Hello everyone.
I'm buying a new computer, but i just can't decide which processor is the best for me. I've seen some test, and it seems that athlon 64 performs better when it comes to games and office. The P4 performs better in Divx encoding, 3D Rendering...
The problem is that i use my computer for everything. That is for games, office, photoshop, 3d modelling, divx encoding... So, i'm asking which processor is overall better? If i get Athlon 64 3200+, will i be able to do Divx encoding fast enough? Or if i get P4 3.0, will i be able to play games lag-free?
Now, the second problem is ofcourse money. :laugh:
As you know i'm interested in P43.0Ghz and Athlong 64 3200+. I don't think the 3000+ is good enough for me. The 3200+ is ofcourse quite a lot better in games than P4 3.0,, but it's also more expensive. The P4 costs around $300, and the Athlon 64 is around $410 in our country. So, is the extra performace really worth 110 dollars?
Now, the motherboards. I already know which motherboard to get for P4, but i don't know which one is the best for Athlon 64 3200+. Both the MSI K8N Neo Platinum and Epox 8KDA3+ (this one is hard to get in our country) are low-priced in our country and they both perform very well. The Asus K8N-E Deluxe is also low-priced, but i can't find any tests on the net to see how it performs. Maybe you guys know a thing or two about it?
I'm also interested in the socket 939 based motherboards, but the way i understand it, you need a 939 processor. The cheapest 939 processor is Athlon 64 3500+, but the problem is it's not really cheap. It costs around 700 dollars in our country :Q , so there's no way i'm getting it. I would like to know in what the socket 939 based motherboards are better?
Now, the last thing. If i get P4, which one is better? The P4 3.0 Northwood or the Prescott? I know the Prescott has larger cache. I also know that at 3.0Ghz the Northwood is better in some apps, but not all. Maybe you guys know more?
I'm buying a new computer, but i just can't decide which processor is the best for me. I've seen some test, and it seems that athlon 64 performs better when it comes to games and office. The P4 performs better in Divx encoding, 3D Rendering...
The problem is that i use my computer for everything. That is for games, office, photoshop, 3d modelling, divx encoding... So, i'm asking which processor is overall better? If i get Athlon 64 3200+, will i be able to do Divx encoding fast enough? Or if i get P4 3.0, will i be able to play games lag-free?
Now, the second problem is ofcourse money. :laugh:
As you know i'm interested in P43.0Ghz and Athlong 64 3200+. I don't think the 3000+ is good enough for me. The 3200+ is ofcourse quite a lot better in games than P4 3.0,, but it's also more expensive. The P4 costs around $300, and the Athlon 64 is around $410 in our country. So, is the extra performace really worth 110 dollars?
Now, the motherboards. I already know which motherboard to get for P4, but i don't know which one is the best for Athlon 64 3200+. Both the MSI K8N Neo Platinum and Epox 8KDA3+ (this one is hard to get in our country) are low-priced in our country and they both perform very well. The Asus K8N-E Deluxe is also low-priced, but i can't find any tests on the net to see how it performs. Maybe you guys know a thing or two about it?
I'm also interested in the socket 939 based motherboards, but the way i understand it, you need a 939 processor. The cheapest 939 processor is Athlon 64 3500+, but the problem is it's not really cheap. It costs around 700 dollars in our country :Q , so there's no way i'm getting it. I would like to know in what the socket 939 based motherboards are better?
Now, the last thing. If i get P4, which one is better? The P4 3.0 Northwood or the Prescott? I know the Prescott has larger cache. I also know that at 3.0Ghz the Northwood is better in some apps, but not all. Maybe you guys know more?