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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - Hardware / Software - AMD or Intel? |
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oblirator1 Red Goomba                   Since: 11-28-05 From: Flint Last post: 6459 days Last view: 6459 days |
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| Hey I Was Wondering Which Is Better, Pentium 3 Or AMD Sempron?
I Need To Find Out As I Need To Install A New Hard Drive Because My Current System Won't Support It As My Motherboard Is Too Old. Any Suggestions? |
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emcee Red Super Koopa   Since: 11-20-05 Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| Wow, your post is the longest acronym I've ever seen.
What type of hard drive are you trying to install? You may be able to get a controller card to connect it rather than a whole new motherboard. |
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oblirator1 Red Goomba Since: 11-28-05 From: Flint Last post: 6459 days Last view: 6459 days |
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| It's An Internal One.
I Would Probibly Get A New Motherboard Anyway.(Mine's 7 Years Old XD) But It's For Windows XP.My processor is 496MHz. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6305 days |
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| I'd personally prefer Sempron, but that's just me. Supposedly AMD chips are built better, so they'll be a bit faster with the same clock speed.
Also, Intel supports DRM.  |
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neotransotaku Sledge Brother Liberated from school...until MLK day  Since: 11-17-05 From: In Hearst Field Annex... Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6304 days |
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The Pentium 3 is a 1990/2000 processor, while the AMD Sempron is a 2004 processor. Newer is better regardless of time 
But if the times are the same, as in Pentium 4 and AMD Sempron, then you have a debate. I'd probably skip the AMD Sempron stage and go straight to the 2005 generation Athlon64. The latest generation of AMD CPUs are now dual core and are way too much money right now for most people. Unless you are a gamer, or do something that requires processing power regularly (graphics work, video rendering, etc), then an Athlon64 will be sufficient. Intel is a name that has been around for ages but AMD is a company gradually eating away at Intel's market share with better chips. So, yeah, I vouch for an AMD power computer |
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||bass Administrator  Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by neotransotakuWhy do people always talk about AMD and Intel as though Intel was several orders of magnitude older, it's not. AMD was formed during the 60's roughly ONE year after Intel was. They've both been around for the same amount of time. |
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Guy Perfect Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6305 days |
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| A while back, then AMD chips had more L2 cache, which made running programs faster since it didn't need to fetch from RAM so often. Nowadays, the 64-bit CPUs are different because Intel has opcode emulation whereas AMD has a 32-bit processor mode built-in. When running a 64-bit system, AMD will be much faster.
But in the event of choosing one when you already have a motherboard, you're sunk. A motherboard will either support an AMD processor or an Intel processor, and only specific forms thereof. Consult the documentation for your motherboard to find out what kind of processor you can put in it. |
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emcee Red Super Koopa Since: 11-20-05 Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by oblirator1 Well, yeah, I kind of assumed that. I mean IDE, SCSI, SATA? Also, keep in mind if you plan to upgrade your processor and motherboard, you'll probably also need new ram since the ram you have now probably isn't DDR. On top of that, if your computer came with intergrated video, you'll need to get a new video card as well. So either way you go, Intel or AMD, you're likely going to be spending a good deal of money. Your best bet may be to just give Dell $299 and get a brand new computer. In which case, Dell will have made the Intel vs AMD descision for you. They chose Intel. |
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neotransotaku Sledge Brother Liberated from school...until MLK day Since: 11-17-05 From: In Hearst Field Annex... Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by ||bassAges was a bad choice of words...however, Intel marketed and AMD didn't do it that much. Between AMD and Intel, who has more name recognition? It is Intel and it explains why they have so much of the market share. If it wasn't for Intel's ability to fabricate, AMD would have a much larger share of the CPU market than it already has right now.Originally posted by neotransotakuWhy do people always talk about AMD and Intel as though Intel was several orders of magnitude older, it's not. |
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oblirator1 Red Goomba Since: 11-28-05 From: Flint Last post: 6459 days Last view: 6459 days |
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| I Think It's A SATA Drive.
Anyway I Knew I Needed A New Graphics Card, Ram etc. But Since I Live In The UK, How Much Do You Recon I Would Cost? |
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emcee Red Super Koopa Since: 11-20-05 Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by oblirator1 Well, that depends on how much you'd like to upgrade. Sempron and P3 covers alot of territory. Also, how much ram are you looking to get? What type of video card? If you're looking for the best price I'd suggest ebay, but if you want it all from one reliable source, than newegg. You may also try froogle or cnet shopping to find the best price. Another issue you'll need to consider is your case, alot of smaller style cases used by pc makers won't work with most new motherboards, even if it claims to be ATX. And when you do choose a processor, I would suggest the processor-in-a-box deal. Its a little more but cheaper than buying the grease and heatsink seperately, and it comes with a warrentee. |
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oblirator1 Red Goomba Since: 11-28-05 From: Flint Last post: 6459 days Last view: 6459 days |
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| My Current Motherboard Has 4 RAM Slots Which Only Supports 128MB Cards So I Would Probibly Get One 512MB One For My New Motherboard.Pointing Out The Graphics Card..
What If It Was An Intergrated One? But If It Doesn't Have An Intergrated One, Im Not Sure Which one To get Really. |
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emcee Red Super Koopa Since: 11-20-05 Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by oblirator1 Well, there's an easy wat to find out. Where do you plug in your monitor? Is it up in the top rectangle with the mouse, keyboad, and usb stuff, or is down below that on its own seperate thin rectangle? If its up top, that means its intergrated into the motherboard, if its down below, that means its on a seperate card. Originally posted by oblirator1 Well, now were making progress. You've gone from just AMD vs Intel to AMD vs Intel and ATI vs Nvidia. Its impossible, though, for anyone to give you specific advice on what to get and how much it will cost, though, without knowing a little more about how much you're looking to spend and how powerful of a system you're trying to build. (edited by emcee on 02-26-06 06:49 PM) (edited by emcee on 02-26-06 06:50 PM) |
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Tarale    2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| I think the question that needs to be asked here is What do you want to do with the system?
If you tell us what you want the system for and what you plan to do with it, then people here will be able to give advice that is better tailored to you. |
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||bass Administrator Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| If you're going to do AMD, you might as well get an NForce mobo and get an NVidia. Atleast then you have hardware specifically designed to play nice together. That and the NForce motherboards tend to be the best desktop AMD boards anyway. | |||
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6305 days |
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Originally posted by emcee The one online store that still only ships to the US.  (edited by HyperMackerel on 02-26-06 10:13 PM) |
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emcee Red Super Koopa Since: 11-20-05 Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by HyperMackerelOriginally posted by emcee Really? Wow, that's stupid. Oh well, there's still ebay. |
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oblirator1 Red Goomba Since: 11-28-05 From: Flint Last post: 6459 days Last view: 6459 days |
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| I Am Intending To Put My Coursework And Other Stuff That's Why I Need A New Hard Drive.I Doubt It That I Would Get Far With A 7GB Hard Drive.
I Recon I'll Get A Nvidia Graphics Card. But I've Made a Decision.I'll Save My $ And I'll Buy Another Processor. |
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||bass Administrator Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by oblirator1Why in God's name do you capitalize every single word in your sentences? Stop it. It makes your writing impossible to read. |
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oblirator1 Red Goomba Since: 11-28-05 From: Flint Last post: 6459 days Last view: 6459 days |
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| Right.
Sorry Bout That... |
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