I'm helping my friend build a new system. However, I'm quite confused about the Intel AMD battle now. I've narrowed down the selection to the following 2 PCs.
Intel-based Computer
GIGABYTE GA-8I915P-D Pro (Intel 915P) DDR2 + PCI Express
KINGSTON 1GB (PC-4300) 533MHz DDR2-533
INTEL Pentium-4 530 3.0GHz (1MB/SSE3/Box) 800MHz FSB
MSI NX6600-TD256 (GeForce 6600) 256MB DDR
Hitachi T7K250 -160GB- (HDT722516DLA380/8MB) SATA-II
AMD-based Computer
ABIT NF8 (NVIDIA NF3 250GB) HyperTransport+SATA
AMD Athlon64 3000+ (2.0GHz/512kb)
KINGSTON 1GB 400MHz ValueRAM
MSI (Microstar) NX6600-TD256 (GeForce 6600) 256MB DDR
Hitachi (HGST) T7K250 -160GB- (HDT722516DLA380/8MB) SATA-II
I know that the AMD rig is 64 bit compatible, but is it faster than the Intel above presently? The prices are almost the same. And how much does DDR2 improve on overall system performance compared to Dual Channel DDR?
Feel free to modify the specs.
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