Is this worth it? (1 Viewer)

[redruM]

are there any good amd vs intel threads/links that people could let me know of?

 

[MedNez]

The P4 cooler is noisy when the CPU heats up, very noisy.

Indeed, but the thermal throttling (that is, to underclock when it gets too hot, or shut off) is a very nice feature.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Shutup, it's worth it.. that's all that matters.

 

[Seraph]

Yes well just change the motherboard

 

[Bone577]

Another thing , im gonna be getting a 6600GT AGP , does anyone know if this is worth it? will it be able to play the latest games for a while at least ....

If yes then i would advise you personally to buy this card too , its not that expensive at all...

I got my new comp not long ago. Athlon64 2800+ with a 6600GT. Only complaint being alot of the early 6600GT cards had serious stability issues (ie freezing after a couple minutes on every game). My one did, I returned it and asked for one that was recently shipped, now it works fine.

As for performance, it is untouchable really. Toss up between ATI 700 series and the 6600GT, with the 6600GT benefiting from heavy Doom3 optimisation, besides that it is fairly equal.
I can play Halo with maximum details, 2xAA, 4xAF @1280x at what seems to me 30fps at worst and on average 40fps-50fps. I still think it is my processor holding me back. As normal with Nvidia cards, Doom3 runs lovely. I get about 80fps on UT2003 with everything at max at 1280x res, not sure if AA and AF were on when i checked this, but again, I think it is my CPU which is the bottleneck.

If you plan to do anything in Linux you have to go Nvidia, they personally create the Linux drivers for their cards.

AMd also benefits from historically better upgradability, Intel seems to love switching platforms as much as possible, while the humble socket A from AMD managed to last MANY years. I don't see the 939 socket dieing any time soon, it seems the way to go.