I'm currently looking into upgrading my P3-650 to a 1.4ghz but am torn between AMD and INTEL.
I've read countless reviews and would like some real owner comments. What is the good and the bad points of either cpu that you have encountered?
Here are the choices that I have settled on:
AMD upgrade -- total: $425
1.4 ghz
ASUS A7M266
256 DDR
INTEL upgrade -- total: $473
P4 1.4 ghz
Asus P4T
256 RDRAM
My issue is not the motherboards or ram but the CPU itself. I've always been an INTEL owner. But, with all the reviews I've read about AMD, I am seriously considering it.
I am very much a gamer I prefer Quake3 above all my games. I currently have an Asus GeForce3 Deluxe and I assume (by reading the reviews) both the AMD and Intel perform the same with a simular cpu clock.
Another issue would be a power supply. I have a PC Power and Cooling 275w and know that I will need to upgrade with the AMD (by their recommemd page) and I assume with the P4...can anyone confirm this?
Thanks to all,
David
I've read countless reviews and would like some real owner comments. What is the good and the bad points of either cpu that you have encountered?
Here are the choices that I have settled on:
AMD upgrade -- total: $425
1.4 ghz
ASUS A7M266
256 DDR
INTEL upgrade -- total: $473
P4 1.4 ghz
Asus P4T
256 RDRAM
My issue is not the motherboards or ram but the CPU itself. I've always been an INTEL owner. But, with all the reviews I've read about AMD, I am seriously considering it.
I am very much a gamer I prefer Quake3 above all my games. I currently have an Asus GeForce3 Deluxe and I assume (by reading the reviews) both the AMD and Intel perform the same with a simular cpu clock.
Another issue would be a power supply. I have a PC Power and Cooling 275w and know that I will need to upgrade with the AMD (by their recommemd page) and I assume with the P4...can anyone confirm this?
Thanks to all,
David