Intel processor or maybe an AMD?

[andyr74]

For my new system I'm going to order soon I looked only at the intel processor family. My choose was an Intel pentium D 830. Because I thought the intel was better for video, audio, ... and an AMD was more for games. It still is?
But now I also looked at the Athlon 64 X2. I looked at different benchmarks and moost of the time the Athlon 64 X2 4200+ is faster than the Pentium D 830 I think. So my thought that an Athlon is for games isn't true any more?

I don't want to go for a top of the line processor. I'm going to choose between:
Pentium D 830
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Anyone has some suggestions or comments?

[vitualis]

Athlon 64 is for games... but they are a pretty damn good processor all round. Matched against the current Pentium line-up, I would recommended an Athlon 64 X2. In terms of the very high end processors, Intel still probably has an edge on video encoding.

Regards.

[Cobra]

For more information on why Intel CPUs are better at video encoding and AMD CPUs better at gaming and general-purpose computing, see:

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1246860#1246860

I have always used AMD CPUs because they are by no means slow when it comes to video encoding and they provide a lot more bang for your buck in other areas. If my computer was solely for video encoding, I'd go for an Intel system (money allowing).