Time for a new CPU and MOBO,,,, opinions plz | Forums

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I am going to build a new system and have limited finances and would like some feed back on which direction to take, either AMD or Intel. Would I be better off going with Barton 2500 or P4 2.4 with 800mhz fsb? The Amd is $156.00au and the P4 2.4/800 is $294.00au. Forgotten Battles is going to be running on it 7 days a week or as near too as possible L0L. Thanks fella's

[XyZspineZyX]

I am going to build a new system and have limited finances and would like some feed back on which direction to take, either AMD or Intel. Would I be better off going with Barton 2500 or P4 2.4 with 800mhz fsb? The Amd is $156.00au and the P4 2.4/800 is $294.00au. Forgotten Battles is going to be running on it 7 days a week or as near too as possible L0L. Thanks fella's

[XyZspineZyX]

My sugestion/advice is to wait just a lil' longer and get Pentium4 800FSB with HT when their price drops down a bit. I've had a Pentium4 2GHz 400FSB and when I got Pentium4 3GHz 800FSB with HT, it was a major performance boost in IL-2... I even got my new CPU for AUD$515. 2.4GHz is indeed sufficient to run IL-2 but extra cycles and HT will make even more out of it [img]/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.gif[/img]

One downside is that if your video card is not of higher end you'll still lose on the visual end... oh and you'll have to get matching motherboard and RAM with new CPU.

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If your on a limited budget, AMD is the way to go.

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AMD on Nforce2 mobo would be my choice.

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[XyZspineZyX]

P4 2.4g (c ,I think) is best of Intel ................
Overclockable to 3.2 plus with great stablity .
If you have the dough its the best .
Besides AMD will go under ...........

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[XyZspineZyX]

Chech for prices at Pricewatch. As a couple of examples: a Barton 2500+ is $81 and the P4 2.4 800 is $162; these prices include shipping.

And if your into overclocking, heed the other advice, either choice you'll probably have a good-deal a screamer.

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E_Temperament wrote:


The Amd is $156.00au and the P4 2.4/800
- is $294.00au.


AU ?


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Proud former member of Kelly Johnson's "SKUNK WORKS"
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[XyZspineZyX]

Good point Hawg_Dawg, I overlooked it. He must be referring to Australia and I've read other's comment its very difficult to receive any trans-continental shipping - I think he's stuck. Sheesh...

[XyZspineZyX]

Best bang for the buck is an AMD system with nForce2 mobo. nForce 2 boards are really the buisness. I suggest an Abit
or Asus. Great performance from mine!