Thinking about upgrading?.. AMD VS PENTIUM

[Big_KiD]

my rig now is in the sig.. i am looking to mb/proc. and thinking about going to the 800 mghz ram.. any suggestions...

[jazztrumpet216]

I'm not quite sure what you're asking. 800Mhz ram??? Are you talking about RDRAM??? As far as I know there is no chipset that uses RDRAM on an AMD processor, and even if there were, I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole on an Athlon XP. According to your sig... you currently have a 1600+... why are you looking to upgrade so fast???

[Yodums]

This thread is going to end up in debates some how I'm guessing.

AMD is only using DDR.............................
ONLY DDR
They don't use Rambus.

[funnyperson1]

i wouldnt upgrade those components until either thouroughbred comes out or northwood goes way down in price...

[Rooski]

3dMark2001 4847@ 1024x768x32

This is what you need to work on next. Unless you're running 3dmark with antialiasing, that score is awfully low for your hardware specs.

My poor old 600e@800 along with my VT gf3-ti200 @220/500 gets about 5400 @1024x768x32.

Maybe you should focus on fixing your 3D.

[batboy]

As much as I'd like to convert Big_kid over to Intel, I see no reason to spend Big_bucks for a major upgrade right now. If you want a faster CPU, then just upgrade to an AMD XP 1900+ or something similar. If you're a gamer, then I have to agree with Rooski, something is holding you back with your 3Dmark2001 scores. I'd start with a newer video driver, like Detonator 2280 or 2311, also make sure you are using DirectX8.