AMD Athlon 64 vs. Pentium 4 w/Hyper Threading

[dragonchr15]

I don't want to start a war here, I am sure there are many supporters on both sides, but I need experienced people who have used systems with both types of processors to say which of the two are better. I know the difference between the two hardware-wise, but I need experiences from people. THe good and the bad.

I need an overall review, not just for games. Although I have been told AMD Athlon 64 is better for gaming.

Also, is AMD Athlon 64 compatible with PCI-Express video cards?

Thank You.

[Clips]

I couldnt tell you whats the best personally i know they are pretty close over all but yes i also believe most gaming machines are athlons and ive always used them and never gone wrong for me. As for the Pci Express question, this matters on the mother boards not the processors and of course there are mother boards availaible to support both, best one is from MSI atm and its sitting in my sexy pc right now :P

[Oaty]

best one is from MSI atm and its sitting in my sexy pc right now :P

Please don't go into any further detail about you and your PC

[Tocca]

Almost all reviews i've read, comparing AMD and Pentium processors says the same thing. AMD for gaming, Pentium for multitasking.


The new AMD 64 processors (3500+ and above) are only rivalled by Pentium EE processors, which are VERY expensive, when it comes to gaming. So you'll get a lot more bang for your bucks with AMD if you're planning to play games.

I bought a new PC a couple of weeks ago, an AMD64 3500+ with a Geforce 6800GT. I'm very happy with it! RTW runs like a dream, as does any other game i play.

I've always used Pentiums before, i've heard that AMD was running a little hot earlier and that you needed a lot of cooling.
Today it's actually the opposite, AMD runs cooler than comparable Pentiums!
For a homePC, with not too extensive multitasking beeing done, i honestly can't see any reason to get a Pentium today. That's my opinion atleast.

[Clips]

Hehe Oaty, Gigabyte make a nice one too

[ah_dut]

the FX 55 processsor of my cousin outruns my brother's P4 560 3.6ghz by a loooong way in anything we throw at it, roughly equal in terms of other stuff as well.