AMD vs Intel

Will · #1 May 11th, 2005, 04:08 PM

A 64-bit processor is kind of overkill if you're not doing lots of 64-bit calculations or don't need tons of memory (real or virtual). Best value would be AMD processors in the "middle range", like 3000+ to 3400+. I have a P4, and those are nice too, especially with an Intel board... but it's more expensive.

kalthalior · #2 May 12th, 2005, 04:37 PM

I actually just built my new system a couple of months ago. Went Athlon 3200+ (Winchester) on an MSI K8N Neo2 board with 1 gb of PDP Dual-channel PC3200 memory. SE sure runs a lot faster than on my old Athlon 650 T-bird.

Suicide Junkie · #3 May 12th, 2005, 05:26 PM

I'm currently playing a PBW turn on my P2-166 lappy.

Why do you need anything more?

Q · #4 May 13th, 2005, 05:41 AM

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Suicide Junkie said:
I'm currently playing a PBW turn on my P2-166 lappy.

Why do you need anything more?

To play Starfury and then SE V!

Aiken · #5 May 13th, 2005, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Suicide Junkie said:
I'm currently playing a PBW turn on my P2-166 lappy.

Why do you need anything more?

Ship/construction queue list with >500 items takes about a minute to load on my p2-350. Annoying.