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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Pei on May 28, 2001, 11:50:00 PM

Title: Time to spend some of my hard-earned cash
Post by: Pei on May 28, 2001, 11:50:00 PM

I've been out for a few weeks with an ill video card and it's lead me to consider the inevitability of having to get a more suitable machine. Does anybody have any thoughts/suggestions/recommendations on P4 vs. AMD Thunderbird?

Thanks
Pei

Title: Time to spend some of my hard-earned cash
Post by: Staga on May 29, 2001, 06:21:00 AM

1,33Ghz AMD is faster in gameing use than P4 1,7Ghz (Test was in one of our PC-Magazines) so guess AMD could be best buy.
They're also cheaper than Pentiums  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Time to spend some of my hard-earned cash
Post by: Vermillion on May 29, 2001, 07:43:00 AM

I just bought a Tbird 1.3Ghz and motherboard that I found on http://www.pricewatch.com (http://www.pricewatch.com)   for $240

It screams!

Yesterday, with that processor and my Radeon 32meg DDR card, I was getting 91 fps in normal flight forward view in a La7.

I'm quite happy with the performance for the price.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

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**MOL**, Men of Leisure

Title: Time to spend some of my hard-earned cash
Post by: bloom25 on May 29, 2001, 10:59:00 AM

P4s are rip offs, plain and simple.  The 1.7 performs on par with the 1.33 Tbirds in some applications.  Usually the tbird is faster.  In AH the Athlon is easily faster than the P4, and not just by a little bit.

Even better, the Tbird is cheaper than the p4.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)



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Title: Time to spend some of my hard-earned cash
Post by: Fishu on May 29, 2001, 04:13:00 PM

...and TB's doesnt require *expensive* RDRAM.