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Shopping for new PC parts - help me choose
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:54 pm
by Seahorse
There does not seem to be a huge number of reviews of the new AMD 64s and virtually none give direction on whether to go Intel or AMD. Lemme know your thoughs...
I already know Ze Baron's answer...
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 4:23 pm
by ZiK
Intel P4 EE gets my vote, she's looking pretty swish
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:17 pm
by PeteTheHair
tbh, I'd leave 64 bit for a while... Noone really seems to have any idea what to do with it, and it'll be a while before any software that actually really uses it comes out. If you go AMD, get an x86...
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:58 pm
by Chief
P4EE? if u can afford it. i understand they are around $950 in shipments of 1000 units atm.
I would (atm) recommend either a AMD64 laptop from VoodooPC.com, alienware or PackardBell (NEC) when they come out, or just the latest 3200+ AthlonXP depending on how much u have to spend.
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:44 pm
by Seahorse
I wouldn't say 'Money is no object', but take
OCUK for example:
AMD64 = £340
P43.06C (800fsb) = £205
I can afford both. Do I want to pay the price premium for negible performance difference - as far as I can tell. As for the EE, it's even harder to find than the 64...
Availability makes mean lean towards the pentium, though a 64bit PC and maybe WinXP64 in the new year is tempting...
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 12:15 am
by Ze_Baron
Don't forget that Hyper-Threading Technology should be a very real factor in your decisoin making process. I reckon you ought to get a 800mhz FSB Intel Pentium 4 processor like the 3GHz rather that the 3.06GHz (which is 533).
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:27 pm
by Seahorse
AMD 64s have Hyperthreading, the possible release of a faster one & FX variant before Xmas should drive the price down too...
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:09 am
by Ze_Baron
Hi,
No, AMD processors do not have Intel's Hyper-Threading Technology.
Only Intel Xeon and Pentium 4 processors have HT Technology.
And Pentium 4's have just had a price cut. Down 35% in some cases (as in the 3.2GHz version).
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 8:59 pm
by uatec
intel is the best, 'eh baron?
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:48 pm
by ZiK
Intel is the best...
/me hides behind baron
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:54 pm
by rib?
suck up
(although i do quite like my new centrino)
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:08 am
by ZiK
you got yerself a centrino dell laptop then? good boy
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:50 am
by rib?
god no not a dell..
i wanted build quality.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 1:48 pm
by ZiK
so what did you get? (btw the new Inspiron models are very well built, my one on the other hand, is not
)
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 2:57 pm
by bartender
I'm thinking of buying a Dell Centrino based laptop, does anyone have an opinion about the subject?
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 4:01 pm
by ZiK
all in all dell laptops are the dogs bollocks. the only other laptop which is as customisable as a dell is an alienware, and dell is the cheaper alternative
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:13 pm
by rib?
i've got a hp nx7000. i've seen the recent dells and think them to be overpriced (due to not many resellers), i used to own a insprion as many of you on here know and i've also supported many lattitudes (to which i've got about 3 in bits in my drawers atm.) having also spent much time using dell support i find them to be useless.. it's only their poweredges, high end lcd screens (which are rebranded) and cheap optiplex's that save them.
mind you.. they're no where near as bad as Fujitsu's.