p4 or amd xp??? update!!!

[mchammer187]

<< Who cares if it runs hot? As long as it OC's well and you know how to put a fan on, it doesnt make any difference

>>



the fact of the matter is it does not overclock well because it is nearing the end of the current core (palomino) i doubt you can get anything significant over 2100+ without an extreme cooling solution

if you want an overclockable amd then at least wait for a thoroughbred bet from what i've read the reduction in the core size takes most of the benefits from .18 - > .13 and the drop in vcore

so the t-bred will only dissipate %15 less heat than that of a similarly clocked AXP

i say if you want amd wait for hammer



the only reason i would buy amd right now is if i did not overclock at all then it is the obvious choice price/perfwise

1.6 and 1.8 a's IMO are the best bang for yer buck

u might want to wait though because with the intro to 533 bus than i'd say they'd drop the 1.6 and 1.8s and 2.0's will only carry a small price premium over 1.8a's right now

 

[Charles]

jachristie79, are you upgrading? If you are, I think it's better to wait for AMD Hammer , or 133MHz FSB Pentium 4 + Dual channel DDR chipset.

 

[Pabster]

Pentium 4 Northwood.

Get a 1.6A or a 1.8A and push it as far as it'll go. It simply outperforms AMD's best right now, runs cooler, and costs the same or even a few dollars less.

 

[BFG10K]

It's quite obvious that if money is no object then you should get the 2.4 GHz P4 + RDRAM combo. That's the fastest system that money can buy plus it'll be even faster if you overclock it.

 

[BD231]

Who cares if it runs hot? As long as it OC's well and you know how to put a fan on, it doesnt make any difference

Most people dont want a 36dba delta screamer in their computer, after a while it gets to you.

 

[AGodspeed]

<< Who cares if it runs hot? As long as it OC's well and you know how to put a fan on, it doesnt make any difference

Most people dont want a 36dba delta screamer in their computer, after a while it gets to you. >>

Psst, fan noise. I could care less.

 

[MadRat]

<<Psst, fan noise. I could care less.>>

*looks at the *

 

[Kaieye]

Less filling...taste great!

 

[Siddhartha]

NO!
IT TASTES GREAT AND IT IS LESS FILLING!!

 

[ElFenix]

533 p4s are so close you can almost taste it, thats a speed upgrade worth holding off a couple weeks for.

 

[fkloster]

I couldn't wait...so I bought one a couple weeks ago

 

[CraigRT]

<< One problem (as well as what Duvie said). That article is from tomshardware, I dont think anything else needs to be said

Do tell. We're listening. >>



THG is gay. full of BIAS.