AMD or INTEL?

[1967mustangman]

Be careful of the P4 whatever you do don't get sucked into buying RamBus. It may be worth it later on but right now go with an AMD and DDR

 

[scaryjeff]

"It may be worth it later on" (from post above)
Thats exactly what the guy is talking about! he wants his system to be good later on, and doesn't care how much it is!

 

[CocaCola5]

Dual P4 Xeon or Dual A4(Palomino).

 

[Priit]

IMHO P3/1Ghz should fit WSPTrooper's needs: it's pretty cold compared to P4/Athlon (AFAIK P3 consumes over 2 times less power than P4/Athlon), has rock solid chipset support and isn't as fragile as Athlon. If guy wants to run his machine about 2 year without upgrading, then he should't care about lack of faster processors for that platform, too.

 

[Liquidreign]

This is kind of off the subject but I've heard alot about the Athlon 4 (palomino)coming out here real soon, but I was wondering if any one has heard anything about the "Thoroughbred" supposedly coming out at the end of the year.I saw where AMD gave some release dates for their upcoming processors and it mentoined The "Thoroughbred.

 

[RTSgod]

Clock for clock AMD T-bird is by far faster.

This is a no brainer AMD all the way.

Friends don't let, friends buy P4s.

 

[rectifire]

Coke (Intel) vs. Pepsi (AMD)

If this were 3 years ago, I would have hands down recommended Intel. AMD has done some incredible improving over the last couple years in stablility, pricing, and performance. Maybe not yet quite up to the level of Intel, but almost, and they are sure gunning hard.

AMD provides the best value with good reliability. Intel provides the more expensive alternative, but is known for excellent reliability. With AMD entering the server area, I can only predict that AMD's reliability and compatibility will increase, as that is what the server area demands.

Let's give AMD a hand though, since without their competition......we'd be paying $1000 to Intel for a 1.7Ghz P4 or the like.

Like I said in the begininning.....Coke vs. Pepsi.

 

[Wingznut]

"Friends don't let, friends buy P4s."

I guess my friends suck.

 

[CocaCola5]

WSPTrooper, cpu speed in the coming years will climb faster than a turbo vette going downhill, so a dual setup is nice to keep pace with the "newer" chips. The duals from Intel are XEON P4 called foster, and Tualatin(.13 P3). From AMD, is Athlon 4 called palomino. I recommend wait for early dual palomino reviews, if it prove kink free then get it, otherwise, Tualatin offers alot also.

 

[morriswindgate]

AMD with proper cooling is just as good as a Pentium, proper cooling is a must with these chips and I do not just mean a CPU Heatsink and fan. We are talking about increasing air flow in the case.
As far as the P4 goes wait! Intel made the biggest mistake in the life of the company by embracing RAMBUS Memory instead of DDR. Rambus is not only outrageously expensive, they are losing lawsuits left and right. I have also heard that thier chips are not that stable. Intel is supposed to have out a Chip that will embrace DDR in about three months.

 

[whitelight]

AMD. overclocking doesn't get any better than with these chips.

 

[FreakyD]

I'd go with AMD, if you really want the fastest out there, then go ahead and get the P4 although it is awful with price/performance compared to the AMD's out there. As far as stability, I think both chips are about equal, have had no problems at all with my oc'd AMD system which means that a non-oc system shouldn't have problems either if put together with good components. As far as AMD processors being hot, you can get a decent heatsink/fan for around $10 nowdays that will take care of the heat, the processor is supposed to run warm so just don't let your case fill up with dust after you put it together and it'll be fine.