Hi People,
Going to be buying a new PC but wanted to ask which is better:
Intel Pentium D Processor 805 (2.66Ghz, 2 x 1MB cache, 533 Mhz
with 160GB HD
1GB RAM
256MB Graphics card
Media Card Reader
19inch Monitor
£379
AMD® Athlon 64 3800+ Processor (2.40GHz, 512K cache)
250GB HD
1GB RAM
Integrated Graphics card
19 inch Monitor
£409
The PC with the AMD athlon processor is worth more than the PC with the Intel Pentium D Processor.
I want it for playing movies, using Internet and occasional games.
and want it to be quite fast i.e for multi tasking.
Which one is the better out of the both?
Many Thanks
2006-10-20 06:12:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Also which PC out of the two would handle Vista better?
2006-10-20 06:23:20 · update #1
I'd go with the cheaper one if all you want to do is play movies, using Internet and occasional games.
2006-10-20 06:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HP Brand
It supports 3/3/3
3years spares warrenty/3year on site warrenty/3 years free labour warrenty
Intel Pentium Dual Processor
805 (2.8Ghz, 2 x 1MB cache)
Inter original motherboard 945G chipset
(Built in parallel, serial, usb, audio in and out mic, lan, pci slots etc)
160GB Hard Disk
2GB RAM(512X4) 533 Mhz
256MB Graphics card
Media Card Reader
DVD Writer
21inch Digital colour Monitor (dx7450)HP
2006-10-21 10:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by Naveen_oucity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a tough question because the second one has a far superior processor, but the first one has a far superior graphics card. I would do as the previous guy said and buy the second one and immediately upgrade the graphics card. The reason is it is easier to upgrade a graphics card than a processor.
2006-10-20 17:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For desktop apps, the Athlon system will be much better. For gaming, the Pentium system will be better, but only because it has a dedicated graphics card. I would go with the AMD system, then if you decide you will want to do more gaming, add a graphics card later.
2006-10-20 13:23:21 · answer #4 · answered by karlindc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Mac man but from the spec provided I would buy the first.
The Intel with its own graphics card.
Reason. There is less read write needed.
Don't understand where the multi tasking fits in?
Surprising how cheap they are!
2006-10-20 13:29:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for playing movies, it is better to have a separate graphics card, the first choice has a separate graphics card with big ram. so i would chose the first one.
also the only benifit for the second one is the size of the disk, you are paying extra money for it, and loosing lots of RAM that will be shared and allocated for graphics.
so, go for the first one.
2006-10-20 13:23:56 · answer #6 · answered by alien0n05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
media card reader
2006-10-20 13:20:49 · answer #7 · answered by mikel_cosby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋