AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 vs. Intel Core 2 Extreme?

Question

I'm looking at getting a new gaming pc from alienware and i am trying to decide whether to get the area 51 that comes with the intel or the aura that comes with the AMD. the amd is alot cheaped but i am wondering what i would lose out of getting that then the intel. im not into alot of hardcore gaming but i do want a pc that wont freeze up during play and runs very fast.

Answer 1

core 2 dominates...processing power but for the money that AMD still has more power than you'll ever need until they start coming out with new games, sft ware....etc; and by that time both of these processors will be either obsolete or way cheaper...

so it all depends on how long you intend to use this particular PC...if you just for a year and then get something else I'd by the AMD (this from a hard core intel guy...) if your going to use for a couple of years I'd go with the c2e...

Answer 2

Do not get the Intel. Intel has just fallen apart after AMD became more well known Intel's were always made cheaper and do not last as long after 2003 when a and these market share when up by approximately 35 to 45% INTEl could not keep up intels do not last Near as long as AMD's do in fact Microsoft decided to include special drivers on windows vista to improve speed and performance AMD provides better PCI two CPU Bridge which improves overall performance because that is the communication between the CPU ram and graphics card glitch communication between CPU and ram offers you primarily better overall system proformence when gaming and running normal applications because everything uses ram and respond faster that way. My company which manufactures approximately 5000 PCs annually is a performance enthusiast company designed for gamers. After 2003 we refused to offer Intel in all our computers. If you are doing a lot of gaming I recommend the nvidia 8800 GTX(at least one preferably two) if you can afford it that will really help because nvidia also offer special drivers to be used with AMD processors. If you must use the integrated graphics card to get plenty of ram as there is no separate ram for the video unit and avoid the Intel extreme2 chip for video it will drag gaming to a near halt the proformence rating on vista with Intel extreme 2 is 1.0 this means you cannot use windows this the aero and the games on vista Run extremely poor limiting gaming outside of primaries computer tasks

Answer 3

The Intel Core 2 Duo is the processor that is king right now. Alex above's reference was from 2 years ago before Intel's Core 2 was around. So I'd disregard the article he submitted. If you're on a budget, go with AMD. For gaming needs, the X2 6000 is more than enough to play whatever you throw at it. If I were you, I'd get the AMD and use the money saved and purchase a high quality video card that is ahead of its time such as the Nvidia 8800 GTS.

BTW, I just went to Alienware's sight, and you could save a boatload of money if you were willing to build it yourself.

Answer 4

There is so much controversy over this topic. I just bought a AMD HP laptop becuase i plan on doing some good gaming. In my opinion AMD is better but Intel is more cost efficent. And there is not a big difference anyway. Read this

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7-6389077-9.html?tag=lnav

Answer 5

if i've got been you i might pay the extra money to get an intel processor no longer an amd, i might additionally pass with a center 2 dou no longer a center 2 quad in view which you will probable no longer want the quad center, i might purchase the e8400 processor

Answer 6

I would say go with Intel. There is no other way to go. I heard AMD is not fast enough as Intel is. Intel always reins out on top. The first is always the best.

Answer 7

Gaming performance/speed is a lot more dependent on the gpu than on the cpu. GPU architecture (shaders, stream processors, etc.), core clock speed and v-ram speed spell the difference. Get at least an 8800GTS in there and you won't have problems w/ frame rates.

Answer 8

Before you buy, consider this:

I custom build computers, and I could build you a better, faster computer than alienware can, but at a cheaper price. I only use the best reviewed parts in my computers as well,

so message me if you are interested in a better system for less cash.