Intel Alternative?

[Biohazzard56]

the 3500+ Is VERY expensive (500), and im thinking about going Intel . This Processor is almost as fast and is a good deal.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...116-172&depa=0

I need a good mobo reccommendation, and a cheaper case because I dont think this one is as hot as the Athlon 64s.

[martyr]

[Rbstr]

i'm baning you form the tech forum for that.

2.8 ghz P4 right now or this fall the LGA-775 P4 3.2 with 64bit extentions.

The a 64 is nice and cool compared to a Prescott, and right on par with the northwood P4's, so keep the case you want to get.

For a mobo you can do no wrong with an Asus P4P800 Deluxe, i <3 mine, and its not an expensive board, about $100. for for a 775 chip later you'll need a x915 or x925 chipest mobo, and those realy havent surfaced yet

[TekDragon]

Pentium 4 2.8GHz

Asus P4C800-E Deluxe (Rbstr suggested the P4P, i love my P4C)

[Electrofreak]

Yeah the 64s run quite cool. Mine is at 43 degrees C right now with a stock Heatsink (plus its overclocked.)

[Rbstr]

thast not cool, my 2.8 at 3.15 is at 30 c

[Electrofreak]

Well Goody For You

[TekDragon]

Originally Posted by Rbstr

thast not cool, my 2.8 at 3.15 is at 30 c

28-36C depending on load (36 was with CnC Generals and America's Army running at same time).

I agree w Rbstr. You need to work on your cooling.

[Rbstr]

well he is running stock cooling so its to be expected with OCing

[Electrofreak]

Yeah, stock cooling, and its OCed. I have some AC5 on it to help it though. Besides, AMD 64s are built to take heat. Its safe up until the mid-60s or so.

[TekDragon]

Maybe they are, but there is a direct relationship between heat and the lifetime of your parts.

[Rbstr]

the thing that makes the part degenerate faster is not the acctual heat(unless you melt it) but uping the voltages that run inside the thing, thats wer you start to run into chis that give up the gost early.

Now a cool chip does run faster, but uping the clock more than compensates for that.

A more interesting way of OCing i hear the other day, they put some computers on a spining table and the performance increased by nearly 5% in some cases