On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 10:39:41PM +0200, O.K wrote: > Eli, > > I do not mean to start an argument or something but by my personal > experience, my AMD 2600 on GA-7vm400 Pro2 with 512 Micron cl2 beats P4 > 3.0 anyday. And I am not talking about benchmarks, I am talking about > overall user experience and mostly gaming (nvidia 5900xt). > > If you mean benchmarking, then you are correct, of course :-) > > P.S. I work for a medium sized computer store network and have built > and optimized a lot of different systems. >
Assuming all other factors are the same, does the price difference of AMD processor + board vs Intel processor + board noticeable? In general, boards for AMD have the same technology for external components, like memory or PS as boards for Intel. Is that statement correct? > Alon. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eli Kara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:59 PM > Subject: Re: amd and intel > > > >On Sunday 12 December 2004 18:34, GW wrote: > >> AMD Athlon 2600 - 2800 > >> > >>I am not talking about just Mhz, I am talking performance wise. > >> > >>Alon. > > > >Alon, > > > >You'd better check that again. With a properly configured system (that > >is > >proper memory modules and bus speeds) and optimized applications > >(mainly > >games benefit from this kind of optimizations), the P4 3GHz is way > >ahead of > >the Athlon 3000+ (even the 3200+). The margin in other types of > >applications > >is too small to make a difference for the user anyway. > > > >Nope, AMD Opterons are the CPUs that can beat the P4 3GHz and better. > > > >Regards, > > > >-- > >Eli Kara > >Beyond Security Ltd. > > > >http://www.beyondsecurity.com/ > >http://www.securiteam.com/ > > > >The First Integrated Network and Web Application Vulnerability Scanner: > >http://www.beyondsecurity.com/webscan-wp.pdf > > > >================================================================= > >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > >the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > >echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]