Secondary Computer XP-M or P4C?

XP-M or P4C

  • DFI Lanparty NF2 Ultra B + XP-M 2600+

    Votes: 38 54.3%

  • Abit IC7-Max3 + P4 3.0C

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Total voters
    70
kirbyrj

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Building a secondary computer. What do you think would be better?

DFI Lanparty NF2 Ultra B w/ XP-M 2600+ known to do 2.7Ghz

Abit IC7-Max3 w/P4 3.0C unknown OC at this point.

I actually have ALL of these parts either here or on the way, and whatever I don't use is going in my FS/FT thread.
 
Borgschulze said:
I voted XP-M.. this IS the AMD forum.
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Lol...I know, but even the most dedicated AMDer knows that the P4C was a great chip in it's time ;).
 
kirbyrj said:
Lol...I know, but even the most dedicated AMDer knows that the P4C was a great chip in it's time ;).
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indeed, I voted P4 because I really can't see you running an axp at 2.7ghz without a lot of effort
 
streetkid said:
indeed, I voted P4 because I really can't see you running an axp at 2.7ghz without a lot of effort
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I traded a guy my 2x1GB set of Ballistix for his Ultra B, Rad 9700Pro, 1GB of Corsair XMS, DVD burner, XP-M 2600+ which he said ran at 2.7Ghz w/1.85V, and an SLK800 and Vantec Tornado. I figured it was a decent deal since I have 2x1GB Crucial Value and needed a secondary computer anyway :).
 
Well, right now I got 7 and 7...no clear majority. Maybe a win for Intel since this is the AMD forum?
 
kirbyrj said:
I traded a guy my 2x1GB set of Ballistix for his Ultra B, Rad 9700Pro, 1GB of Corsair XMS, DVD burner, XP-M 2600+ which he said ran at 2.7Ghz w/1.85V, and an SLK800 and Vantec Tornado. I figured it was a decent deal since I have 2x1GB Crucial Value and needed a secondary computer anyway :).
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Looks like that guy really wanted your ballistix ram.

9-8 favor of amd now.
 
It is always good to have the best of both worlds.

Since you already have an AMD system, use Intel for the spare.
 
i love the xp-m but the p4 would be faster if you could oc it to 3.2ghz or more. plus the memory bandwidth stomps the xp-ms.
 
i love the xp-m but the p4 would be faster if you could oc it to 3.2ghz or more. plus the memory bandwidth stomps the xp-ms.
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Memory bandwidth is unimportant to AMD processors.

Anyhow, either system will give very good performance. You could literally flip a coin on this one and you'd still come out a winner. :D
 
Martyr said:
well whats it gonna be used for?
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Watching TV, encoding DVD's maybe, nothing big since I'm keeping my dual core Opty. I have a 9800Pro AIW coming I plan on using.
 
quite honestly, the P4 will just give a "smoother" desktop experience. Athlon XP's get bogged down pretty easily and just plain crawl... even at 2.5ghz.
 
YES GET THE P4, XP wasnt exactly the great series the 64 was, at the time the P4 beat the XP's
 
I voted XP-M.

kirbyrj said:
Watching TV, encoding DVD's maybe,
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I have a XP-M setup for HTPC use doing these kinds of things, it's clocked at 2.3 @1.57 with a 900U but it can easily reach 2.5 @ 1.7 on air (haven't tried water yet).
 
Thanks for the input guys. I'm probably going to stick with the P4 unless I need the money since the Intel setup is worth a bit more than the AMD one.
 
but they were cheaper... anyways, id sell the p4, for the reason you stated, which is its worth more. it will only depreciate with time, sell it while its still worth something. the xp-m is pretty much done, theyre going for like 40 or 50.
 
magnum said:
but they were cheaper... anyways, id sell the p4, for the reason you stated, which is its worth more. it will only depreciate with time, sell it while its still worth something. the xp-m is pretty much done, theyre going for like 40 or 50.
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On the contrary, the axp's have
gone through the roof since they went EOL.
 
SpoogeMonkey said:
On the contrary, the axp's have
gone through the roof since they went EOL.
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i would have to agree, I sold a AXP 3200+ for $200 on ebay a couple of monthe ago. I only paid $150 for it brand new.
so i used it for about 1 year and sold it for $50 more that i bought it for. To say the least is was happy.
 
Go for the P4...it's what I run in my second rig. No reason not to gain the smoother performance especially for what you are going to do. Athlon XPs are no match for the 3.0C.
 
KaptainBlaZzed said:
i would have to agree, I sold a AXP 3200+ for $200 on ebay a couple of monthe ago. I only paid $150 for it brand new.
so i used it for about 1 year and sold it for $50 more that i bought it for. To say the least is was happy.
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I find it odd that the Mobile chips are under $100, I bought my AXP-M 2400+ for $90 shipped on Newegg a while back and that price seems to still be holding steady on eBay. I would have thought that since they OCed very well and ran much cooler then the standard AXP you'd see more demand for them.
 
Hmm...well, I just received my Abit IC7-Max3 in the mail (trade, so I didn't really pay anything for it). I figure I can sell it on ebay for maybe $100 or even in the forums. Hmm...decisions :(.
 
As an AMD guy, I even had to say the P4. It's going to be a desktop machine doing TV and encoding. The P4C performs better in a desktop environment with even light multitasking. Also, getting a 2600M up to 2.7 IS going to be a challenge, even with a tornado. I have three, they all top out at 2.5GHz on water.

If it were a choice between an A64 and the P4C, you'd be an idiot to vote intel, but here, it's pretty clear cut.
 
magnum said:
but they were cheaper... anyways, id sell the p4, for the reason you stated, which is its worth more. it will only depreciate with time, sell it while its still worth something. the xp-m is pretty much done, theyre going for like 40 or 50.
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UMMM??? he is notselling the comp :rolleyes: he is getting one
 
Enjoicube said:
UMMM??? he is notselling the comp :rolleyes: he is getting one
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he said he had all the parts for both/ either one. So he will be selling off one of them, iirc.
 
Yeah, I'm going to keep one and sell one. Still trying to figure out which though :).
 
kirbyrj said:
Hmm...well, I just received my Abit IC7-Max3 in the mail (trade, so I didn't really pay anything for it). I figure I can sell it on ebay for maybe $100 or even in the forums. Hmm...decisions :(.
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umm... dude?

last i checked, which was just a couple months ago, the Max3 was in very high demand and very hard to find, and in same cases was pulling 300+ on ebay.
 
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