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Okay, I edit videos, edit/create music, surf the net and play a few games.

Which would you recommend:

Pentium-D 820? (The intel retail package but with an Asus board)

AMD Athlon-64 Venice 3000+?


Pricewise, they are both similar. With similar specs. The AMD will have a DFi LanParty SLI board while the Intel will have an Asus P5N32-SLI board. Both rigs will have a gig of ram, and they end up both being ~1300.
 
Even though raw performance is going to be slower in single-threaded apps, I'd go with the 820 for pure smoothness and multitasking ability in the desktop environment.

If any of the above apps mentioned are multithreaded, no contest, 820.
 
GForce64 said:
Even though raw performance is going to be slower in single-threaded apps, I'd go with the 820 for pure smoothness and multitasking ability in the desktop environment.

If any of the above apps mentioned are multithreaded, no contest, 820.
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Yeah, Premiere Pro is multithreaded...
 
I'm actually going to try and fit an X2 into my budget...


...I just saw power consumption on a Pentium-D vs an X2...
 
840 D takes about 160W while X2 takes about 125W. Give or take, it's about an extra 35 watts. If you're going to keep your computer running continuously, you may want to consider it. Not only that, your X2 will be good in the long run.

-J.
 
GeForceX said:
840 D takes about 160W while X2 takes about 125W. Give or take, it's about an extra 35 watts. If you're going to keep your computer running continuously, you may want to consider it. Not only that, your X2 will be good in the long run.

-J.
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OFT. Definitely try to fit an X2 into your budget. You'll be happier in the long run.
 
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