So I decided at long last

[Tuscani]

Hello all, what a wild response to my previous post on P4 vs. A64, I appreciate all who responded. After doing tons of research and looking at what I really plan to use my next PC for I think a Pentium 4 solution is what I want and here's why:

(1) Overclockability gives all P4 CPU's a lot of added value
(2) There are a ton of great motherboards available
(3) Gaming, yes the P4 shadows the A64 at times, but when were talking 85fps or 91fps it doesn't mean anything to me, I do have an ATI Radeon 800PRO 256GDDR3 to match with the CPU so I don't have to worry about putting a lot of load on the CPU to carry the system as much.
(4) I do plan to do a fair amount of dvd to divx encoding in the future, and the P4 simply is unmatched in that area.
(5) For a change

Now here's my second question, which P4 solution right now is the best one? I.E. Chip and Motherboard, I am looking at a 2.8E, 3.0E, 3.2E for chips, and ABIT/ASUS/MSI motherboards.

Looking for feedback on my decision as well, thanks what a great forum I am fairly new to being back "in to" computers again, so thanks for all your help!

 

[Tuscani]

ALSO which P4 solution should I go with in terms of LGGA or S478 ??

Is 478 officially a dead socket now? nothing going in there after the 3.2 prescott?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

(4) I do plan to do a fair amount of dvd to divx encoding in the future, and the P4 simply is unmatched in that area.

unmatched my a$$ Seems to me there is a basic parity between A64 and P4 in DIVX encoding using Gordian Knot.

(1) Overclockability gives all P4 CPU's a lot of added value

The same can be said for the newer A64 CPUs and the performance scales very well.

(3) Gaming, yes the P4 shadows the A64 at times, but when were talking 85fps or 91fps it doesn't mean anything to me, I do have an ATI Radeon 800PRO 256GDDR3 to match with the CPU so I don't have to worry about putting a lot of load on the CPU to carry the system as much.

It would mean as much to me as the slight advantage the P4 has over a comparable A64 in Gordian Knot.

(2) There are a ton of great motherboards available

But you will only be purchasing one, and given the new DFI LANPARTY UT'S performance one is all that's needed for skt754 😉

I'm not bashing you brudda, just attempting to point out to you that your reasoning is actually rationalizing IMO. If you really want a Intel solution then get a Northwood is my advice. However, I fervently believe A64 is a better overall selection@this time. If you think I'm a AMD fanboy then so be it, but in my own defense, I'll let my "track record" in these forums speak for itself.

 

[MichaelD]

Dapunisher's "track" runs right into a brick wall!

😀


I'm joking, of course. His track record is impeccable due to the excellent advice he gives. 🙂 I agree with him; right now A64 is where it's at.

 

[carlosd]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

(4) I do plan to do a fair amount of dvd to divx encoding in the future, and the P4 simply is unmatched in that area.

unmatched my a$$ Seems to me there is a basic parity between A64 and P4 in DIVX encoding using Gordian Knot.

(1) Overclockability gives all P4 CPU's a lot of added value

The same can be said for the newer A64 CPUs and the performance scales very well.

(3) Gaming, yes the P4 shadows the A64 at times, but when were talking 85fps or 91fps it doesn't mean anything to me, I do have an ATI Radeon 800PRO 256GDDR3 to match with the CPU so I don't have to worry about putting a lot of load on the CPU to carry the system as much.

It would mean as much to me as the slight advantage the P4 has over a comparable A64 in Gordian Knot.

(2) There are a ton of great motherboards available

But you will only be purchasing one, and given the new DFI LANPARTY UT'S performance one is all that's needed for skt754 😉

I'm not bashing you brudda, just attempting to point out to you that your reasoning is actually rationalizing IMO. If you really want a Intel solution then get a Northwood is my advice. However, I fervently believe A64 is a better overall selection@this time. If you think I'm a AMD fanboy then so be it, but in my own defense, I'll let my "track record" in these forums speak for itself.

Took the words out of my my mouth.
:thumbsup:

 

[cirthix]

a64 all the way!!! i agree 110% with above posts

 

[SneakyStuff]

P4 overclocking gives it an advantage? lol it's not like the Athlon 64's are magicly locked you know, they OC as well 😉 And they perform better to begin with. And you can't forget that the nforce chipsets are only for AMD processors. You want my honest advice? Get these 2.

- Athlon 64 3200+
- Soltek Mainboard

I believe the cost is something like $300.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Dapunisher's "track" runs right into a brick wall!

😀


I'm joking, of course. His track record is impeccable due to the excellent advice he gives. 🙂 I agree with him; right now A64 is where it's at.

Ditto....
Edit, one more thing Dapunisher forgot to mention (sort of).. HEAT ! The E series (preshot) are very hot, but the Athlon64 even runs cooler than the same rated P4 northwood. Unless you live in Alaska or norther Canada, why do you want a space heater ?

 

[SneakyStuff]

yea, those puppies run HOT HOT HOT. Not a joke, or a bias, its a fact.