On Sunday 23 September 2007 06:40:10 pm Terry Eck wrote:
I'm currently using and AMD Athlon 1.4MHz computer. Planning on upgrading to a more modern motherboard and cpu. Currently leaning toward AMD but I'm a little confused thus the following questions maybe someone can answer.
1) AM2 vs 939 socket, I leaning towards the AM2
AM2
2) Is Dual-Core worth the extra money, leaning towards Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+
Depends what you use computer for. Tests done in time of AMD 64 vs. P4, showed that multimedia loves AMD wide bus that can move data fast, but for the most of the other applications P4 was faster.
3) Gigabyte, Asus or DFI motherboard, Want 2 IDE interfaces (4 drives) Current choices are ASUS M2N-E SLI Gigabyte GA-M44SLI-S4 DFI NF Ultra II-M2 All 3 boards have at least 1 com port (required) The ASUS has only one IDE interface (could live with this if Asus is the better board. 4) Finally, what are pro/cons for 32 bit or 64 bit of opensuse on a 64 bit computer.
On AMD 64 3500+ GIMP graphic seems faster with 64 bit, while for normal use ie. internet, mail I have feeling that 32 bit runs better. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org