tluxon wrote:
> I've been reading posts saying I'd get more bang-for-the-buck with an
> AMD setup than a similarly priced Intel setup, so I'm looking into
> it.
>
> The CPU/board combinations I listed in the subject line seem to be
> similarly priced as near as I can tell. However, when I compare them
> at
> http://www23.tomshardware.com/index....2=112&chart=21,
> it looks like they perform pretty equally with games and the P4 630
> finishes quite a bit higher than the A64 3000+ on video encoding.
>
> Also, what's the difference between socket 754 and 939?
>
> Again, I've always been an Intel guy but am looking for an excuse to
> switch to AMD. Can someone please explain this to me?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tim
>
Pretty good timing. Today I saw new article in which both AMD and Intel
chips where run thorough various benchmarks to determine which ones give
the best "bang for the buck". The results surprised me a bit but here it
is for what it's worth:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1876770,00.asp

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