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AMD 64 or INTEL P4

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    AMD 64 or INTEL P4

    I'm upgrading my main PC but am not sure whether to go for AMD 64 or INTEL P4 (775)

    The PC will be running Windoze XP and GENTOO LINUX.
    The main uses of the PC are GAMES, Picture Editing, Office type functionality, some development, web surfing and maybe video editing in the future.

    After checking out some forums and Internet shops, the opinion seems to be that if you have P4 then you slag off AMD and visa versa (not at all helpful)

    Any advice , guidance, personal experiences (relevant to the question) or sensible question or comments welcome

    Ta

    MG

    P.S OH: no I do not want a big MAC and large fries !

    #2
    I'm not up to date on this now the Athlon 64 is out but it used to be that you got more bang for your buck from AMD.

    I have it at the back of my mind that the price differential has been eroded now though.

    Until Windoze supports 64bit ignore all the hype about that and compare some performance reviews and prices.

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      #3
      If you were just running windows then there's not much to choose between them. You can get a 64 bit version of Linux now, so AMD 64 would be the way to go if you run Linux.

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        #4
        AMD

        AMD64 all the way, but I'm waiting for PCIX motherboards to get a good foothold... I think nForce PCIX motherboards are coming in for AMD processors.

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          #5
          Re: AMD

          G5.

          And you get a free milkshake.

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