Y yellowsnowman Daemon Poster Messages 559 Dec 28, 2004 #1 Why get an any kind AMD 2800 thats only 2.08 ghz when you can get an intel aroudn the same price thats 2.8 ghz?
Why get an any kind AMD 2800 thats only 2.08 ghz when you can get an intel aroudn the same price thats 2.8 ghz?
A airiox Fully Optimized Messages 2,692 Dec 28, 2004 #2 cuz ghz mhz dont matter. Intel recently admitted this fact and stopped refering to their CPU's by the ghz. They now use numbers like 514 and such. Just remember its actual performance not ghz.
cuz ghz mhz dont matter. Intel recently admitted this fact and stopped refering to their CPU's by the ghz. They now use numbers like 514 and such. Just remember its actual performance not ghz.
T TibsBeatAll Daemon Poster Messages 790 Dec 28, 2004 #3 yes. and amd64 2800+ runs at 1.8ghz. And it keeps up with a P4 2.8 ghz. a whole 1 ghz difference, but it's nothing.
yes. and amd64 2800+ runs at 1.8ghz. And it keeps up with a P4 2.8 ghz. a whole 1 ghz difference, but it's nothing.
R rakedog Fully Optimized Messages 2,718 Dec 28, 2004 #5 That's part of it. It aslo matters how each CPU proccesses data. AMD has a far more efficient way of carrying out tasks then Intel does.
That's part of it. It aslo matters how each CPU proccesses data. AMD has a far more efficient way of carrying out tasks then Intel does.
OP OP Y yellowsnowman Daemon Poster Messages 559 Dec 28, 2004 #6 ah ok, I was looking to buy a barebone comp with atleast the mobo,cpu, and power source in there, I was going to install the rest. You guys got any sites?
ah ok, I was looking to buy a barebone comp with atleast the mobo,cpu, and power source in there, I was going to install the rest. You guys got any sites?
T TibsBeatAll Daemon Poster Messages 790 Dec 28, 2004 #7 newegg is excellent, but i denno about barebones. Just start from scratch son son, it ain't that hard. newegg is good, svcompucyle is good, zipzoomfly. all good. but i like to go with newegg because of their excellent customer service
newegg is excellent, but i denno about barebones. Just start from scratch son son, it ain't that hard. newegg is good, svcompucyle is good, zipzoomfly. all good. but i like to go with newegg because of their excellent customer service
T truarabplaer In Runtime Messages 141 Dec 28, 2004 #8 yeah, newegg has barebone, but just start from the bottem up the way u like, its fun. and u can get some awsome cases too.
yeah, newegg has barebone, but just start from the bottem up the way u like, its fun. and u can get some awsome cases too.
R rakedog Fully Optimized Messages 2,718 Dec 29, 2004 #9 newegg tends to cost a bit more, but their service is awesome.