i was thinking about getting a intel celeron D 3.20ghz and a SLI board and getting dual 7600gt or getting an AMD AMD Athlon 64 3800+ and a 1 7600gt. what one would give me better game performance?
2007-01-29 07:57:50 · 4 answers · asked by n/a 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
i want to know if i should get an AMD with 1 video card or an intel with 2 video cards.
2007-01-29 08:04:49 · update #1
back it up of what one i should get with why u say that and isn't it the vid card not the cpu that counts the most in games?
2007-01-29 08:14:29 · update #2
The Athlon 64 3800+ is the better performer. Celerons are budget processors and shouldn't be used for gaming - though, they are highly overclockable. Also, two 7600gts in SLI perform almost exactly like a 7900GT. Why not just get that?
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You should get the AMD with one video card, but get a 7900 series rather than a 7600. Two 7600GTs in SLI is about equivalent to a 7900GT alone.
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They are both important factors. The CPU still processes instructions. The GPU does not replace this function. If you have an awesome graphics card, but a crap CPU - you're going to have one hell of a bottleneck. Then, you'll be frustrated when your system doesn't perform like it should. Granted, the CPU doesn't hold as much bearing over gaming performance as it used to, but it's still a significant factor.
2007-01-29 08:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by d3v10u5b0y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AMD... intels are a bit cheaper, but don't have the quality Athlons do.
2007-01-29 08:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by oddytwin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Athlon.
Hands down.
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-29 08:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The AMD, for sure
2007-01-29 08:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by Jet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋