Intel Pentium D 925 (3000Mhz) vs AMD Athlon X2 3600+

[Hitman]

Wich one is better?
1)
Intel Pentium D925
2X512 MB DDR 400 MHz
GeForce N6600 128 MB 128 Bit


2)
AMD Athlon X2 3600+
2X512 MB DDR2 533 MHz
GeForce N6600 128 MB 128 Bit

I want to upgrade my comp, but don't now wich one is better please help.

[gshv]

Pentium D 925 is faster in video/audio encoding applications. Athlon X2 3600+ is faster in games. Also, in my opinion, Athlon 64 X2 has much better upgrade potential - more than 70% right now (upgrade to 6400+) as compared to about 30% (upgrade to Pentium EE 965) for Pentium D. I would go with Athlon 64 X2.

Gennadiy

[Wizzard1]

Wait, you want to UPGRADE? I assume you're starting from scratch?

Why are those the only two options?

[Hitman]

Because I don't want to sell my AGP video card and I don't have more money to spend temporaly, if the price of the core 2 quad will come a little bit down, I want to but one and the new series of the GeForce, but until then, I only have money for these two. Soo I will buy X2 I hope it will arrive for monday. THX for the help.

[D.8080]

Makes sense, money is a huge factor...

Have fun upgrading!

[Hitman]

THX Itt will order it Monday and it will arive on Tuesday. The only diference is that I will buy 3800+ and not 3600+ . i will post my experiance

[Tyson144]

x2 3800+ is a lot better with ddr2 than d 925 with DDR,even without ddr2 )

[Hitman]

Hmmm only one question, somebody nows some benchmark for the N6600 TD 128 MB ?

[Wizzard1]

I'd dumb up the chip (To a E2160 or something) and get a better card (7600GS or the ilk).

'Dumb up' refers to buying a 'lesser' chip with greater performance.... Especially if you can overclock just a squeak