-----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----- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"