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Which is better: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ or Intel Pentium 2 GHz?

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S.Heenan

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Jun 29, 2003, 8:16:10 AM6/29/03
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Timberwolf wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I'm creating a new PC - I'd like to find out which
> CPU will give better performance in a PC used for
> digital video editing:
>
> An AMD Athlon XP 1800+ or an Intel Pentium 2GHz?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best Regards,
> Gary Hendricks
> http://www.build-your-own-computers.com

If the primary use is digital video editing the P4 2GHz probably has a
slight edge due to the use of SSE2 instructions.


nECrO

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Jun 29, 2003, 9:10:19 AM6/29/03
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"Timberwolf" <timbe...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there
>
> I'm creating a new PC - I'd like to find out which
> CPU will give better performance in a PC used for
> digital video editing:
>
> An AMD Athlon XP 1800+ or an Intel Pentium 2GHz?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best Regards,
> Gary Hendricks
> http://www.build-your-own-computers.com
>

Talk about loaded questions! :o) I believe S.Heenan is right in saying that
the Intel 2Ghz chip has a slight edge. But not much. I checked pricewatch
and found that the PIV 2Ghz is roughly 3 times the price of the AthlonXP
1800+. For the same $ as The PIV 2Ghz you could buy an AthlonXP 2700+ that
would outperform the PIV. Put that 2700+ on an inexpensive Epox Mobo with an
Nvidia Nforce2 chipset and it will fly by the PIV 2Ghz. Just my 2
cents..........
nECrO


kony

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Jun 29, 2003, 9:29:42 AM6/29/03
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:35:34 +0800, "Timberwolf"
<timbe...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hi there
>
>I'm creating a new PC - I'd like to find out which
>CPU will give better performance in a PC used for
>digital video editing:
>
>An AMD Athlon XP 1800+ or an Intel Pentium 2GHz?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Best Regards,
>Gary Hendricks
>http://www.build-your-own-computers.com


What didn't you like about the answers the last time you asked this
exact same question (several times)? You asked in this group and
multiple others, all separate posts, and on multiple dates.

Why the Hotmail and Yahoo addresses????

Are you dense?

Go reread the answers already given:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22An+AMD+Athlon+XP+1800%2B+or+an+Intel+Pentium+2GHz%3F%22&filter=0

nECrO

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Jun 29, 2003, 1:21:05 PM6/29/03
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Maybe just trying to start a flame war. Or just an idiot. Who knows?
nECrO


JK

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Jul 1, 2003, 1:34:08 PM7/1/03
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Timberwolf wrote:

> Hi there
>
> I'm creating a new PC - I'd like to find out which
> CPU will give better performance in a PC used for
> digital video editing:
>
> An AMD Athlon XP 1800+ or an Intel Pentium 2GHz?

A Pentium 4 2 ghz is around $156. Compare it to an
AMD processor around $156, which is the
Athlon XP2800+ 333. I say go for the XP2800+ 333.
If you want to compare an XP1800+($51) to an
Intel processor, compare it to the Celeron 1.7 ghz($55).
The XP1800+ looks like it is a far superior performer in
most software.

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