AMD or Intel ??

[OPPAINTER]

AMD T-bird is an Excellent choice whether it be a 700 or a 1200 MHZ. The best motherboard out there for this chip is the Abit KT7 Raid. It comes with all the features. Here are some reviews.
http://www.cpureview.com/rev_kt7_a.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/abit_kt7raid/
http://www.maximum3d.com/reviews/kt7.htm
http://www.planethardware.com/features/mainboard/abit_kt7/

[Rikkie]

Hello,

I use my PC for editing Video's and to record audio. My hardware which I use is: Darla 20 bit, Soundblaster Platinum, Hohner Pro-media-dif24, Dynalink IEEE1394 FireWire.

I want to buy a new motherboard and a new CPU.
I don't have any experience with AMD T-bird, but what I read is very nice. Until now I've used Intel CPU's and they work fine with my hardware.
What CPU and Mobo should I buy? AMD or Intel?

With kind regards,
Rikkie

[neo_otyugh]

my friend used a t-bird 700 on an abit ka7 100 for a video project and never had a problem. the abit kt7 or asus a7v would be better boards due to the fact they officially support the t-bird while the ka7 does not

[Strip]

That list... Does it mean that Asus A7V isn't really a good choise? I mean, I'm about to buy... And I want the BEST! No discussion. Best available today... <A HREF="http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/Forum5/HTML/004549.html"" TARGET=_blank>http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/Forum5/HTML/004549.html"</A>

Edit » Eeeeh... Neo... I mean, wich one is the BEST...? Speed, stability, compability, driver updates, etc.


[This message has been edited by Strip (edited 11-10-2000).]

[bdunn]

If you want he best you may want to wait just a lil bit. Although nobody yet makes a dual scoket A board they are coming yes AMD chips DO support SMP and will soon be available.

[Peter M]

AMD CPUs don't even have to support SMP ... unlike Intel's approach, they don't share a single CPU bus. The chipset connects each CPU to a separate bus, and each CPU is on its own there, no direct interaction inbetween CPUs or any other special behaviour needed.

Needless to say that this approach offers far more bandwidth than Intel's.

Regards, Peter

[OPPAINTER]

Heres an article about the ten best Socket A boards. Its kinda long.


http://www6.tomshardware.com/mainboard/00q3/000919/

[michael-2]

The only (2) motherboards I have used have been built with the Intel 440BX and Intel 815e chipsets.
I have no complaints, so my next system will have 'Intel Inside' also.
The longer you wait, the cheaper and better components you can get.

[]MD[-Starchild]

Hey people.

I would agree with oppainter. THe AMD T-Bird is an excellent CPU specially for gamers and people who use a lot of programs to draw graphics.

Also, it's not very expensive. CPU prices fall or rise everyday. I got a Pentium 3 700 mhz for around $250, and then the next day I saw it for the SAME price but at 750 mhz, and I returned my 700 and got the 750 for free.

[AuraEdge]

AMD CPUs don't even have to support SMP ... unlike Intel's approach, they don't share a single CPU bus. The chipset connects each CPU to a separate bus, and each CPU is on its own there, no direct interaction inbetween CPUs or any other special behaviour needed.

Does this mean you can run an athlon and a duron in the sam system? at mismatched speeds?

[]MD[-Starchild]

I wouldn't do that, if I was you.

I am not sure if that will work, but I don't have any facts to back me up.

[AuraEdge]

The first part is pertinent to me, as I have an Duron 750 and a Tbird 750 both capable of 1Ghz. The second part is just for general knowledge.
Im sure Ill know by the time the Dual Socket A boards roll out, but if I find out now, I can decide to sell that duron.

[Peter M]

It _might_ be possible to run a mixed configuration of two different CPUs ... however, this would lead to very funny system behaviour - SMP operating systems aren't quite prepared to handle that, they tend to spread out the tasks evenly

And then you might well end up with your Duron-600 doing all the 3D rendering and the TBird-1200 twisting thumbs doing file I/O or something.

Regards, Peter