wats the diff between athlon x2 and intel's pentium d? Im buying a new comp and i want to know which is the fastest processor
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http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?id=1674&cid=2&pg=4\nhttp://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/index.php?page=pchelp#1\n\n"The type of customer (based on our own findings) who generally chooses and AMD Athlon64 processor will be looking for a computer for gaming, movies and home entertainment."\n\n"The type of customer (based on our own findings) who generally chooses and Intel Pentium processor will be looking for a computer for video editing, photo editing and number crunching tasks."\n\nI can't find all the reviews I've seen but from what I have It look likes the AMD is definitely the way to go, I'm guessing you want it for normal home use.\n\nI have just bought an AMD 4800 and i'm very happy :D.
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It becomes increasingly more difficult to compete when what you’re up against is cheaper, faster and being touted by most of the press as the only solution that makes sense.  On the flip side of the coin, things can get pretty tough when your chief competitor has the marketing muscle, dollars and trust in their brand name to convince over 70% of the market that they are still the right choice.\n\nThis is the predicament that both AMD and Intel happen to find themselves in.  They each have a different set of issues to deal with and in a sense, are both fighting an uphill battle for control in the x86 microprocessor space.  \n\nAMD’s solution is one that has been promising since it’s introduction.  The Athlon processor not only outperforms everything Intel can offer in almost all situations, but the Athlon is also selling for extremely low prices.  The flagship Athlon 1.4GHz processor can be found for under $180 while Intel’s Pentium 4 1.7GHz processor will set you back over $300.  The only problem AMD has really had with acceptance of their Athlon processor is platform reliability and it appears as if NVIDIA may be the one to solve that issue very soon.  \n\nThe Pentium 4 processor has been Intel’s answer to the very successful Athlon.  Although capable to run at very high clock speeds, the processor’s NetBurst architecture has not even been slightly tapped by currently available clock frequencies.  The unfortunate result of this is that the real world performance of today’s Pentium 4 systems is below that of what AMD can offer.  When you combine lower performance with a higher price, you can easily see why AMD has picked up a lot of market share recently.
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7900 GTX is faster then the x1900 by 1.6 gb/s in processing power. Not a whole lot really. \n\nThe x800 xtPE is only faster then the GeForce 7800 GT, the rest of the 7800s are faster.
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go to this web site and you can read there all the stuff about Intel and AMD CPUs and a lot of comparisons.\nhttp://techreport.com/reviews/page.x?pg=processors
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The old Thunderbird Athlon at 1.1ghz is a Socket A.\nAMD had a good long run of Socket A processors up to the Athlon 3200+
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You hit it right on the nose.....\n\ni have been building / repairs PCs for 12 years. In that time I have preferred AMD over INTEL unless a customer came to me with a specific need. I personally (4 PCs in house) use AMD for gaming, work and general apps. AMD is cheaper because you are not paying for the name. They have proven many times (I am not just being bias) that the chips outperform the Intel counterparts. They run cooler, and do not need as much power (except the new mobile core duo, they are nice). In my own personal opinion, take it how you want it, AMD's perform much better in a "Desktop" PC while Intel has a good lock on the laptop market.
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Basically Intel and AMD are rival processors. They both are same in capability. AMD is new in market, so no one is aware about its capacity. But Intel is quite old one which has gained much publicity and trust in people. I heard AMD is more  powerful than Intel processors. \n\nIf you want to use computers for high end job like graphics design, 3d, animations then i recommend Intel Pentium. If it is for normal use like Office, emails n nets then Celeron would do for you.
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Chipset as in the motherboard Chipset like Intels 975x or do you mean the processors?  \n\nIf you're talking processors AMD is kind of spanking Intel the last year.  They're chips are running quicker at slower Speeds and in the last couple large benchmark tests done by Cnet and a few other sites like anandtech.com AMD seems to be the better processor in almost all benchmarks and not to mention they also win the Price war with Intel. \n\nMy last PC that i bought, a $3000 Alienware, i got the 3.0Ghz Intel Dual core,  Now i'm kinda jealous of the new AMD chips that seem to run all over the Intel chip that i have. \n\nIf money is no object get the new AMD Athlon 64 FX-60+.  You won't be disappointed.
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well that is a nice question but the main difference is that with the dual processor, it enables your PC to respond faster to multitask and it does so a speed of as fast as you can multi task the computer. As fast it you can be multitasking the PC, so fast will it to respond to all the tasks at a glance. and that is the difference between the dual and that of the P4.\nMoreover these are the features of D processor\n1.Revved up multitasking\n2.Built for advanced applications\n3.Multiply your multimedia experience\n\nPentium D processor-based PC allows two people to share the content from one PC - in the same room, or even from different places in the house. For example, one person can be checking email while the other uses a remote control to access digital photos stored on the same PC and view them on the TV from the comfort of their living room. \n\nHope you are ok with this. We will talk more later
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r u kidding, a Pentium D is a dual core processor, that means that u have two and i mean two 2.8Ghz processors which equal 5.6Ghz and u can burn ur DVDs and watch ur movies and surf the Internet in the same time because the load is divided between the two processors,go for the Pentium D off course, that if u can Handel it's price\nNote: u will need a different Motherboard if u want to go for dual core
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FYI, intel is a good processor but AMD is better processor. intel is still trying to catch up to amd because the amd processor runs faster and more reliable than intel. shop around on newegg.com to get some better ideas on how you want your computer.
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Out of those - go for the pentium 4 - but the new intel's - core 2 duo's are really kicking a$$ at the moment. - I'd seriously consider looking at a low end one of those even if it's a little over budget.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005
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Hi,\n\nHere is the specs of your motherboard: Athlon XP/Duron, Socket A, Via KT600/VT8237, ATX, 3GB DDR, 400MHz FSB - SKU: A7V600X. So as you can see your motherboard has a 400MHz FSB that means you can get a CPU with a 400MHz and that is also Socket A(462). I have posted the best cpu there is for your motherboard. The fastest CPU for your motherboard is the AMD ATHLON XP 3200+.\nBut I highly recommend you on upgrading to a newer motherboard and than also newer cpu.\nI recommend a socket 939 motherboard with the nforce 4 chipset. And the cpu has to be the AMD Athlon 64 buy the one you can afford. BTW you can keep using your current ram sticks on the newer socket 939 motherboard
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This link to tomshardware.com: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/08/22/amd_dual_core_laptops_have_arrived/page17.html doesn't directly compare the two processors you mentioned, but it does compare AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 to the Intel Core Duo T2500 (which is 5 steps better than the T2050, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_microprocessors.)  Those two processors are fairly equal in terms of performance, with the AMD being a little better.  But in terms of battery consumption, the Intel is much better.  \n\nTo be honest though, if you really want the best bang for your buck, I'd go with Intel's Core 2 Duo.  There is a list of them about 3 quarters of the way down on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors
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well!! nice config! but the AMD Athlon FX60 outperforms the X2 4800+, and it is not exactly the best as new Turion 64 X2 supports DDR2 and in future AMD is coming up with a new series of processors codenamed the "M2". these are rumoured to have support for DDR3-800 MHz! and these will be on the socket 940 though the current mobo's with s940 will not support it! it looks like ur frend's gona have a tough time!!
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The Athlon XP is a socket A cpu.  It is not made with sse2 or sse3.  The 3000+ is the 2nd fastest socket a  only the 3200+ is faster and would not be worth the cost of the upgrade, not enough performance difference to justify it.  \nThe Turion is the new mobile chip based on socket 754.  754 is on it's way out as socket 939 is the current AMD standard.  \nThe only way you will be able to upgrade would be to install a new mobo and chip.  Odds are your memory would be fine as 754 and 939 both use DDR.  Both 754 and 939 mobos can use AGP video cards, just make sure that you don't accidently buy a pci-express board if you intend to re-use your video card.  PCI-express is replacing AGP and is evidently the future of video cards.
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There is the P4 which has many different versions such as the Pentium M (mobile cpu - centrino), the core duo, the Xeon, the standard P4 which ranges from a 400mhz bus to an 800mhz bus, and then the Pentium D which is the dual core CPU.\n\nThe very top chip I think they have on the market right now is the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition which is a dual core chip with 2x2mb of cache and a 1024 bus.\n\nAs for the AMD, there is the sempron which is AMD's answer to the celeron (but better IMHO) and then the Athlon 64, which is a pretty awesome chip, but not as awesome as the AMD Athlon 64 X2 which is the dual core version of the AMD line.  The opteron is the name of AMD's server chip line, and they do come in both single and dual core.  Then, of course, is the Turion CPU which is the mobile chip.\n\nI like both chips, I usually sell more AMD than INTEL chips.  You can pick up a dual core AMD Athlon 3800+ X2 for around $300 and it runs sweet when paired up with a gig or two of RAM.\n\nHope this helps!