Best CPU

anime-dragon · Post by **anime-dragon** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:17 pm

can anyone tell the difference between ATI Radeon 9600 and ATI Radeon 9200? is it worth spending extra cash?

i saw CDN price
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB $349
ATI Radeon 9200 128MB $150

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:58 pm

Get the 9200...there's little difference between for example the 9200 or 9600 Pro, or 9700 and 9800 Pro...talking about a 3-4fps difference here (in gaming)

P4's are hotter than Athlon Xps. Even though I'm being biased about this, Athlons give you the best bang for your buck. 2.6Ghz?

http://www.sonicparts.com/applications/ ... u=AMDXP263

$110 for a 2.13Ghz 333Mhz XP 2600.

Dannywilson · Post by **Dannywilson** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 10:47 pm

anime-dragon wrote:i've never heard of Tyan and btw i read somwhere that Intel mobos are good.

You're talking to a hardware junky here. I have built systems off more brands of motherboards in the past 8 years than I'd care to count, and Tyans, MSI's and Epox(for the overclocker in all of us) boards have never failed me under normal use. I've had Asus, Abit, Intel, and other boards fry on me for no fucking reason whatsoever, but I've had the MSI board I'm on for almost a year now with no hitches.

Pwolf · Post by **Pwolf** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:03 am

p4s are hotter then the xps? how hot do the xps get with just a standard heatsink and fan? Just curious cuase my p4 is running 38 C.

Pwolf

narcted · Post by **narcted** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:21 am

Check your prices at http://www.bizrate.com. They compare prices of many online sellers and can calculate tax and shipping into your final cost.

Seagate is about the best HD you can buy, IMO. Western Digital is still a good hard drive at a good price. And I'm still using the Matrox that came with my computer.

If you get the Pioneer DVD burner, you will get Ulead Video Studio 7.0. If you get the TDK, you will get Pinnacle Studio 8. Personally I use and like Video Studio and recommend it over Pinnacle.

anime-dragon · Post by **anime-dragon** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:13 am

Dannywilson wrote:
anime-dragon wrote:i've never heard of Tyan and btw i read somwhere that Intel mobos are good.
You're talking to a hardware junky here. I have built systems off more brands of motherboards in the past 8 years than I'd care to count, and Tyans, MSI's and Epox(for the overclocker in all of us) boards have never failed me under normal use. I've had Asus, Abit, Intel, and other boards fry on me for no fucking reason whatsoever, but I've had the MSI board I'm on for almost a year now with no hitches.

so ur saying that MSI is better than Intel?
i choose
-Intel D865PERLK i865PE 800FSB S/L/SATA/U2 $155US
-MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R i865PE 800FSB S/GBL/FW/SATA $155US

ur saying that i should buy the MSI?

Dannywilson · Post by **Dannywilson** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:39 am

I wouldnt go with a p4... you can achieve the same rates (excluding severe high end P4's) for alot cheaper with a AMD.

LightningCountX · Post by **LightningCountX** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:57 pm

by personal experience, p4...ive seen too many bad amd processors in my life....but i use celeron on my computer, even though its the cheapest processor, but for me, its 1337 ^_^

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:53 am

i have a p4 right now and i dont really like it but its only 1.5ghz it still has trouble with alot of things im looking forward to my amd i orderd a few days ago maybe it will do a better job. but i would assume the best cpu for editing is the 64bit athon though i havent heard much about it and never used on it just seems to be the best for damn near everything

Mr Pilkington · Post by **Mr Pilkington** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 12:17 pm

madmag9999 wrote:i have a p4 right now and i dont really like it but its only 1.5ghz it still has trouble with alot of things im looking forward to my amd i orderd a few days ago maybe it will do a better job. but i would assume the best cpu for editing is the 64bit athon though i havent heard much about it and never used on it just seems to be the best for damn near everything

"Claw Hammer" kicks much ass. But I think for now $700 for a CPU is slightly out of what I would consider a sane price-range. Maybe it will do like the "Sledge Hammer" and drop $500 in the course of six months.