CompSci Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 i need some help, my friend has asked me to help him buy a PC for his uni work and also for entertainment purposes now i have been out the loop on processor technology for a while so i need some of you techies to help a fellow software nerd out which is the better CPU the intel D 3.4 Ghz or the AMD Athlon X2 3800 Dual Core i narrowed it down to 2 PC's for him this in a Intel base system, it has a onboard gfx and no monitor (he has is old 19inch ctr) but the price is awesome here the specs Features * Intel Pentium D 945 3,40GHz * 1024MB DDR400 Memory * 250GB SATA II Hard Drive 7200RPM * DVD-RW 16x Dual Layer Optical Drive * 64MB / 256MB VGA Onboard * Dimension:180 (W) x 360 (H) x 420 (D) mm * Microsoft Windows XP Home * Nero Express 6 * Norton Anti-Virus 2006 (90 day trial) * Power DVD 6 * On Board 10/100 LAN * Warranty: 3yrs RTB Ports * 1 x PATA Ports * 4 x SATA Ports * PCI Slots: 2 x PCI, 1 x PCI-Express * 10/100 Onboard LAN * 1 x Serial Ports * 1 x Parallel Ports * 2 x USB2 Ports Front * 4 x USB2 Ports Rear * 2 x PS2 Ports * USB Keyboard * Microsoft Optical Mouse * Dimension: 190 (W) x 360 (H) x 375 (D * Average Weight: 12KG PC 2- has every thing dedicated gfx card (albeit a decent one) tft etc AMD Athlon X2 3800 Dual Core 64 Bit Processor 1024MB PC3200 400Mhz DDR Ram 250GB Serial ATA II HardDrive nVidia 7600GS 256MB PCI-E Graphics Card 16x Dual Layer +R/-R/RW DVD burner 7.1 8-Channel Capable Sound 1 x Gigabit LAN Logitech Wireless Optical Keyboard & mouse # ATX Midi Tower Case # 3 x 5.25" Drive Bays # 4 x 3.5" (2xInt, 2xExt) Bays # 4 x DDR slots (4GB max) # 1 x Parallel Port, 1 x Serial Port # 6 x USB2 (2 Front, 4 Back) # 1 x Gigabit LAN # 7.1 8-Channel Capable Sound # Front Mounted Audio # Dimensions (mm)- 192 (W) x 432 (H) x 445 (D now i assume the amd PC is better out the 2? but i need some to confirm it thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 This is totally not answering your question... but building one for him would be miles cheaper. Not to mention you could just pick the parts you wanted rather than being lumbered with either crappy onboard graphics or a machine with a powerful processor and a dated graphics card. But, if i had to pick one. It all depends on what kind of entertainment. If he wants games go for the Athlon, if not go for the Pentium D... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 This is totally not answering your question... but building one for him would be miles cheaper. Not to mention you could just pick the parts you wanted rather than being lumbered with either crappy onboard graphics or a machine with a powerful processor and a dated graphics card. But, if i had to pick one. It all depends on what kind of entertainment. If he wants games go for the Athlon, if not go for the Pentium D... The only reason to go Intel would be if your a hardcore video encoding, everything else go AMD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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