New Computer...

[Doyle]

I`m in the process of building a new computer. Just wondering what you all preferred...just a little servey let`s say...PIV 2.gig or Athlon 2...?????????....i know each has it`s own followings...just like mustang camaro...lol so just curious what the servey numbers would be....guess ya can vote on the ford chevy thing too if ya like...Doyle

[Sony]

I'll definatly say Athlon all the way baby it's much more cost effective.

[JaY_III]

AMD
Not only is it faster, its cheaper. Just dont go cheap on the heatsink.

[Jeniva]

3rd Vote for the AMD...:D

[Staz]

Make that 4 votes for AMD

[Wa11y]

Fifth vote for AMD, and first vote for posting in the right forum! This would actually be best served under "General Hardware." Some members prefer to completely avoid General Discussion, so you'd probably get more answers in General Hardware. But you're new here, so try and take this a constructive criticism, okay?

[Jeniva]

ooppss...wa11y is right...sorry, i didnt even think about that..but then again..im having a major brain fart right now...my brain is attempting to shut down for the weekend...it still has to last 7more hours...(i knew i shouldnt have O/C'd my brain...only got 2 brain cells left..and now there fighting..)

[Doyle]

NP wal...just learning my way round here...looks like athlon is kickin A guess it pretty much tells me what i wanted...D

[Wa11y]

Originally posted by Jeniva
ooppss...wa11y is right...sorry, i didnt even think about that..

'S alright. That's what us seniors are here for!

Originally posted by Doyle
NP wal...just learning my way round here...looks like athlon is kickin A guess it pretty much tells me what i wanted...D

Like I said, you're very new here, so it's not expected to be a perfect member right out of the gate. All of us had to start somewhere, right?

As for the AMD, they are much cheaper and tend to outperform the PIVs, but they do run hotter, so just make sure you have a good cooler on it. The front page has a listing (http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/) of many heatsinks and how they perform. I would acutally recommend the Millennium Thermal Glaciator 2. (http://millennium-thermal.com) I had a friend drop 16*C with it, from some crappy heat sink.

[Jeff Bolton]

well if it matters, here is my vote for athlon. you won't be dissapointed!

jeff

[RangerJoe]

athlon.

[cjlax5]

9th vote (or something like that)

[crash16]

AMD

[Gandalf]

11th vote for AMD. (I think 11?)

[Yoric]

'nother for AMD
currently if you went by PR and Mhz for Athlon XP 2000+ and PIV 2Ghz the athlon is $100 cheaper for a mobo-CPU combo on pricewatch and out performs the PIV

$100 could go toward getting better video, sound, bigger HDD, more ram, a better monitor or you could do what I did Watercool.:p

[rogerdugans]

How important is quiet?
If thats a priority then it can cost a lot to get an AMD system quiet and maybe eat up all the money you save: Athlons, even XPs, run pretty hot. A case with good cooling is important.

If noise is not an issue then you can't beat AMD for the money, period.
If it is......well, I'd have to dissent and go with Intel!

[Yodums]

Well if you have lots of bills in your pockets and you don't really care about a costive machine, then the Northwood 1.6 as sites have already overclocked that thing to 2.6 gig easily.
Its about 160 or somewhat near there for that chip and it is an excellent combination for crunching seti to maximum game play w/ a good video card.

If you want to save cash and use your cash for performance and cheap money, go AMD.

Yodums