Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:35:23 -0500 From: Trevor Sullivan <pcgeek86@gmail.com> To: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> Cc: fbsdq <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: need some advice Message-ID: <42E96BBB.1000809@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050729002602.65ff60bb.dick@nagual.st> References: <20050729002602.65ff60bb.dick@nagual.st>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 dick hoogendijk wrote: > I have the chance to buy a new computer. It will take a long time > before I can do this again. > > My options are: > > Athlon64-3000+ (Newcastle) on a MSI K8T NEO-FSR board (1Gb 3200 > mem) Athlon64-3400+ (Clawhammer on the same board > > Intel Prescott 3.4Mhz on a Intel 915p board (1024 Mb DDRII pc4300 > memory) > > Is there much difference between the athlon3000/3400 ?? Will the > intel platform have (dis)advantages ? > > I will run FreebSD on it (compile a lot of ports) and > (windows-xp/98se) for gaming. > > Price is important. I.e. buying the athlon3000 gives me the > opportunity to buy something else, BUT if the speed of the 3400+ is > much better, I can buy that "other stuff" later.. if you see what I > mean. I just want a machine that last a litthle longer... > > I.e. the intel MB has a PCIe grahics slot. How important is that > (or not). I will buy a Geforce-6600GT videocard (offer most for > less money..) > > Any advice is welcome. > I would recommend purchasing an Athlon 64 3000+ Venice core. I just picked one of these up along with 2 gigs of ram and a 6600GT and it runs sooooooo nice. Not only that, but it's cheap. Read up on the new Rev. E (Venice) chips @ http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-venice/index.x?pg=1. Can't say I'd recommend purchasing an intel chip for desktop usage. They consume a lot of power, and that implies that they run pretty darn hot too. I avoid them at all costs. See http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-venice/power-load.gif Trevor -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (MingW32) iD8DBQFC6Wu7oGycRpOgdeERA5B8AKCPf2dhr6Sx04+s71Hb9uzc1f+zYwCfU6CN 21p008fkgqhsQvcRFFehTgE= =YPNN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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