Have I made a mistake in choosing AMD over Intel

Walter Sobchak · 21 Feb 2007 at 19:53

Upgraded my old Athlon 3000+ system to

Athlon X2 4600+
Asus M2N Sli Deluxe
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
mine cooler

System is used mainly for Windows aps and as a HTPC. After reading about how easily overclockable the new Intel chips are, I think I have made a big mistake. Am now thinking of selling my Athlon and Mboard on eBay and starting again.

ubern00b · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:12

Does it do what you want it to do? If so then stick with it. Dont chase a dragon

Will_3rd · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:12

If that is a new AM2 system, then yes.

But as your using it a HTPC system then it's not so bad, were you on a limited budget at all?

allllec · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:33

ubern00b said:
Does it do what you want it to do? If so then stick with it. Dont chase a dragon

he's right. yes you could have got better performance for the cash but if you don't need it then it doesnt matter all that much. Also just because C2D is very fast doesnt make that rig redundant.. it will still fly. Enjoy it mate and stop worrying

good luck

alec

~>Dg<~ · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:59

yes if your pc does what you want then it doesnt matter who its made by, why is the hype there its so you buy into it .

fester · 21 Feb 2007 at 21:25

Don't worry in 8 month's time the people how say they can't live with out an overclocked C2D will say the same about the amd KL8 and you'll be set up to just drop one .

skanky · 21 Feb 2007 at 21:55

allllec said:
Also just because C2D is very fast doesnt make that rig redundant.. it will still fly.

exactly, a c2d doesnt suddenly make every other cpu instantly crap all of a sudden..

FreeStream · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:08

skanky said:
exactly, a c2d doesnt suddenly make every other cpu instantly crap all of a sudden..

Agreed, BUT if you can afford a Conroe rig, you really really really should get Conroe

Walter Sobchak · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:29

Will_3rd said:
If that is a new AM2 system, then yes.

But as your using it a HTPC system then it's not so bad, were you on a limited budget at all?

I upgraded because my old system was struggling with HD playback. Yes I didn't really want to spend that much. I was happy to pay around £200ish for CPU and MB.

james.miller · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:32

how does your new system cope with hd material?

easyrider · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:34

apcreek said:
I upgraded because my old system was struggling with HD playback. Yes I didn't really want to spend that much. I was happy to pay around £200ish for CPU and MB.

£115 6300
£75 DS3

190 all in

destroys your rig by a huge ammount

should have gone C2D simple.

the fastest PC for our money thats the what we want and C2D gives it currently.

No one can argue this fact

Walter Sobchak · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:34

ubern00b said:
Does it do what you want it to do? If so then stick with it. Dont chase a dragon

Yeh, I know what you mean, but I wouldn't mind say taking a 20% hit on what I have spent already to swap to Intel. Should have done more research before jumping in.

easyrider · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:36

apcreek said:
Yeh, I know what you mean, but I wouldn't mind say taking a 20% hit on what I have spent already to swap to Intel. Should have done more research before jumping in.

Yeah mate

Walter Sobchak · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:38

james.miller said:
how does your new system cope with hd material?

Runs 720p like a dream, but I have a 1080p .ts file that struggles like a bitch, plays 1080p wmv files no problem though. Need to look into that more, maybe its my x800 gc???

Walter Sobchak · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:39

easyrider said:
£115 6300
£75 DS3

190 all in

destroys your rig by a huge ammount

should have gone C2D simple.

the fastest PC for our money thats the what we want and C2D gives it currently.

No one can argue this fact

How easy are they to overclock?

vanandjuanunited · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:41

apcreek said:
How easy are they to overclock?

EAsy

E6300 at 3.2 with more to come. See here http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17636047

Walter Sobchak · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:50

Cheers, would it really hammer mine by such a huge amount?

How noisy are the stock fans?

Robert · 21 Feb 2007 at 23:12

Not all chips/combos overclock the same. Just beware.

easyrider · 21 Feb 2007 at 23:14

apcreek said:
Cheers, would it really hammer mine by such a huge amount?

How noisy are the stock fans?

Yes,

Get a after market cooler like a freezer 7 or tunig tower

snowdog · 22 Feb 2007 at 15:06

Robert said:
Not all chips/combos overclock the same. Just beware.

All core 2 duo's no matter wich together with a ds3 (and good pc6400 ram) will do at least 2.8 ghz, most of them do 3.4 easely and some do upto 3.8-4 ghz...