what is the best processor out for under $200

[imported_thechosen1]

at stock speed be it either amd or intel and what model is it

what is THE BEST FOR OVERCLOCKING BE AMD OR INTEL FOR UNDER 200


hope these are easer questions my decision is near

 

[woodchuck69]

venice 3000+
if you can't get 2200mhz out of it you aren't trying

 

[imported_thechosen1]

thanks 4 the reply is that athlon 3000+ better than all these below

intel Pentium 4 531 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T
intel Pentium 4 530 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775
intel Pentium 4 630 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T
intel Pentium 4 530J Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775

 

[orangat]

In short yes.
There are some applications like video encoding which rely more on high clockspeeds so the Pentium gets ahead but AMD isn't too far behind.

There are so many Prescott versions and I haven't kept up to date but oc'ing is a major hassle because the Prescott is much hotter than its AMD equivalent.

 

[imported_thechosen1]

is this one good


Intel Celeron D 3.2 GHz 351 256kb for 130

 

[orangat]

Add 10 bananas and you get yourself a much better cpu. Maybe you should do more research.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: woodchuck69
venice 3000+
if you can't get 2200mhz out of it you aren't trying

 

[AMDCrazy]

3200+ for $190

 

[rothchilds]

Originally posted by: AMDCrazy
3200+ for $190

 

[Pabster]

Venice 3000+ is as good as it gets from a Price/Performance standpoint.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Venice 3000+.

 

[international]

AMD 3000+ Venice core.......

add a few more bucks for a aftermarket HSF and you should do a 2.6Ghz OC

 

[JEDIYoda]

KitchenAid makes a nice processor for under 200 dollars!!

 

[lifeguard1999]

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor (Venice) @ 2.7 GHz, stock air; 1.55V

 

[international]

thats a pretty good OC>.......

 

[ryox03]

I would deffinately go with AMD with a new build, I remember when I first started building machines I had replaced my Cyrix processor with an AMD-K6 III (Anybody over 20 years old should remember those). After I moved my parents sold that machine on me (long story) In any case since I live on my own I squeeze whatever I can out of what I have. I have my P4 3.2E at 3.5, the FSB is just about at 900, everything running cool and stable on air, why spend the money to buy AMD now? lol. Besides, I keep up with the tech and considering a bunch of new stuff is coming out 1st and 2nd quarter next year, I think I can wait. Patience and good research always pays off in the long run. Case in point I nabbed a ATI X800XT AGP for 229 bucks. Patience young grass hopper.... to the guy above me, how did you manage to squeeze that extra Ghz? whats your system bus running at now?

 

[superfly27]

stock speed? socket 754 Athlon 64 3400+ (2.4 GHz, 512K L2, Newcastle)
$203 US at Compuvest:
http://www.compuvest.com/Description.jsp?iid=91840

 

[Aznguy1872]

AMD 64 3000 Venice, prices at around 150... Has amazing overclock

 

[Fenuxx]

Either the Venice 3000+ or Venice 3200+. Some prefer the 3200 because of its even 10x multi. This can make OCing a bit better, but even I had to lower my multi to 9x to get to 2.55GHz .