P4 2.4Ghz - or - Tualatin 1.4Ghz OC to 1.575Ghz?

[Fun Guy]

You guys are way, way too sensitive. There is a huge difference between being challenged and being called an idiot, and if you cannot see it, my heart goes out to you.

Also, if you expect me to just sit idly while being attacked, like imgod2u did (look at his handle for an indicator of who might really have the problem), you should think again. If he had made his point without a personal attack, I would been able to listen. Instead, he has earned my disdain. That was his fault, not mine.

And if any of you were hurt by what transpired, well, I really think you need to get out more.

 

[DT4K]

I don't think he meant that as a personal insult. He probably just meant you were thinking about things in the wrong way.

 

[BD231]

Fun guy, go with one or the other, don?t buy both. I have PC150 cas 2-2-2 and will probably pick up a 1.4 PIIIS and OC it, I can give you any benchmark numbers you need. Overall the P3-S at 150mhz fsb wont get you very good mem scores by today's standards. Sandra mem scores give me no more than 1100/1100, this is fast though, but not nearly as fast as DDR and RDRam. Overall for me it?s a good gaming machine I have a Radeon 8500 in it, and it runs everything I throw at it smooth as pie. If you want to have some fun with the PIII-S then go for it, I?m VERY happy with mine, and odds are you wont need the bandwidth that?s being offered for quite some time.

 

[Hendrik]

Get an Athlon XP and beat both!

 

[Pabster]

Either is a fine choice, but you'd be (IMHO) foolish to drop $300ish on a 1.4GHz Tualatin. It's a solid CPU with excellent performance, but the SDRAM holds it back significantly. That said, it is infamous for running cool as snot and easily clocking a few hundred MHz higher, often at default.

IMHO, the P4 Northwood @ 2.4GHz (preferably a 1.6A overclocked to 2.4 ) is a much better choice, especially considering the 1.6A costs about 1/3 of what a 1.4GHz Tualatin will run you, and you get the added bandwidth of DDR (or RAMBUSt, if you so choose, though I don't recommend it).

In the end, it's your money. Both are solid chips with excellent performance, great thermal management, and a host of rock-solid core logic to accompany them. Choose whichever you wish

 

[Wolfsraider]

fun guy i am intrested

i am not joking or making fun sorry if i came across wrong

my humble apologies

mike

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

is the tualatin a nice chip? yes.

is it faster than the p4 clock for clock? yes.

which gives better performance for the dollar? well, if you overclock, the p4 1.6A. if not, then an athlon XP.

and keep in mind that no one here really gives a crap what you run, so why dont you be a little more grateful to those who wasted a post or two in your thread?