Intel or AMD which one should I buy

[ilu_vatar]

Wreck I am going to be replacing by motherboard, memory and processor shortly but I don't know which processor to buy. I don't use my machine for games but I do use it extensively for converting and manipulating video. I use dvd2one to convert from DVD9 to DVD5 so that I can backup my DVD films before my kids wreck them. I would especially like to reduce the amount of time it takes to run this process, currently my PIII can take an hour. The new investment will need to last me another 3 years so I want to make sure I buy into the right technology. I know I need to match the motherboard to the right processor, but what memory speed should I choose as a minimum.

I have been told that the P4 with SSE2 would make present and future versions of DVD2one run quicker. Also with the AMD Opteron having SSE2 it is unlikely software writers will be investing in improving code for the 3Dnow technology, instead focusing in optimising for SSE2.

Others have laughed at the idea of even considering Intel because they say that Athlon XP is quicker pound for pound.

Any advice will be greatly welcome.

[Rond66]

Go to this forum.
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=157511&highlight=

[ilu_vatar]

Sorry wrong forum

[rhegedus]

Somehow, I don't think you're going to get a straight and conclusive answer to your question : Intel owners swear by Intel and AMD owners swear by AMD.

I think your best bet would be to buy a good PC magazine that has a review of PCs in your price range and see how the two processors compare. This will give you an idea of which components you should be buying.

Good luck!

[Rond66]

Sorry, I get very good CPU info from Tom's Hardware.

http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/index.html

[freak_in_cage_10k]

go to "toms hardware guide" or www.futuremark.com for info on hardware

[SatStorm]

With few words:
Intel: Stable, faster
AMD: Much cheaper, not that slower

[gll99]

Have had both in my previous (older) computers. Performance and dependability were about even.

My current system is built around a P4. Very happy with it and when I move up from a 1.6 to a 3+ I will probably go the same route.

The MB chipset is probably just as, if not more important than the CPU.

Do some research and see what users have to say about SIS, Intel and other chipsets. You may find that according to other users some are more problematic and more likely to create bus bottlenecks with a faster CPU.

I went with an ASUS board but these come with various styles and chipsets so do the legwork. The company seems to have a good track record.

[ilu_vatar]

Thanks everyone for your advice. I think I am going to wait another month when HT is introduced to the bottom end of the P4 processors. It looks to me that the P4 HT has more headroom in for performance increase in video by utilising HT and SSE2 optimised instructions.

[sumibas]

hi,

i would go with P4 for it stability and Perfomence ( i am not saying AMD is BAD but these tend to run hottter and had bad exp.). I would suggest ASUS or Giga-byte Mother Board if possible with Dual Channel DDR and a P4 3 pr 2.8 Ghz. if you use dual channel DDR then go with the DDR3200.

[southside97]

I currently have two computer, one with Intel PIII 800mhz, and the ther AMD XP 1800. My experience, inside the case of the Intel, it's like cool in there with one fan sucking in from the front and one blowing out from the back. Inside the AMD case, like warm even with two fans sucking air in from the front and two blowing air from the back, still hot inside. Other than that, i have no complaint about their performance.

Summary:
AMD=hot
intel=cold

That's just my opinion.

[Mr Grumpy]

Summary:
AMD=hot

Hell, I second that. Even in the winter I don't need heating in the room with my AMD XP2000+!

I like the Athlon, but on balance, I'll probably go for Intel next time, just keep things a bit cooler.

[Localboy8o8]

INTeL....all the way.

all my chips are INTeL...a 200 MHz, 233 MHz, 900 MHz, 2.2 GHz, & a 2.4 GHz...i it worked well for me (2.2 & 2.4 i use for encoding)

[dc91gt]

I've gone from Intel to AMD (K2 series thru XP series) and now back
to intel.

Performance:

depending on what you do they are on par or the intel is a bit faster.

Price:

used to be a big reason for buying AMD.. however the prices are pretty
much on par these days. AMD has lost that edge in a big way.

Stability:

This is why I'm back to intel. The amd's run too hot, require too much additional - noisy cooling and the chipsets (mostly via) are buggy as hell.

The intel P4 and the Intel 8xx series chipsets are solid as a rock. The chips run heck of alot cooler too.

My P4 2.4/533fsb idles at 26c and under full load - 40c with the stock fan. My last AMD processors - XP2200 idled at 33c and pegged 58c under full load with a good cpu fan.

I used to average one or two lock ups every few days with my AMD boards (I've had about 6 of the big ones out there - soyo to asus to abit, etc) - I've not had a single lock up since dec2002 when I made the switch.

Get the Intel.

-d