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Athlon or Intel?

Poll: Athlon or Intel? (184 member(s) have cast votes)

Athlon or Intel?

  1. Intel Pentium 4 (66 votes [39.05%])

    Percentage of vote: 39.05%

  2. AMD Anthlon XP (103 votes [60.95%])

    Percentage of vote: 60.95%

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#1 User is offline   roger04 

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  Posted 08 July 2003 - 06:27 AM

I'm using Intel but whats the difference between these two? and which is better?


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Posted 08 July 2003 - 06:52 AM

the biggest difference between the two is $$$$.

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 07:00 AM

So AMD Anthlon XP is better?

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 07:13 AM

Never heard of Anthlon, I think I'll stick to Intel, well, they ahvnt made any more adverts since pentium 4 came out...they need 1 more blue man! lol :)

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 07:16 AM

AMD Athlon XP for me.. next cpu i getting :)

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 07:36 AM

Intel all the way for me

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 07:39 AM

Don't forget the blue man group! :)

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 11:34 AM

roger04, on Jul 8 2003, 08:00 AM, said:

So AMD Anthlon XP is better?

Depends....

There are several different points to what makes each better than others.

Price: AMD
Temperatures: Intel
Performance: Some say intel some say AMD.

I have owned both and do not have any complaints about any of them. Altho I like my pc to run cool, so I stick with Intel, but for your best bang for the buck AMD wins that one.

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  Posted 08 July 2003 - 11:41 AM

XPerties, on Jul 8 2003, 06:34 PM, said:

roger04, on Jul 8 2003, 08:00 AM, said:

So AMD Anthlon XP is better?

Depends....

There are several different points to what makes each better than others.

Price: AMD
Temperatures: Intel
Performance: Some say intel some say AMD.

I have owned both and do not have any complaints about any of them. Altho I like my pc to run cool, so I stick with Intel, but for your best bang for the buck AMD wins that one.

lies lies lies...AMD is better performance :) if ur planning 2 get the best'st of best chip out id get a intel but if u wana get a older model like a 2.5GHZ id get the AMD bcuz the performance can b a 200mhz difference my 1.0ghz AMD runs like a 1.4 pentium 4 :D :rolleyes: :D but yea chips heat up quickly

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 11:59 AM

Got an 800MHz Intel P3, AMD Athlon 1.4GHz, no case fans in either machine and no problems with the processor's temps.

My next machine is going to be an Intel P4 though, the thermal sensor on the processor impressed me as it underclocks the MHz if it gets too hot. Should last for a long time :)

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Posted 08 July 2003 - 12:59 PM

Same here like Aaron. One of my PCs is a dual P3 800 and I do not use a any case fans at all. None of Pentium PCs have a case fan as a matter of fact. My son uses a Athlon 1.7 with two case fans and his case is similar to my dual CPU system. Go figure.

XPerties pretty much summed it all up. Take it from a guy that has done it all :)

I am hooked on the Pentium 533 FSB myself.

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 07:06 AM

i prefer athlon myself but i have used both and i do not mind intel. but intel is too exspensive for me and i have had no problems with all of the amd chips i have used. so it really depends on what YOU want. if you want to spend a small fortune on a chine go intel if not go amd. and about the fan thing w/ intel i know ofseveral machine running p4 chips and you better have a fan in them or they are going to overheat , and fry.

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 07:51 AM

I recommend finding out the costs of both, realizing that real-world, everyday user performance between an AthlonXP 2800+ and a P4 2.8 GHz aren't exactly phenomenal.

If you like overclocking, the Barton-core Athlons are very overclockable, and so are the newer P4s.

If money is not an issue with you, and you want the absolute fastest processor available, or if you're one of those who will pay, for example, $200 more for a 12% gain in performance, buy the fastest Pentium you can find. Otherwise, I recommend Athlons.

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  Posted 09 July 2003 - 08:44 AM

HandyBuddy, on Jul 9 2003, 02:51 PM, said:

I recommend finding out the costs of both, realizing that real-world, everyday user performance between an AthlonXP 2800+ and a P4 2.8 GHz aren't exactly phenomenal.

If you like overclocking, the Barton-core Athlons are very overclockable, and so are the newer P4s.

If money is not an issue with you, and you want the absolute fastest processor available, or if you're one of those who will pay, for example, $200 more for a 12% gain in performance, buy the fastest Pentium you can find.  Otherwise, I recommend Athlons.

First of all a amd athlon 2.8GHZXP is really a 2.6GHZ but just runs like a 2.8GHZ pentium So if u wana get eather a 2.5 pentium or a AMD AMD kicks a** all the way except for the cooling problem but u can fix that of course with fans or water cooling :)

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 08:53 AM

um.. pretty much agree that Intel/athlon are pretty much the same, with slight differences. The vote at this time is 8 vs 8. Can it get any closer! :)

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 02:14 PM

I prefer AMD .... why .. because their prices ....

i don't see the diff in the performance

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 02:21 PM

Performace per dollar AMD beats the pants off Intel. But yeah the heat issue is a problem. :)

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 02:22 PM

ooo...its evens in the poll! :)

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 02:39 PM

I have a PIII 800... And i like Intel... The only thnig i know is the AMD is beats INTEL in velocity (i think)... But the motherboard for AMD is more expensive!

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Posted 09 July 2003 - 02:53 PM

i use a p4 and it's working smooth so far so p4 for me

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