which should i get p4 630 or 820D?

[rivlez]

this is gonna be a third machine for gaming mostly, which cpu is better for gaming? i'm getting this board, ASRock 775Dual-880Pro with either cpu. also i want to do a decent amount of overclocking with either. if there is a better board that has AGP and DDR and thats better for ocing let me know. i'm going to be using a spare 6600GT AGP i got as well as 1GB PC3200 ram. i'm torn on which to get. looking for some opinions to see what u guys think thanx in advance !!!

 

[Greenman]

For gaming you should use an AMD cpu. Faster, less money. I think they clock (% wise) about as well as intel.
I thought all the newer intel cpu's used DDR2?

 

[DrMrLordX]

Most people here will tell you to get an AMD rig for gaming. Most people would be right.

If you INSIST on the Intel chips you've mentioned, get the 630. The 820D is just . . . ugh. No.

Or, if you're willing to wait, wait for the 65nm parts to go on sale.

 

[n7]

If it was for anything else, sure, get an Intel (even though i wouldn't recommend one).

But an Intel for gaming? Surely you must be kidding!?

Here's my opinions:

AMD Opteron (s939) 146 CPU + AsRock SATA2 mobo.
Or, if upgrading this system doesn't matter to you, the MSI Neo2 is an AGP-only mobo that's significantly better for OCing.

 

[Markfw]

If you want to keep agp and your memory, msi neo2 platinum, or the asrock mobo ^^ and and Opteron 146 or 170, or a Athlon64 vebice 3200 or an X2 3800.

Intel and gaming don;t mix. Intel dual-core=furnace and slow. Right now Intel has nothing to offer in the desktop market, and even in the laptop, they are only sightly better than Turion, but more exspensive.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Intel and gaming don;t mix. Intel dual-core=furnace and slow. Right now Intel has nothing to offer in the desktop market, and even in the laptop, they are only sightly better than Turion, but more exspensive.

X-Bit "Having analyzed the obtained results we can state that any of the contemporary CPUs will be good for games."


Everything we said in our previous article called Contemporary CPUs and New Games: No Way to Delusions! was absolutely right. It is true: you don?t need a high-end processor for real gaming with realistic settings and high image quality. The gaming performance will still be limited by the graphics card.
With each new title that comes out, and the new drivers, the CPU becomes less important to gaming performance. Heat, power, potential for clock throttling, noise level of retail cooler, those are good arguments to eschew Intc for AMD right now, but saying Intel and gaming don't mix is rapidly becoming a fallacy in light of the above 2 part examination with popular new games.

 

[AkumaX]

don't bother getting a p-d for gaming, or any p4. don't get this board if you want to o/c. it has no cpu vcore adjust. reviews and others have only gotten a max of around ~227 fsb stable on this board. this is the only p-d capable board that has agp and ddr1.

this hsf for 53c idle
this hsf for 43c idle

yes it is the 775dual-880, using ddr1 and agp, 820D

edit: there's an i865pe that supports P-D by asrock