hey nice reply many people says, AMD service is not available in India. do u have any idea? I am thinking for AMD 64 , any idea about version number 3200+, 3000 ,FX etc etc
regards mahendra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pranav Peshwe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [PLUG] [OT] intel / AMD? > > > > Hi friends, > > I want to purchase new assembled computer. > > I want to know yours views of different hardwares and their > specifications: > > > > 1. Processor : intel / amd 64 > > 2. as per processor recommended mother boards > > 3. Graphics card > > > > Also kindly suggest name of shop if you know where I can make a best deal. > > > > Also it will be intersting , if you can share your experience about any > > specific hardware , reviews etc etc > > > > regards > > mahendra > > Hello Mahendra, > Think ten times before deciding to buy a P4 with > freq above 2.8 GHz.Intel started this number game to attract customers and > has now realized > that increasing the freq does not increase the performance to that extent,it > just increases the > amount of heat and trouble.All the P4s above 2.4 are extremely hot and > so,are > noisy.The 2.8 is bearable but those above 2.8 make a _really_ lot of > noise(unless you have > an AC).I have worked on 2.8 and 3.0 and found no difference except in the > temperature > and the unbearable noise of the 3.0.My own 2.8 itself goes upto 80 degrees > in summer. > A simple test to check how high the temperatures rise(in windoze) is to > lauch the Turbo C++ editor > or run VirtualDub at highest priority with all disk related daemons killed. > Also with the price diff between 2.8 and 3.0 these can buy you some > accessory. > > About the motherboards,think twice before buying the latest mbs like 915 or > 925. > The prob with 915 is that it has only 2 PATA slots,so,you cant attach a > cdrom,cd-writer, > and the common PATA hdd all at once.There is no slot for a graphics card.The > older 865 has > 4 PATA ,2 SATA slots with a slot for graphics card, and is cheaper. > > Think seriously about amd,it beats intel's processors in many respects > including price. > Go for ASUS mb if you decide an amd,because AMD and ASUS co-operate to bring > up good products. > If you are interested in gaming then, an AMD with a graphics card is the > best option.AFAIK the only prob with AMD's 64 bit processors' motherboards > is that > they have no good onboard graphics support(like ExtremeGraphics on Intel), > so you _have_ to go for a graphics card for appreciable graphics/gaming. > You can confortably run games and graphics related apps on a P4 without a > GC, > although the performance will not be as good as with a GC. > > AMD has long solved its heating prob so there is nothing to worry abt it. > I think you should opt for amd64.I dont know abt the services offered on amd > products in pune,that also should be taken into consideration. > > There are lots of reviews of AMD,Intel and benchmarks of AMD Vs Intel on the > net. > Have a look at them. > You can contact me offlist if you want more info or want to hear the noise > yourself ;) > I am not a computer vendor myself ;) Had done a bit of reasearch for my > friends. > Hope this helps. > > - Pranav > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > The C programming language - a language that combines the flexiblity of > assembly language with the power of assembly language. > > > > > -- > ______________________________________________________________________ > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) > List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail > Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions. > -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
