Hey guys, my computer is acting up and I think it's time for a new pc. I use my computer for some games (unreal tournament, quake, etc), video editing, and development. I'm having trouble deciding on which CPU to start with. It will determine what motherboard and memory I'll get. Here are my two options. There is only a $5 difference in price (newegg).
Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Model BX80553930 - Retail
Core Presler
Multi-Core Dual-Core
Name Pentium D 930
Operating Frequency 3.0GHz
FSB 800MHz
L1 Cache 24KB+32KB
L2 Cache 2 x 2MB
Process Type 65 nm
Hyper-Threading Support No
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Voltage 1.25-1.4V
Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan
AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model OSA165CDBOX - Retail
Core Denmark
Multi-Core Dual-Core
Name Opteron 165
Operating Frequency 1.8GHz
HT 1GHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 1MB
Process Type 90 nm
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.3 V/1.35 V
Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan
I like the 2mb L2 cache on the intel, but the AMD has more L1 cache. If I were to go with the Intel, I would go with the ASUS P5WD2 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 955X ATX Intel Motherboard, which supports DDR2 800. Otherwise I would go with the ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard, which only supports DDR 400, but it's cheaper.
Because the RAM and motherboard is more expendive, the Intel setup would cost me about $160 more, but I'm not sure it it's worth it.
Which CPU would you go with and why?
Thanks!
Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Model BX80553930 - Retail
Core Presler
Multi-Core Dual-Core
Name Pentium D 930
Operating Frequency 3.0GHz
FSB 800MHz
L1 Cache 24KB+32KB
L2 Cache 2 x 2MB
Process Type 65 nm
Hyper-Threading Support No
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Voltage 1.25-1.4V
Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan
AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model OSA165CDBOX - Retail
Core Denmark
Multi-Core Dual-Core
Name Opteron 165
Operating Frequency 1.8GHz
HT 1GHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 1MB
Process Type 90 nm
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.3 V/1.35 V
Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan
I like the 2mb L2 cache on the intel, but the AMD has more L1 cache. If I were to go with the Intel, I would go with the ASUS P5WD2 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 955X ATX Intel Motherboard, which supports DDR2 800. Otherwise I would go with the ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard, which only supports DDR 400, but it's cheaper.
Because the RAM and motherboard is more expendive, the Intel setup would cost me about $160 more, but I'm not sure it it's worth it.
Which CPU would you go with and why?
Thanks!
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