How is the performance of Intel P4 with HT enabed on 915g chipset against any AMD Processor?

Question

Tell me everything:
About the quality of the video played on it and editing.
Is the onboard high-definition audio truly amazing.
Its speed against any AMD machine.
Also how much RAM do I need if I buy one and which one to buy - DDR2 or DDR?
Will it support Vista at a pace?

Answer 1

The 915G chipset isn't bad. You are talking about a system that would have been considered high-end almost 2 years ago. Since then, we've seen the introduction of dual-core CPUs, faster RAM (DDR2), and the new Conroe (Core 2 Duo) from Intel. It's not a bad choice at all, and still packs a good punch.

In this category, however, AMD's Athlon 64 leads overall. For example, a 3.0GHz P4 that you could buy for this platform could be outperformed by an Athlon 64 2800+ which is cheaper. The P4 would only come close in categories like video and audio editing. Video games, however, favor the AMD processor here.

This article might help:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/21/the_mother_of_all_cpu_charts_2005/


If you do decide to stick with this selection, then it will require regular DDR (PC3200) and you will want to buy a matching pair so that you can use it in "dual-channel". And yes, it should have no problem at all support Windows Vista. Any PC built in the last 4 years shouldn't have any issues. The quality of video shouldn't be an issue, unless you are talking about games. Newer games or high-end 3D games will struggle a bit with the integrated graphics chip. You might want to focus on getting a cheaper 915P motherboard and buy a high-end PCI Express video card instead.

Answer 2

onboard sound relates to the motherboard. There are some motherboards out there with very good soundquality onboard, but there are also those that will swear by a seperate soundcard. A lot also depends on the speakers you'll use. With a regular computer speakerset you won't notice any difference. If you're gonna get a 5.1 or 7.1 speakerset, you probably will.

As far as videoquality goes: same deal. Onboard videocards are usually not as good as the cards sold seperately.

How much RAM you need depends on the things you're gonna be doing with your computer. The bigger the programs, the more RAM you'll need. If you're gonna be video-editing, get as much as possible.

DDR or DDR2 depends on the motherboard you'll buy. All AMD Socket 939 motherboards use DDR, as do most P4 motherboards.

But if you're gonna be buying something new, why not go for Intel Core 2 Duo? It's faster as a P4, and most reviews claim it's faster than AMDs AM2 X2 processors. Besides: the processor is also cheaper (but the motherboard will cost you more).

Answer 3

well,for gaming applications,amd athlon 64 bit 3200+ or above would be better than intel 3.0 ghz ht.but i heard for multitasking intel p4 with ht would be better.but i guess amd athlon 64 bit would give better value for money. nowadays its better to go for 1 gb of ram preferably ddr2.i have read it's much faster than ddr ram.To run vista with full features,you would also need a geforce 7 series graphics card.go for geforce 7600gs.it's quite cheap.

Answer 4

its very bad.amd isthe best and high performance processor .now a days intel is not performing good.intel stands at fourth palace in market.i recomend u that u use amd only i has best performance in every thing.its video quality & sound quality & its performance is very good against intel.i m also using amd 64 bit so do not buy intel keep using advance technology.