Which CPU is the best ? Help

[SpyderX]

Hey guys

 

i wanna go shopping for a really nice machine, i want the best cpu so i dont have to upgrade it for a while. I have these cpu's in mind for my price budget...

 

- Intel P4 478pin 3200C

- Intel P4 775pin 3200E

- Amd Athlon 462pin XP3200+

- Amd Althon64 754pin 3200+

- Amd Althon64 754pin 3400+

 

What is the best for:

 

- Gaming

- Emulation

- Overclocking

- Heaps of leeching downloads of da net

- Running multiple applications

 

Also is it worth getting DDR2, is there a big difference ?

 

All your help is appreciated...

 

thanx

[Gryph]

AMD Athlon 64 754pin 3400+ definitely. The 939 pins are better because they allow dual channel DDR but it isn't that big of a performance hit if you don't.

 

I wouldn't go for DDR2 just yet...

[Agozer]

Oh so there is already a 3400+ model of Athlon 64? Fascinating.

Edited August 14, 2004 by Agozer

[Gryph]

Athlon 64s go all the way up to 3800. Then there is also the FX series which is up to 53 right now but 55 and 57 should be coming out soon.

[Agozer]

I read somewhere that soon processor manufacturers don't need to increase the clockspeeds since home computers will be powerful enough to run any software.

[Gryph]

That's bullcrap as long as the gaming industry is around. Perhaps they can improve in other ways like increase on-die cache size and more pipelines and crap but they will eventually have to increase clock speeds.

[Agozer]

That's bullcrap as long as the gaming industry is around. Perhaps they can improve in other ways like increase on-die cache size and more pipelines and crap but they will eventually have to increase clock speeds.

Yeah, I know.... but the only reason for them to upgrade the clockspeeds are because of the games, not programs or video editing, etc.

Edited August 14, 2004 by Agozer

[Wizard]

All that: AMD Athlon XP or 64. Depending on what ARE your corrected demands. I can make a simple plan.

 

Money saving = Athlon XP 2800+ or higher and 512 MB of RAM

Full out Gaming = 64 3200+ or higher, or god forbid, the uber expensive FX, 1 GB of RAM

 

This is why people need to tell others a buget or something.

[SpyderX]

so i shouldnt get a Intel P4 775pin 3200E.....

 

i thought pentiums were better

[Wizard]

Each one has their ups and downs. But practically all games these days are most noteably played better on AMD systems.

[Ryuken]

i thought P4 is better but anyway get AMD Athlon XP 3200+ cuz they cost less than P4