Cbass Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 hey i was just pricing out mobos and cpu's for my new build and i wanted you opinions on what to chose p4 3.0e HT with an asus i865g p4p800 mobo or amd 64 3000+ 939 with a msi k8n neo2 plat nforce 3 mobo whitch one would be better for gaming, video, music editing i was thinking the p4 because it has ht so it would multi-task better and there both roughly the same price theres a 3 dollar difference thx in advance for your opinions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrDogg77 Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 i would go p4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberbeer Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 Even though I love intel, I believe the AMD would make for a better gaming rig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Threaded Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 AMD64 3000+ 939, if you don't want a lot of noise and headaches. The P4 chip you're looking at is a presscott, so it's bound to be hotter than the AMD64, which means you would need a louder fan to cool it down. Presscott's are notoriously hot chips. AMD64's are better for gaming too, they're a higher-performance chip overall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastvfr Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 Whatever you do, avoid onboard video chipsets. The 865PE in the P4P800SE is what my GF is using, and it is great. For multitasking, the P4 is better; for gaming, the Athlon is better. There really isn't that much difference between those two CPU's you mentioned...except for the fact that ONE of them can run 64-bit code! BTW, my 2.8E @ 3GHz is running cooler at all loads under its 120mm totally-silent Zalman cooler than my GF's 2.4C rig - and she's using my old Scotty cooler! So don't let people worry you about those "Super-Hot" Prescott myths... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goran Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 Go with AMD! For games it will be twice as good! And Hyper Threading isnt anyting special. Apple's been doing it for years now and you dont see them bragging! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 When I got my AMD athlon 64 3200+ I read that it had HT, hyperthreading, if thats true then, since you like gaming I would go AMD, usally cheaper and like everyone said better for gamming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey390 Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 When I got my AMD athlon 64 3200+ I read that it had HT, hyperthreading, if thats true then, since you like gaming I would go AMD, usally cheaper and like everyone said better for gamming. 409114[/snapback] AMD has HT but it is known as hypertransport and it is not the same thing as hyperthreading. to read more about hypertransport click here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silenc3 Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 BTW, my 2.8E @ 3GHz is running cooler at all loads under its 120mm totally-silent Zalman cooler than my GF's 2.4C rig - and she's using my old Scotty cooler! So don't let people worry you about those "Super-Hot" Prescott myths... 409090[/snapback] If your doing alot of gaming go amd, if more video and music editing go intel, your choice here. And I fully agree with you fastvfr, The pressie myths are way to exagerated, they may be hot, but its not like these things boil compared to an equal amd chip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 Uhhuh um nvm.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbass Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 k well ill prolly go with the a64 3000+ with the k8n neo2 plat nforce 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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