2 Systems Choice

[ToNEs]

Basicaly Ive got given parts as friends upgrading heres what i have atm.

Mine -
AMD Barton 2500Mobile @ 200x12 - 2400Ghz
512Mb OCZ pc3200
Abit NF7 Version 2.0
Radeon 9800 Pro
HDD on IDE

Other -
P4 3.2Ghz HT
1Gb Corsair ( not sure what pc it is think pc4200 )
IC7-G
HDD SATA 10,000rpm
Radeon 9700

Ive been told the barton at that clock speed will out peform the P4.

I want to make the choice at which one will be my main pc and the main pc will have the 1Gb mem + the 9800 Pro and the SATA HDD if the NF7 V2.0 takes it.

Edit - p.s main rig will be used as an allround system, gaming, video editing, webdesign/photoshop etc.

[IAmATeaf]

Personally I'd take the second rig with the graphics cards from the first.

[CrazyMonkey]

Personally I'd take the second rig with the graphics cards from the first.

Ditto, SATA good processor nice board and some good sized solid ram.

[Nick Smith]

aren't AMD's better than pent 4's though? :S i may be wrong...

[Guy]

lol as a rule of thumb yeh id agree, but a mobile barton hmm id side with Intel on this one, also the second rig has what sounds like a raptor hard drive?

[directhex]

512mb ram?

that's barely enough for solitaire these days

[frosty15]

The IC7-G isn't as good as the IC7-MAX, but you'll still have the option of overclocking the P4 too, if you can get a decent 3rd party hsf.

I'd say the P4, the HT will benefit you too, you could always set it folding. lol

[TooNice]

Personally I'd take the second rig with the graphics cards from the first.

I agree. By the time the 3.2 Ghz P4 came about, there wasn't much of a gap between Intel and AMDs. Push come to shove, the 3.2 Ghz Northwood was considered faster than the Barton 3200+, and it was only with the A64 AMD took the lead again. Granted at 2.4Ghz, your 2500+ is faster than a 3200+, but for I'll call it a tie.

[ToNEs]

Yep keeping the 2) Rig then with the Radeon 9800 Pro.
3.2Ghz and 1Mb Cache on the P4 should win the 2.4Ghz (o/c) and 512Mb Cache of the Barton ?

[TooNice]

Push come to shove

I take that back.
The 3.2Ghz Intel stomps the 3200+ Barton (2.2Ghz) far more often than not. I guess the P4's was a lil short with the arrival of the A64, and it skewed by memory. If you consider that an extra 200Mhz (less than 10% in clockspeed) won't improve system performance by 10%, I think that the P4 is a better all-rounder.