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AMD64 3000 or Intel 3.0ghz

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DanDaMan315

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Need one for a friends gaming computer. I have heard AMD makes better gaming CPUs, but is that just the mindset of all hardened computer veterans, or is there actually proof?
 
AMD

judging from my experience my friend has a P4... runs at 60C degrees with retail fan. I have a AMD64... runs at 32-43C degrees with retail fan. I like the coolness

-green
 
performance wise AMD is faster for gaming.

too lazy to look for specific reviews

refer to:

www.xbitlabs.com
www.anandtech.com
www.firingsquad.com
www.tomshardware.com
www.digit-life.com
www.tech-report.com

and just click under Processor/CPU reviews and you'll see processor comparisons. Of course the videocard is responsible for 90% of the framerates. So if you get one of these processors, but something slow like a 6600GT, it wouldn't make much difference. At the same time, if you get a faster videocard, you'll probably enable 1600x1200 and highest details, meaning that gpu will be responsible for 99% of the workload, making cpu speed between these 2 even more irrelevant.

But at 800x600 aMD is faster.
 
Actually, the 3.0C to 754-3000+ is a rather apples-to oranges comparison. To be fair, you'd have to compare the 3.0C to the 3400+, as they are both priced about the same (the 3.0C is $219, the 3400+ is $203, but there isn't an A64 between 203 and 225)

Thus, AMD wins this one, hands down.
 
I have both. The AMD is a 3000+ OC'ed just enough to make it a 3200+. The other is a P4 3.2GHz Prescott. I got both on sale at Fry's. The AMD rig was about $40 cheaper ($200 vs. $240.) What amazes me is the P4 is SO much better at SETI@home with HyperThreading. Almost twice the Work Units as it does two at a time. I would guess that a game that is written to take advantage of this would out perform the A64.
 
And btw if you ever intend to OC I'd personally recommend you go with a 3200+, they seem to have much better chances of breaking 2.6Ghz than the 3000+'s
 
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