From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Apr 1 9:44:23 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1x.cos.agilent.com [192.25.240.36]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D921A37B405 for ; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 09:43:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from msgrel1.cos.agilent.com (msgrel1.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.77]) by msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B4659EFD; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:43:39 -0700 (MST) Received: from mina.soco.agilent.com (mina.soco.agilent.com [141.121.54.157]) by msgrel1.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4946107; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:43:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from mina.soco.agilent.com (darrylo@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mina.soco.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3 SMKit7.1.1_Agilent) with ESMTP id JAA16239; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 09:43:38 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200204011743.JAA16239@mina.soco.agilent.com> To: Bob Bomar Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Opinion: P4 vs Athlon XP Reply-To: Darryl Okahata In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:54:40 EST." <20020331225440.GB4690@peitho.fxp.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 1.7) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 09:43:36 -0800 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Bob Bomar wrote: > I would like to get some opinions on which CPU is better > P4's or Athlon XP's, and what the best motherboard. =20 > I am looking to buy the system in early summer. The P4 and Athlon are comparable, and are both good. They're also similarly priced, unless you go with the latest, bleeding edge processors, in which case the Athlon is cheaper. A P4 PC may be simpler to spec out, however, because of the various "Athlon rules" that must be followed when building a PC (e.g., must use AMD-approved power supply, must use high-quality RAM, must have adequate cooling, etc.). [ Personally, I prefer Athlons to P4s, but that's just a personal preference; there really aren't any good technical reasons for this. ] -- Darryl Okahata darrylo@soco.agilent.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Agilent Technologies, or of the little green men that have been following him all day. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message