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"Dare I ask........Intel or AMD?"

I bet I am gonna start a huge debate, but here goes. I am a gamer, and I want a fast processor. Is there any noticable difference between the AMD Athlon and the Pentium 4 when using a computer? I am talking about the top end ones here, over 2Ghz. I was going to get the P4 2.4Ghz for £1100, but SR have dropped the price, and the one for £1100 now is the AMD 2600+. Is this OK, cos I don't really want to fork out another £100 just to buy pentium.

You didnt read it properly matey :).

c.b.

AMD_MAN wrote:
> I must disagree with you turbo as i have used both AMD and P4 (all
> cores) for overclocking and the highesy clockers were the p4's.
>
> What is overcocking (dare i ask) :O
>
> c.b.

I think it's when the processor clocks too much and slows down the PC.

I must disagree with you turbo as i have used both AMD and P4 (all cores) for overclocking and the highesy clockers were the p4's.

What is overcocking (dare i ask) :O

c.b.

*Waves tbeed xp1700*

*Waves rob's too*

xp2400 speeds and stable at the moment.

Hey rob, btw. I'm home, being ill.

AMD_MAN wrote:
> Oh dear the old intel vs AMD war, well if you are going to overclock
> then i would go for a Pentium 4 as they overclock a lot more than
> athlons but if you are going for a gaming system and are not into divx
> movies and a lot of graphical content then got for the AMD, it is
> purely up to you.
>
> c.b.


Not really, if you know which AMD CPUs to buy you can get real, real speed for extremely little cost. Tbred B AMD CPUs overcock, in general, a lot further than Pentium 4s, and run cooler too.

Memorandum wrote:
> You think you need a processor faster than 2GHz for games?!?!?!
>
> Are you feeling OK??
>
> With my Athlon 2000+
> 512mb PC2100 RAM
> Radeon 8500
>
> I run every game 100% smooth, including UT2K3, which runs around
> 40-50fps, the rest of my games run well over 65fps.

I think my ME Pc is duff- My XP works well though. Can't think why I never updated my ME Pc though.

I don't actually have anything to reply to that really, so I'll just stretch this out, which I'm already doing, so....

Laugh Out Loud.

Memo, you forget that the majority of people who own PCs share a common skill (or lack thereof, depending on how you look at it), and that is the inability to maintain a stable PC system...

You think you need a processor faster than 2GHz for games?!?!?!

Are you feeling OK??

With my Athlon 2000+
512mb PC2100 RAM
Radeon 8500

I run every game 100% smooth, including UT2K3, which runs around 40-50fps, the rest of my games run well over 65fps.

I don't know- I've got a Pentium 4 2Ghz, which f**ks up ME, but runs perfectly on XP. Good for gaming though, but I think I need more ram, and a faster processor.