Yes as far as bang for your buck get the AMD.
If your curious about the P4.... Its more expensive, runs alot cooler,
and I've have had no probs so far after the usual bios and driver upgrades.
P4-1.4ghz
256m PC-800 ram
ASUS P4-T MB (w/ P4 PS)
GF2 Ultra <-Detonator 12.1 drivers
SBLive
etc.
I have yet to see this processor run over 107*F. Doing nothing it drops
to 94*F.
As far as FPS it's even w/ a AMD 1.33 w/ GF2 Ultra in N4. I'm getting a
minimum of 70 (90+max) fps at 1280x960x16. At 1600x1200x16 I'm getting a
minimum of 36fps back of the field w/ 45 cars at Martinsville. All tests
done D3d TnL HAL, 16bit color everything maxxed except reflections and
steering wheel are off.
Contrary to popular belief IMO Intel has made a wise choice going with a
new type of architecture even if the P4 is a P3/P6 crossbreed. AMD is
getting close to it's max FSB speed (many OC'ers have reached it), which
makes me wonder what kind of options AMD has created for its self.. The
Intels on the other hand..........
Good luck. I love the AMD 1.2's, I just had to have the overly priced
underdog, and I love the fact that it runs so cool with the same results as
the AMD's.
Charlie B
> I went from a P3-700 with an ABIT BE6 to the 1.2 Tbird (266mhz) with the
> ABIT KT-7 RAID.
> 512 PC-133
> Herc Phrophet GeForce 2 64mb
> SB Live
> IBM Deskstar 22gig
> LWFF
> MS Precision Pro stick
> HP Burner
> 50X cheapo CD-Rom
> cheapo Network card for cable modem
> I had problems loading stuff like my scanner and printer when I originally
> loaded ME on this system. And as for ***, this OS was very unstable. I
> ran the newest bios for the board, and all newest drives for the other
> stuff. This OS just did some weird stuff. Many CTD and lock-ups... I don't
> know why.
> Last weekend, did a format and went back to 98SE. Everything loaded right
> up, no issues, no crashes. Getting 50FPS plus with N4 and all the candy
and
> cars.
> The AMD / ABIT upgrade was cheap and easy. I highly recommend it.
> Hope this helps...
> ********************************
> Dave Pawlikowski
> www.cushdrive.com
> www.luftwaffe-experten.com
> " Ah, the Luftwaffe.. the Washington
> Generals of the History Channel.."
> Homer Simpson
> ********************************
> > I'm looking to upgrade my m/b and processor - P3 450 is getting a bit
long
> > in the tooth now. I've been looking at the AMD Thunderbird 1.2g
processor
> as
> > it seems to represent the best value for money, but have heard that it
can
> > give rise to compatibility issues with other hardware and drivers. Has
> > anyone else found this to be the case, and if so should I go for a
slower
> > Intel processor, or is the AMD a safe bet?
> > System spec:
> > 192meg Ram
> > Geforce 3D Prophet 2 GTS, (32meg.)
> > MaxiSound Fortissimo s/card.
> > Acer 50x CD Rom
> > SupraMax USB 56k modem
> > Pinnacle Studio DV (for digital video)
> > PC is mainly used for *** and internet access, with some rudimentary
> > digital video editing, and some midi sequencing. Any advice or anecdotes
> > would be much appreciated - I'd prefer the AMD but don't want to spend a
> wad
> > of cash causing problems that could have been avoided.
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Rick.
> > PS - Still don't know what the 'D' stands for in FD! (GPL.)
