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Could anyone tell me if a Intel P4 64 bit 3.2 ghz is faster than a P4 32-bit 3.8ghz
and also is it the same for AMD's, is amd's 64-bit better than 32-bit with higher ghz?

Also if its worth it buying a 64-bit processor yet?

if u think i should go for 64-bit... which one out of these two would u buy (considering price difference)

AMD64 3800+ with hpyertransport tech
XP home
1gig DDR
300 gig s-ata 150mbps
SLI 2 X 128mb NIVIDIA Geforce 6600Gt's ( dualies, nice very very nice)
19" TFT monitor
dvd writter
creative labs inspire 7.1 t7900 speakers
works 8.0
mouse and keyboard etc
£1449

-OR-

Intel P4 64-bit 640 3.2ghz 2meg cache 800mhz FSB
320 gig s-ata 150mbps
1gig DDR mem
ATI radeon x740 XL (128mb) PCI-E
dvd burner
every piece of windows software u can think of
bluetooth, Wlan, Digital Tv card and radio card
7.1 sound
mouse and keyboard etc
BASE only
£749.99

I know the top is the best but for money's sake....... i can afford the top one at a push.. HELP i cant decide
 

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Not being funny or disrespectful ... but I don't see a motherboard listed.

Without a motherboard the rest is useless. ;)


Oh, and I would go with AMD anytime. :thumb:
 
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hmmm.... motherboards, motherbards.. ahh i c........ one moment
....di-di-di-di-di-dum-dum-la-la-la-ta-da-ta-da-laddy-daaaaa....
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ahh here we r
ASUS A8N-SLI Delux Mainboard - DDR400, Dual GB LAN, IEEE 1394, SATA 3GB, PCIEX16, SLI Ready (thats to the top one, 1499, i think anyways)

and alas the stupid idiots on the other PC havent listed the motherboard, omg i admit it http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/product_111.html
im so ashamed!!! cheap tho dont ya think
 

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Oh dear, a Medion ... err, no thanks.

... and I'll stick with an AMD system using an MSI K8N Diamond. ;)

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lol wots wrong with a Medion....
lol i've had 3 of them and.... omg i need to try sum1 else.... ehh ok!
do u like mesh ( www.meshcomputers.com ) thats where the 2nd one is from.....
im not making my own... too cplicated nowa days..
 
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seany™ said:
lol wots wrong with a Medion....
lol i've had 3 of them and.... omg i need to try sum1 else.... ehh ok!
do u like mesh ( www.meshcomputers.com ) thats where the 2nd one is from.....
im not making my own... too cplicated nowa days..


Too complicated? If you have built your on in the past you should be fine m8.
Not much more to it to be honest. It seems a little more daunting because of all the extra hardware like PCI-E coming out. But it aint honest ;)
 
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i built a pc about 7 or 8 years ago... it had 266mhz proc, 20 gig hd ( i think, i long since binned this)

well anyways my point is that then all u had to decide was processor...intel.... easy enough... graphics card ( hahahah, u had a massive choice in the ninties of about 3 ahh voodoo, 3dfx)

32 meg of ram and a shitty 20 gig HD, powersuply, shity box!! even motherboards where simpler then wtf is a Asus A8kvbit 9XÁë............................................( that goes on for sum time)

anyways i get annoyed at companies (like AMD, INTEL, ATI, ASUS) who sit there and give each product a silly amount of names numbers and letters and then theres all that SuperSmooth™ UltraHard™ bull**** there must be ATLEAST 100 different graphics cards come on the market in the last year from different chipset makers.....
....right getting bitter now, sorry :)
to be honest i might aswell let sum1 else do it.....i get like that every time i start looking at building my own...
 
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Yeah i understand m8. It can be a little worrying sometimes. However just think of it like this; If you dont start now and begin to build up you knowledge at present then you really are gonna be lost in the future when we all have 5 terabyte crystal storage devices. Running in 256bit machines on a optical light array ;)
 
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lol..... i suppose ure right........
ever heard of Quantum physics...... lol that will own.... 128 bit encryption broken in the smallest fraction of time
2020.... so they say

right well be4 i decide tell me wot u think of this sytem....

Athlon 64 fx55
2Gb DDr400
160 gig s-ata
16x dvd
2x 128 Geforce 6600GT SLI
windows Xp pro
keyboard and mouse and speakers
6 in 1 card reader and a surge protector
1565.10
dont say wot motherbaord
 
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Probs be better to try and find out wot board it is tho!

The specs are great the FX55 is really expensive so I hope you got a really good deal on the system?
 
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Please guys, watch the language... I know i sound like i'm moaning but it will only get you a warning from the boss...
 
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*sorry boss*

anyways

fx55 is extremly expesive, u know wot ghz it runs at?
http://www.thepcmanuk.com/Shop/Builder_System_Configure.asp?BS=703
anywasy if u go down u can congigure that ureself
this is a good place to sort of build ure own and from scratch but it also deminstrates my frustration with the diff types of products avaidable: www.ariapc.co.uk click sytems in the bar near top then click start bulinding....
 
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ok i will try making my own........
lol
(took me an hour to do this)
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
AMD64 FX/55
2x 74 gig Western Digital Raptor 10K
2x Nvidia GERFORCE 6800 GT
16X Sony DVD-ROM Black
Diabolic Custom Case Red - 500W ( www.ariapc.co.uk )
Microsoft Intellimouse Optical
sum keyboard
xp pro
now as for memory........ a dual channel gig should do it
https://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-16786.php
after reading this im confused as hell................
any help would be nice... :)
i have a montior or 5 lying around house sumwheres....
 
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How much is that going to set you back m8 ?!


When i build my pc soon hopefully i am going to build it around the FX55 :) I love that !!! hehe

:p
 

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hmm... you folks from the U.K have plenty of cash dont you!!:p
 
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i work hard for my money (my union keeps saying).......
anyways.......

omg about 1,800 for wots there, rough estimate!
save money on not having things like card readers, dvd writters etc.... gaming pc more than anythink
it maybe expensive but its future proof... for about 6 months
 

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