need some advice

[Trevor Sullivan]

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dick hoogendijk wrote:

> I have the chance to buy a new computer. It will take a long time
> before I can do this again.
>
> My options are:
>
> Athlon64-3000+ (Newcastle) on a MSI K8T NEO-FSR board (1Gb 3200
> mem) Athlon64-3400+ (Clawhammer on the same board
>
> Intel Prescott 3.4Mhz on a Intel 915p board (1024 Mb DDRII pc4300
> memory)
>
> Is there much difference between the athlon3000/3400 ?? Will the
> intel platform have (dis)advantages ?
>
> I will run FreebSD on it (compile a lot of ports) and
> (windows-xp/98se) for gaming.
>
> Price is important. I.e. buying the athlon3000 gives me the
> opportunity to buy something else, BUT if the speed of the 3400+ is
> much better, I can buy that "other stuff" later.. if you see what I
> mean. I just want a machine that last a litthle longer...
>
> I.e. the intel MB has a PCIe grahics slot. How important is that
> (or not). I will buy a Geforce-6600GT videocard (offer most for
> less money..)
>
> Any advice is welcome.
>
I would recommend purchasing an Athlon 64 3000+ Venice core. I just
picked one of these up along with 2 gigs of ram and a 6600GT and it
runs sooooooo nice. Not only that, but it's cheap. Read up on the new
Rev. E (Venice) chips @
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-venice/index.x?pg=1.
Can't say I'd recommend purchasing an intel chip for desktop usage.
They consume a lot of power, and that implies that they run pretty
darn hot too. I avoid them at all costs. See
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-venice/power-load.gif

Trevor
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