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Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby Cvrt7.62Ghst » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:28 pm

Answer me this guys, I was just presented a few minutes ago with the oppotunity to buy a chip from a friend who used to be an owner of a computer shop.
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Re: Do want a P4 instead?

Postby Delta_ » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:42 pm

Yes AMD are much better for games.  They have support for 3Dnow, and extended 3Dnow.  They also have a better and more up to date architecture.  Also it has quad technology which allows it to do more stuff per cycle than a P4.  
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby swanny338 » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:38 pm

Hyvry said almost what i was gunna say, go for the AMD
Still have a nice PC but I just switched to a hella nice mac
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby Jared » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:45 pm

AMD all the way my man! :-) Go for it! :-)
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby Daz » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:16 pm

looks like we have a clear winner lol AMD here
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby Cvrt7.62Ghst » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:40 pm

Yep, I think I will go write him a check now.  Thanks guys. ;D
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:45 pm

http://www20.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030521/800fsb-09.html


Performance = Intel.

Price = AMD.

Pick your priority then decide.  ;)

AMD is the clear winner on price, if you are just gaming then go for the AMD, if you want fast MPEG encoding or fast video editing, then the Northwood 800fsb p4 (And its Prescott / Extreme brothers) is the best option.

You need deep pockets to buy intel.....  ::)
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby Delta_ » Wed Mar 03, 2004 1:45 am

One word, FX
Look at this gaming benchmark, look at the green bar then look for the nearest blue.

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Or this:
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby .jjzm » Wed Mar 03, 2004 12:20 pm

Hello..
It is true that games developers use P4? ..if so, could it be more addapted to games??. 8)
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby Delta_ » Wed Mar 03, 2004 5:24 pm

No, before fx yeah, but now fx is out, they only use the best.
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby Cvrt7.62Ghst » Thu Mar 04, 2004 12:05 am

I got it! It's so cute........ now what? ;)
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Re: Do I want a P4 instead?

Postby congo » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:56 am

;D..... Oh, Thats Funny! ...... ;D

( but seriously, Download AMD's cpu installation guide)

and please don't plug it into a p4 board...... ( it won't like it.)
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