Question on build

[phillyman36]

I will be buying my parts soon here is what i will be doing

1) general internet use
2) a game once in a while nothing like Doom
3) Recording tv shows and putting them to DVD's(video encoding, dvd menus)
4) Making backup copies of my own dvd movies

with this in mind what would you all suggest below is a sample of what im looking for


cpu Intel Northwood 3.2
Abit 875 Ic-7G
1 gig crucial pc3200
ati 9800 pro

if anyone does the same things i do with the Amd side please let me know what you have

 

[Pollock]

Go with like an Athlon 64 3000+ or 3200+ which are slightly cheaper than comparable P4s, and have slightly better performance in mostly everything.

 

[BW86]

i would go for a p4 system, like the one u had in mind. P4's are better for encoding so dont get an a64, they are generally for gaming.

 

[Gamingphreek]

I would go with the A64 because nowadays the are rivaling intel in encoding decoding performance on the latest M/B's. However it must be intel dont get the abit. Verry buggy, i would get the Asus P4P-800xx (SE, Deluxe, -e deluxe), or the P4C800-E Deluxe. Both are better than the Abit.

-Kevin

 

[masshass81]

Can't really go wrong with the setup you have laid out for what you plan on doing.. But personally, I would go with an A64 because they offer a better price/performance ratio

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

for what you do i's reccomend a 2.8 northwood if you can still get it and some good pc 3700 ram and overclock it to like 3.4 GHz. coupling a p4 with high fsb and fast 1:1 memory will do better in all that encoding.

when people say that now the amd 64's are even beating intel's in encoding, they are talking about the socket 939 3500+ or better chips. for a system in the price range of the one you gave, the p4 would beat an amd 64 3000 or 3200 on socket 754 when both are overclocked