Hi I am upgrading my sisters PC and am unsure of what platform to go with? Athlon(Nforce 2) or Pentium(845PE). Here is what I have got so far tell me what you think. I will be over clocking the P4 PC. What are my chances of reaching a 133 MHz bus with an 1.8A GHz chip(stock HSF)? Also the P4 retail fan is quiet but I find the Athlon a tad loud so can anyone suggest a HSF for an Athlon that is quieter?
Athlon PC:
Motherboard ? Asus A7N8X Deluxe (Nvidia Nforce 2)...........$219 CDN $141 US
Processor ? AMD Athlon XP 2100(retail)...............................$165 CDN $106 US
Memory ? 2 sticks of 256 MB(DDR400) KingMax...................$256 CDN $165 US
Hard Drive ? 7200 RPM Maxtor 60 GB...................................$134 CDN $86 US
CD-RW ? LiteON 52x24x52x.................................................$103 CDN $66 US
Total:....................................................................................$877 CDN $565 US
Pentium 4 PC:
Motherboard ? Asus P4PE (845PE).....................................$238 CDN $153 US
Processor ? P4 1.8A GHz(retail)..........................................$239 CDN $154 US
Memory ? 1 stick of 512 MB(DDR333) KingMax...................$218 CDN $140 US
Hard Drive ? 7200 RPM Maxtor 60 GB.................................$134 CDN $86 US
CD-RW ? LiteON 52x24x52x...............................................$103 CDN $66 US
Total:..................................................................................$932 CDN $600 US
As you can see the prices are pretty similar. If I overcloack the P4 will it surpass the performance of the Athlon (P4 2394GHz vs. AMD 2100+ rating) I am guessing it does. What about the two boards it seems features are similar except the Intel one having gigabit LAN?
Thx for all your suggestions.
Athlon PC:
Motherboard ? Asus A7N8X Deluxe (Nvidia Nforce 2)...........$219 CDN $141 US
Processor ? AMD Athlon XP 2100(retail)...............................$165 CDN $106 US
Memory ? 2 sticks of 256 MB(DDR400) KingMax...................$256 CDN $165 US
Hard Drive ? 7200 RPM Maxtor 60 GB...................................$134 CDN $86 US
CD-RW ? LiteON 52x24x52x.................................................$103 CDN $66 US
Total:....................................................................................$877 CDN $565 US
Pentium 4 PC:
Motherboard ? Asus P4PE (845PE).....................................$238 CDN $153 US
Processor ? P4 1.8A GHz(retail)..........................................$239 CDN $154 US
Memory ? 1 stick of 512 MB(DDR333) KingMax...................$218 CDN $140 US
Hard Drive ? 7200 RPM Maxtor 60 GB.................................$134 CDN $86 US
CD-RW ? LiteON 52x24x52x...............................................$103 CDN $66 US
Total:..................................................................................$932 CDN $600 US
As you can see the prices are pretty similar. If I overcloack the P4 will it surpass the performance of the Athlon (P4 2394GHz vs. AMD 2100+ rating) I am guessing it does. What about the two boards it seems features are similar except the Intel one having gigabit LAN?
Thx for all your suggestions.
