Im looking at scrapping my AMD AthlonXP 3200+ CPU and Biostar M7NCD for some
form of Intel CPU and compatible board (becuase quite simply i don't feel
that 32bit AMD cut it anymore for Vid editing, gaming etc)-

The first thing is that is there a significant difference between the 3.0Ghz
and the 3.2Ghz for the price?

What are the benefits or disadvantages of a Prescott CPU? And how does it
compare to any alternatives?

Whats the differences/Advantages between Socket 775 and socket 478?

Also im looking for a Prescott enabled board (obviously :) ) with dual
memory architecture, AGP graphics, overclocking capabilities etc- any ideas?
Im looking to buy from within the UK if possible :)

Thanks in advance,
FingAZ.

Not a big difference.
775 has a pins on MB and 478 on the procesor. I would rater go with 775
because the 478 serry will be discontinued in near future.
Go with PCI express 16x not with AGP. Go with P4 600 serry, not with 500
because it is not a big difference in price and new one has 2MB of cash. It
will be on the market wisin a few weeks.

Boba Vankufer
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On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:17:01 GMT, "FingAZ"
<darren*rem0ve*gibb***@-delme-hotmail.com> wrote:

No, and while it will be faster at video editing
(particularly if using modern editing app and codec), it's
not a cost-effective upgrade for gaming... your XP3200 could
easily be faster than the 3.2GHz P4 if you overclocked it,
but again it could depend on the game... and you make no
mention of the video card, which could be the larger
bottleneck.

Alternatives like?
Northwood had more performance per MHz, but it's capped
already, you gotta go with Prescott if you want to overclock
very far or buy faster than (I foget the max Northwood core)
xxxx, but I'd suggest you aim a bit higher anyway, there's
not much sense in replacing XP3200 with P4 3.2GHz.

The other alternative is an Athlon 64.  That's your best
bet.  SSE3 helps it compete in video editing and it's faster
at gaming than *any* P4 (comparing similar speed grades,
price-points).

478 is being phased out.  775 uses BGA (solder balls on the
CPU instead of pins). 

Frankly I'd not bother.  Get a little more use out of your
current setup then when you buy a new platform go with
PCI-Express and replace the video card too.  Getting a
3.0-3.2GHz AGP-based Intel box isn't much if any upgrade at
all except for a few percent (not enough, IMO) better video
editing.

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