What to choose???

[x3ro]

Im planning to upgrade my existing xp2200+ and asus a7v 600. But im not quite sure what to pick as a replacement... I was thinking of these 2 options:
mobo : Asus P4P800SE i865PE/800FSB/DDR400/GBLAN
proc : Intel P4 3,00 GHz HT 800FSB
or
mobo : MSI K8N Neo2 DDR400 AGP8x ATX S-ATA RAID
proc : AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket-939 (winchester)

What do u think is best for ocing/benchmarking.. U can also name me some alternatives.. I wanted to spend arounf 300 euro's(im only 15 so thats why;))

greetz Martijn

[Squid_Spit]

I would go for the 2nd option.

[ingentingmendeg]

agreed, 2nd option. A64!, or...if your a heavy multitasker, go Intel then.

[x3ro]

Thx but its just for ocing/benching:) so i go for nr 2:D

[perkam]

I doubt a person with an avatar that states "AMD Athlon: Whoop-Ass Inside" was going to choose the first option in the first place. :rolleyes:

However, if you wait a tad longer, you can get a 3000+ AMD with Venice core will easily destroy a Winnie (Late-week) right now. And also, there have been SO many CBBID winnies lately that such at overclocking cos AMD ran out of ones that did overclock well, so you'd have a greater chance of getting a bad chip now, unless u wait for the Venice Core AMDs at pretty much the same price in a couple of weeks.

Perkam

[DeltZ]

in terms of gaming..you'll have to run that 3ghz intel at 3.5 ghz to match stock 3000+ at gaming :/

[ingentingmendeg]

http://www.alienhax.us/uploads/Thread-Crap-WakeMeUp.jpg

[x3ro]

Ok so I will wait for the new core...Do u guys have a revieuw on it or something so i can read a bit about it?

[mcnbns]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon64-venice.html

^That's a review of the 3800+, but the 3000+ shouldn't be clock too much worse, and it gives you an idea of the performance gain Venice (new core) has over Winchester (old core).