Labmouse | Monday, June 25, 2001 - 07:04 pm  Here is an analogy comparing the AMD Athlon and the Pentium 4 processors: The Pentium 4 processor is a Ford Model T frame covered with a Ferrari body. The AMD Athlon is a Ferrari frame covered with a Ferrari body. One is built from the inside out to be very fast and efficient. The other is built to just sound fast. I am not sticking my neck out any farther than this. |
Zeb | Monday, June 25, 2001 - 08:59 pm  I'll stick mine out. Pentium 4s are overpriced and overrated. (bus speed is faster) Athlons are reasonably priced and yet highly rated. (but it's processing speed you need) Comparison Chart |
Grooch | Monday, June 25, 2001 - 09:09 pm  Someone told me that Athlons are better for speed, esp when you need to do math applications. But Pentiums are better for the quality of video applications. Any truth to that? |
Zeb | Monday, June 25, 2001 - 09:17 pm  None. A P4 certainly isn't going to make a Realaudio feed look any better than running it on an Athlon. The quality of video applications are based on processing speed and the quality of your video card (and internet connection speed for streaming video). The Geforce 2 and the new Geforce 3 cards are the best ones on the market now. |
Zeb | Tuesday, June 26, 2001 - 04:04 pm  Here's a good article: http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q2/010423/index.html You'll notice that the Pentium 4 requires a higher megahertz speed to keep up with a lower megahertz Athlon. Also, Intel chips are priced higher than AMD chips of the same speed. |
Dilligaf | Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 09:56 am  Well, I HOPE you are all right!! Cause I have an AMD Athlon!! hehehehe |
Misslibra | Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 10:01 am  Dilli, LOL well is it pretty fast? Just about everything I read about them were good reviews. Have you had the system for very long ? |
Dilligaf | Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 10:45 am  I've had it a few weeks and I'm happy! I can't wait to see what the live feeds are like this time. But from the posts above, the processor may not help the feeds. |
Zeb | Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 08:03 pm  When I built my new computer about 2 months ago, I decided to go with an Athlon too. Your internet connection is the main factor in the quality of the feeds, but there are ways to tweak even a 56K connection so it can run as fast as possible. Here are three good sites to visit: 56K Speed Tricks Speed up Dial Up Networking (TCP/IP) for 56K Speedguide.net Broadband Tweaks |
Zeb | Thursday, June 28, 2001 - 09:56 pm  Next Question: What is the difference between a CDR and a CDRW and how does a CDRW work? (By the way, I noticed that Best Buy is now selling a Pioneer DVD-RW. It's currently at about $800.) |
Schoolmarm | Friday, June 29, 2001 - 05:46 am  Well, Zeb, you will be surprised to see ME answering this (partially) CDR is a Compact disc that is read-only. CDRW is one that you can read, and also write to. If I knew how CDRW worked, I would have my dissertation backed up, but I think I bought CDR discs and the computer keeps spitting them out! On a Mac, the CDRW works when you click the "burn CD" button. ;-) Have a great trip! |
Zeb | Sunday, July 08, 2001 - 07:13 pm  New Question: How does a Disk Defragmenter work and what are the benefits? |
Misslibra | Sunday, July 08, 2001 - 07:40 pm  It puts all your files in the corrected order, it helps to make space in case you have recently deleted files, and it helps your system to run smooth. |