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POLL: Compare These Two Systems

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Aepheme

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These two systems are relatively equivalent. I play games 70% of the time. Both systems will be running a Dell 2405FPW display. I read the recent review on Anandtech (see here), and it's obvious that the AMD system is a superior build.

Here's the question: How much MORE is the AMD System worth? If you were spending, say, $1,800 on the AMD System, what type of discount would you need to accept the Intel System?

The Intel System:
Intel Pentium D 830 (3.0Ghz)

The AMD System:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.0Ghz)

Shared:
GeForce 7800 GTX
2x1GB DDR2 (667mhz)
2x160gb SATA w/ NCQ
Audigy 2 ZS
 
Well, if it was an overclocking system, the 3800+ is the obvious choice, since it can easily bump up its clock by 20%, and probably more like 30%. The 830, on the other hand, has a hard time overclocking by 15%, and might not make it beyond 8-10%. Factor in the existing performance advantage at stock, and you'd have to discount the Intel system by at least $150 or so before I'd buy it. And when I did, I'd immediately sell it and get something worth owning.
 
Doesn't look to rosy for Intel. Ack. I wish Dell would start building AMD Systems... that would make all these insane deals soooo much better.
 
I reckon the Intel system is worth about $200 less in terms of performance.
However if you were biased towards Intel a 640 or 650 would be more appropriate for playing games.
With AMD I'd stick with the X2 though.
 
The X2 3800 is superior to the Pentium-D at stock, and also has more overclocking potential, I'd have to get one heck of a deal(maybe $400 less) to go for the Intel system. Oh, and you can't have the DDR2 shared..AMD doesn't use DDR-2 until socket M2 comes out, and has no performance advantage for AMD anyway.
 
No way would I take the Intel. If I'm not happy with the performance of the Intel, why bother to have it at all? In that case the money would be wasted.
 
I play games 70% of the time
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Then you want AMD. A64 rigs wipe the floor with Intels at gaming. If you're going to the expense of a 7800GTX, 2GB of RAM and RAID, why skimp on the processor? You obviously have enough cash, just get the best.
 
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