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Lloydr:
ok this is a pretty stupid question but i'm curious about somethin.....a buddy of mine works at a computer warehouse and can get me a AMD Athlon XP system for a low price.....i need to know what is the downfalls of this setup and anything that just using an intel setup which is my favorite all around would fix...the system has: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1.67ghz) processor, 512mb ddr pc2100 ram, VIA KM266 chipset, S3 prosavage8 video card(integrated....AGHHH), and a few fancy features i don't care about since i have parts laying around that i can use if needed(dvd-rom, cd-rw, large hdd, etc.)...compared to a something like a 1.6ghz p4(ddr pc2100) and a 2.0ghz p4(ddr pc2100)on either SiS650/961 or intel i845 chipsets....or maybe something faster.....whats the statz look like....and before hand, any issues gonna be there for Linux Redhat 7.3 Valhalla with the chipset, cpu, or gpu? thanx in advance

[ July 02, 2002: Message edited by: RedHat SeaWolf ]

choasforages:
go with the amd system. it will probably end up being faster then the intel one. the xp2000 is a p-rating/*i hate those fucking things*/ a p-rating is what intel processer it would be as fast. and as long as it has an agp slot, you don't need to use the built in video. and you won't be benifiting the wintel movement/*i think intel has dealings with microsoft*/

badkarma:
the only intel p4 which beats an AMD is the 2.4/2.6 Ghz ... which is insanely expensive.
For me choosing between intel/AMD is no choice, AMD wins every single time (my home is completely intel free    )

edit:

avoid the integrated videocard at *all* costs though

[ July 02, 2002: Message edited by: BadKarma ]

Lloydr:
i know to avoid the integrated video....it has an agp slot for upgrade and i'm gonna use it too lol.....looking for a good priced nVidia Geforce...somewhere between the geforce256-geforce2 Ultra....the GF2 MX lineup is lookin pretty nice for the price....any recommendations? l8r

Sleeping Dog:
The last dozen or so machines that I have built have been AMD based.  I have only had one negative experience with their processors and that was solved by the supplier.

If you ever decide to upgrade to a dual-processor system, AMD is the only way to go.  Their MP architecture gives 80-90% increase in performance when a second processor is added as opposed to Intel only providing a 30-40% increase.

You may want to check out the Matrox 550 video card.  They run about $100 and really provide a lot of bang for the buck.  It comes with dongles and adapters for a variety of setups including dual head, s-video, etc. etc.  I have put that card in the last three systems that I have built for my clients and everyone seems to really like it.

Happy 4th to all.

Sleeping Dog

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