Athalon vs. Intel

[Pyrion]

If the cost difference is so slim, buy the more expensive. $50 is not much savings to cut corners.

 

[Sildo]

$50 is no small amount for me, besides I only need something that will Run Civ IV and mabey RTW, I will be getting $100 grafics card, but havn't made up my mind on wich one.

 

[vbraun]

Spend the extra $50 on a better Video Card.

 

[Rheinmetall]

Hey Sildo. My P4 2133 can handle RTW so 3200+ can only do better.

 

[CruddyLeper]

Would a 3200+ work for Civ IV and RTW, but mostly Civ IV?

I've seen the demo for RTW running on a Duron 750 MHz and a 5500 card (jerky but it ran fine) so yes, it will work OK.

 

[MarkC1]

$50 is no small amount for me, besides I only need something that will Run Civ IV and mabey RTW, I will be getting $100 grafics card, but havn't made up my mind on wich one.

how much do u think a 4800+ costs?

 

[Speedo]

how much do u think a 4800+ costs?

Around $800 the last time I looked.

 

[Sadan01]

You have to realize, the AMD naming scheme <SNIP>

And those naming schemes are going to change in the near future, both by Intel (even moreso that what we've already seen) and AMD is eventually going to do away with the 4800+, 3000+ etc. I think AMD will phase it in when the M2 socket is released early next year although not completely sure.

Still, after hearing about both schemes, AMD's is still easier to work out. There is no logic behind Intel's choice.

If I can find a link to these new schemes, I'll post it.

Edit: To the original poster, DO NOT buy a socket 754 processor (if they are still available). They are being phased out very soon. A socket 939 processor will do you fine until mid-2007 (if AMD doesn't change their roadmap). Socket 940's are for servers (generally) and will continue for the foreseeable future. You also generally need buffered RAM which is slightly more expensive although maybe the m/b manufacturers have changed this requirement since I last looked.

The new M2 socket is out next year. Supposedly better support for the X2 processors (dual-core) although I dont think much is known exactly as yet.

 

[Speedo]

To the original poster, DO NOT buy a socket 754 processor (if they are still available).

They are readily available, and there's no problem choosing them if you aren't worried about upgrading. If you're not going to be upgrading for 2-3 years, who cares how upgradeable your socket is? You're going to be buying a new mobo anyway.

and AMD is eventually going to do away with the 4800+, 3000+ etc. I think AMD will phase it in when the M2 socket is released early next year although not completely sure.

I haven't heard anything about it. The announcement I saw show them transitioning the top 4 or so single core processors (not FX series) to M2, along with most of the current X2 line. They were planning on transitioning the FX line to dual core with the FX-61, and also had a X2 5200 listed.

 

[Zakharov]

They were planning on transitioning the FX line to dual core with the FX-61...

From what I've read it will be called the FX-60 (even numbers for dual core?) and it will be clocked at 2.6GHz. It should be released in the next few months.

 

[Speedo]

From what I've read it will be called the FX-60 (even numbers for dual core?) and it will be clocked at 2.6GHz. It should be released in the next few months.

I know they were planning to release one more FX chip in S939, that may be it. FX-61 won't be around until the release of M2, which is slated for Q2 '06.