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Acez
August 19th, 2002, 17:54
anthlons, I really don't enjoy pentiums.
Daniel
August 19th, 2002, 18:04
AMD Athlon XP line is quite good(and cheap). Although they do tend to get a little hot.

AMD, I find, are a lot better for movie editing, and stuff like that.

Intel processors are quite good for gaming, and servers.
Bruce
August 19th, 2002, 18:22
In response to the thread title:

Intel Xeon 2.4 GHz

Of course I wouldn't throw down 7 Franklins for a processor, but it is arguably the best currently available.

On a more reasonable level, P4's have an edge on Athlon XPs right now because of their overclockability (is that even a word? :confused: ). AXPs are still good bang for the buck though.
btn
August 20th, 2002, 02:38
Depends on what you want to do and how much you want to spend ;)
Daniel
August 20th, 2002, 09:19
Originally posted by Bruce


Intel Xeon 2.4 GHz



Those things aren't even available here. :confused2


Btw, what about the itanium?
Who?
August 20th, 2002, 17:40
the itanium isn't even out yet
Daniel
August 20th, 2002, 21:10
Originally posted by Who?
the itanium isn't even out yet

It will be soon. And it can be better than the other processors.
Bruce
August 20th, 2002, 21:26
Actually, Itaniums have been out for quite some time... Itanium 2 will be released soon.

Now let's have a quick looky at some prices:

Current Itaniums: $1500-$5000+
Itanium 2: $2000-$6500+

I might also add that these prices are just for the cpu; no other hardware is included in those prices.

For the home user? I think not.
Daniel
August 20th, 2002, 21:33
Originally posted by Bruce

For the home user? I think not.

I don't think Xeon is for home users either.
Bruce
August 20th, 2002, 21:39
Originally posted by Daniel
I don't think Xeon is for home users either. Still, you can get a 2.4 gig Xeon for under $400. They're not much more than a P4. I can't really justify getting getting an Itanium for even the largest businesses.
Daniel
August 20th, 2002, 21:50
In what way is the Itanium better?
Bruce
August 20th, 2002, 22:11
Itaniums have more cache, really, that's about the only difference... except for the fact that they're 64 bit. Itaniums have 3MB cache, while P4 (Northwoods) have 512k and Athlon XPs have 256k.
Daniel
August 20th, 2002, 22:16
I read somewhere where someone had a "Limited Eddition" P3 with 1mb cache. :eek:
Bruce
August 20th, 2002, 22:21
Yep, they're are indeed PIII Xeons with 1MB cache.

They're on sale at Computers4Sure for $1695.95.
trenzterra
August 21st, 2002, 21:08
For home use, Athlon XP 2600+ (just came out)
stu
August 22nd, 2002, 16:03
Itanium 1 & 2 are impressive in specs, but are useless if you don't have software or at least a a variety of software to run on it...
Archbob
August 22nd, 2002, 19:19
I want to see the benchmarks for 2600+ vs the lastest ones from intel. When the hammer coming out?
Bruce
August 22nd, 2002, 20:37
Originally posted by Archbob
I want to see the benchmarks for 2600+ vs the lastest ones from intel. And the genie said: Wish Granted (http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzQxLDI=).
Daniel
August 22nd, 2002, 20:40
Originally posted by Bruce
And the genie said: Wish Granted (http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzQxLDI=).

I wonder, where does Kyle get all the money for those systems? :biggrin2:
Bruce
August 22nd, 2002, 20:43
Originally posted by Daniel
I wonder, where does Kyle get all the money for those systems? :biggrin2: You think he's actually buying all the hardware he reviews? Heh, yeah right. The majority of it is sent out by the companies to the review sites... and usually, after their review is done, they'll ship it back.
Daniel
August 22nd, 2002, 20:55
Originally posted by Bruce
The majority of it is sent out by the companies to the review sites... and usually, after their review is done, they'll ship it back.

That was my second guess.

Bah, I think I'll start a review site and uhhhh...get free computers. :biggrin2: