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**sic402** · July 14th, 12:38 AM

so i need to upgrade this POS i have atm and im wondering what all your views are on pentium vs AMD, i was looking at either a P4 3.0 800mhz or a AMD 64 3200 i just cant decide!!

**Pr0ph3t** · July 14th, 12:53 AM

Depends on what you're going to do. Gaming? Go AMD. Business/video/everything else? Go Pentium.

Also, if you're going gaming, and you get either of those processors, remember, you're gonna need at least 512mb ram, and a damn good video card, so that you don't bottleneck the processor. With a good video card, I mean a 9800pro, x800, 6800, stuff like that. And a damn good mobo too.

**sic402** · July 14th, 01:05 AM

All right probably AMD then heh, wondering tho whats a good Motherboard for that? i had one that iwas going to get if i had a P4 but it pentium only im pretty sure

**extreme-attack** · July 14th, 01:22 AM

uhmm get amd and get a ddr mother board get a radeon or gforce and get firewire yea man im pretty good in pc's

**sic402** · July 14th, 01:24 AM

ya what iwas looking at was an Asus P4c800, ytou seen those things? they crazy! too damn good......... atm i have an Asus Geforce 5600 256mb video card........... god like i luv it. but mmmmm ok ill look at these DDR motherboards

BZ · July 14th, 01:24 AM

I just got an AMD 64 laptop and it is amazing, simply blows p4's out of the water.

**sic402** · July 14th, 01:25 AM

mmmm now to decide which AMD 64 i want lol soo many to choose from, so little money

**PaintBallBob** · July 14th, 02:38 AM

it matters what your budget is.
i would either get a voodoo laptop(athlon64 or a pentium m)
as far as desktops go, AMD commands both ends. the athlong 64/FX are both faster then pentium's EE(emergency edition), as well as being cheaper and easier to find.
you can also find athlon 64's for around $200(www.newegg.com) and you can allways get an athlon XP which is still a solid competitor.

of course, im a little bit of a fan boy...
BZ, what outfit you get the laptop from?

also, its worth mentioning that if you get a laptop you might wanna look into the company's upgarde plans as some will upgrade processors and even Video cards(which any gamer knows is a huge step up).

some good botiques are:
www.alienware.com
www.voodoo.com
www.falcon-nw.com
www.ibuypower.com
www.hypersonicpc.com
www.cyberpower.com
and
www.abspc.com

mobos for the athlon 64:
nvidia nforce3(i may perfer ATI, but nvidia still makes damn good mobos) and some chipset made by VIA(i forgot the name)

**sic402** · July 14th, 02:39 AM

haha i know all the computer sites i have one atm which im upgrading heheh

**dhill0413** · July 14th, 02:51 AM

get a dell

**PaintBallBob** · July 14th, 03:02 AM

he wanted an AMD.
so what are you upgrading then? how much money you have? what is your current rig?

**Pr0ph3t** · July 14th, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by extreme-attack

uhmm get amd and get a ddr mother board get a radeon or gforce and get firewire yea man im pretty good in pc's

No more talking for you.

"Get a radeon or geforce"
What the **** else is he gonna get, a voodoo 3?

"Get firewire"
Most motherboards come with firewire now...nt tho.

"I'm pretty good in pc's"
Don't come near my PC. I'll kill you.

**PaintBallBob** · July 14th, 12:22 PM

lol.
he could get a matrox paraphelia(sp?)

**sic402** · July 14th, 12:27 PM

haha all right i just found a motherboard that can hold AMD. asus just came out with a new board just for the amd64

**werewolves182** · July 15th, 12:24 AM

the A64 excells in gaming, and it beats or stays competative in everything but video and audio encoding which takes advantage of its Hyperthreading. plus the prescott core of the P4 runs extremely hot.

check out tomshardware.com for info

**PaintBallBob** · July 15th, 06:42 PM

^^^exactly.

what chipset does it use.
i would sersiously promote one using an nforce 3 chipset...or basically any of them that get a good review at tom's hardware.
you might get more opinions if you go to a tech dedicated forum(i like the one at www.penny-arcade.com).
you might wanna save up and get mobo that supports the new PCI(PCI express i think?) but then you might need a new video card(do mobos come with both slots? are AGP and PCI-X compatable?)...those are questions you should go to a dedicated forum for, as im sure not many people know the answers.

what is your budget?
what brand do you have now?
what kind of memory?
what VGA do you have?
is your HD compatable with SATA(serial ATA)?

these are all answers that you will need answerd to get the correct mobo, just go to penny-arcade, list your rig specs, budget, and what you want. theyll help ya out.

Mitch[Rapid] · July 15th, 09:17 PM

Amd processor
Asus Motherboard
Nvidia Vid card
Corsair or Kingsman Ram pc3200 only** <-- pc3200 good ram

**PaintBallBob** · July 16th, 12:58 PM

as i said talk to the PA guys.
i wouldnt suggest getting an AGP mobo(because it will soon be outdated)...but i dont know if PCI-X and AGP ae compatible. i also dont know which mobos come with which kind of HD connectos and what kind you need(SATA, ATA, or scuzzie)

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