shed loads of processor power if it's short on RAM.