Which would you recommend - "AMD athlon 64 or Intel P4 3.0"

[leo888]

Hi guys,
Right now, I am trying to build a new system but having trouble choosing the right CPU and motherboard. Which would you guys recommend " AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or INTEL Pentium 4 3.0GHz. Which one is in term faster? Also hope you guys could recommend me a motherboard for it but under a $110 because I am in a tight budget. Thanks

[sechs]

I'd choose the AMD chip based purely on price/performance considerations.

What are you planning to do with the system?

[bombledmonk]

In your particular situation I would highly recommend an Athlon64 3000+ paired with one of the well rated mobo's on this site...

http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...gory=22&depa=0

[PCTOGO1]

The type of processor and board really depends on what your system usage is going to be. Look at this website for good combo's www.3btech.net

[leo888]

I am trying to builld a system mainly use for gaming and encoding video. Also a video card too, AGP or PCI Express ?

[PCTOGO1]

pci express or agp is a matter of preference. For a tight budget I would go with an AGP card

[leo888]

ok, but pci express only 10 - 20 dollars difference from AGP. So that aren't much of a problem. unless AGP is in terms of better performance than PCI Express.

[Reather]

Get PCI-E. The industry will eventually get rid of AGP.

[leo888]

Thanks for the post, I will go for the PCI - E then, what about motherboard for the AMD any ideal guys, under 100 and is good.

[leo888]

Can anyone help me get the best out of 320 budget for the following AMD Athlon 64 CPU, PCI-E Video Card, and the a best motherboard, planning to overclock too. I was think of the nforce 4 ultra vs nforce 3 ultra but doesn't really know which is better and whats the different between them such as the good and the bad for it? Thanks