Re: AMD's Athlon64 or Intel's P4?

From: JK (JK9821_at_netscape.net)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:04:40 -0400

ANTant@zimage.com wrote:

> Hello. I am planning to upgrade my computer system in a few weeks. I am
> going to replace its motherboard, CPU, and memory. You can view my
> current primary/gaming system on
> http://alpha.zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/computers.txt ...
>
> I am planning to keep all my old parts except sound card, RAM, CPU, and
> motherboard. Now, the question is which CPU and which motherboard (was
> an ASUS person in the past) do I want to get. From brief researches from
> reading benchmarks, AMD Athlon64 seems like a good choice for a gaming
> system. I read that Intel P4 CPUs does a better job with video stuff
> which I rarely do (mostly cropping and encoding with DivX).
>
> Also, I plan to replace my old SB Live! Platinum (without its LiveDrive)
> to an Audigy2 (good EAX) or maybe a M-Audio Revolutions (probably not
> due to weak EAX emulation).
>
> Also, I will be installing Debian with Windows XP Pro to replace Red Hat
> Linux 7.2. Yes, I do game in Linux with old games like Q3A, RTCW, ET,
> etc.
>
> Mainly, this upgrade is for gaming. The newest games are starting to show
> my system's age like DOOM 3,

Since you mentioned Doom 3, I thought you would like to see this.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2149&p=7

> Far Cry,

> etc. I do not overclock and my
> setup must be able to survive in a 85+ degrees(F) room (AC is weak,
> upstair room, and Southern CA's heat waves). Heat is a big issue for me.
>
> Any suggestions on what I should get for my upgrade is welcomed.
> --
>
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> subtle blend of mech fluid and grated gears?" --Rampage to Inferno,
> "Transmutate" in Transformers (Beast Wars)
> /\___/\
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