inel 2.8 (ht) vs AMD 64bit 3000+

[Robdav]

Hi all,

Got myself two machines, 1 has a P4 2.8 (ht) and the other an AMD 64bit 3000+.

Was just wondering which of the two processors was the more powerful?

many thanks

 

[Robdav]

at the moment, the p4 2.8 I use in my workstation running xp pro and it runs oblivion on a nvidia 6200 (640x480) ok. the amd is sitting in the server running 2003 server and not donig much.

the p4 has 1gb of ddr2 ram to play with, the A64 has 512mb of pc2700 to play with.

would i see any improvements in using the A64 with it's 512mb ram over the p4 + ddr2 while playing oblivion, or should i stick with what i have and go get an xbox 360 instead???

cheers

 

[Robdav]

why not ask the OP then? and give him some advice,rather than being a winking smartarse.

it's a 754...

ok so basically what your all saying is:

1. p4 = server a64=games/work.
2. more ram for the a64 + a better graphics card.

OK, thanks for the pointers

 

[Robdav]

Nope the ram will not fit into the a64 motherboard, it's ddr2 which won't fit

not to worry though, I'll just get 2gb of the right ram and go from there.

Yes the gfx card will fit, shame it's just a pci card, but then i can always upgrade that too.

Problem really is that the p4 machine is really just used for work stuff, web design, oblivion is only a half hour distraction here and there between work.

 

[Robdav]

ok guys, thanks for the input...

looks like p4 server and a64 worksation is the way forward.

cheers

 

[Robdav]

for the a64?

 

[Robdav]

But then... the p4 is in a hp business SFF pc and therefore not much chance of upgrading it. the a64 is in a standard atx type case so I have more upgrading options.

anyway, thanks for all the replies.