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Which CPU would you get?
Gradius:
Pentium 4 2.8 (800) or Ahtlon XP 3000 (333), for use only with MAME and ArcadeVGA. I have seen some pages with benchmarks, but not comparing these two cpus in particular. I wonder which one will get more fps with MAME. Please help me decide.
blue:
bigger better faster...
i'd go with the AMD, but i personally am not too keen on Intel.... but i think the intel chip is a touch faster....
zaphod:
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=14155
Either would be fine.
DaveJ-UK:
Pay the extra few $ for an Intel chip. It will last ten times longer and you'll get a 3yr warranty if you buy new.
zaphod:
--- Quote from: DaveJ-UK on May 19, 2004, 04:38:16 pm ---Pay the extra few $ for an Intel chip. It will last ten times longer and you'll get a 3yr warranty if you buy new.
--- End quote ---
AMD's also have 3-yr warranties and I have a 7 yo AMD chip running just fine still. In fact, I have five machines with AMD and love them all. I strongly disagree with your "ten times longer" remark. I think the Athlon and the Pentium are pretty equal for longevity.
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