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aquavina · 05-06-2003, 07:23 AM

I am looking at building a new system. Can anyone tell me what advantages/differences, etc there are between building a p4 based system and an AMD Athlon system. I work on cad/3d stuff mostly using autocad, 3d studio max, form z, microstation, photoshop and illustrator. I am thinking of a dual processor AMD Athlon MP system but have been told that a single p4 processor system would be just as good. but will I be able to multitask as efficiently? I need speed and multitasking capabilities but cannot afford a xeon setup, any suggestions.

hexstatic · 05-08-2003, 09:25 AM

I am a fan of AMD !!! I m working with an Athlon 2000+ 512DDR Ram and 128MB G Force 4 Ti. What I have noticed and I dont know if its true all it matters is the Graphics Card and the RAM You use instead of the power of the CPU. I Mean that a dual cpu will not make any difference. I d rather use this money to get a very good graphics card instead of a second cpu. I dont know if all I m saying is true. I ve just noticed that working on 3d max and solidworks.
About Intel..I think its waste of money. Just make sure that you ll get a very good cooler with amd .

*Pyros* · 05-09-2003, 06:42 PM

hextatic, what aquavina is talking about is two processors on one motherboard... it makes a HUGE difference, but it should be complemented by a very good graphic card and lots of RAM. There's a saying that goes like this "a chain is as strong as it weakest link"... well, this applies to your question, try to get the best hardware in every area, you may have the best processor, but if you don't have enough RAM or a good graphic card, you'll be wasting your money...
My suggestion is to get the dual processors, at least 512Mb RAM and a 64Mb Graphic Card (if you can afford 128Mb, even better).
Good luck and hope this helps!!

aquavina · 05-21-2003, 04:57 PM

Thanks guys for the advice. Yes I am talking of 2 CPU's on one motherboard. I am looking at 1Gb of RAM, and a 64Mb graphics card, which I can upgrade later to 128Mb. It's always a matter of cash flow. And I will be running Windows 2000 professional to take advantage of the dual CPU setup. I just wondered if anyone had built a similar system and had any advice. I am aware that you have to have the right software to take full advantage of a dual CPU setup. The majority of the software I use does. My main issue is how fast will this setup be in comparison to a pentium, and longetivity and upgradeability of the system, as there have been rumuors that AMD may go bust.

05-06-2003, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
aquavina Registered User View My Portfolio Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	p4 or athlon I am looking at building a new system. Can anyone tell me what advantages/differences, etc there are between building a p4 based system and an AMD Athlon system. I work on cad/3d stuff mostly using autocad, 3d studio max, form z, microstation, photoshop and illustrator. I am thinking of a dual processor AMD Athlon MP system but have been told that a single p4 processor system would be just as good. but will I be able to multitask as efficiently? I need speed and multitasking capabilities but cannot afford a xeon setup, any suggestions.

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05-08-2003, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
hexstatic Registered User View My Portfolio Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	I am a fan of AMD !!! I m working with an Athlon 2000+ 512DDR Ram and 128MB G Force 4 Ti. What I have noticed and I dont know if its true all it matters is the Graphics Card and the RAM You use instead of the power of the CPU. I Mean that a dual cpu will not make any difference. I d rather use this money to get a very good graphics card instead of a second cpu. I dont know if all I m saying is true. I ve just noticed that working on 3d max and solidworks. About Intel..I think its waste of money. Just make sure that you ll get a very good cooler with amd .

05-09-2003, 06:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pyros Forum Moderator View My Portfolio Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 30 Posts: 183 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 6	hextatic, what aquavina is talking about is two processors on one motherboard... it makes a HUGE difference, but it should be complemented by a very good graphic card and lots of RAM. There's a saying that goes like this "a chain is as strong as it weakest link"... well, this applies to your question, try to get the best hardware in every area, you may have the best processor, but if you don't have enough RAM or a good graphic card, you'll be wasting your money... My suggestion is to get the dual processors, at least 512Mb RAM and a 64Mb Graphic Card (if you can afford 128Mb, even better). Good luck and hope this helps!!

05-21-2003, 04:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
aquavina Registered User View My Portfolio Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Thanks guys for the advice. Yes I am talking of 2 CPU's on one motherboard. I am looking at 1Gb of RAM, and a 64Mb graphics card, which I can upgrade later to 128Mb. It's always a matter of cash flow. And I will be running Windows 2000 professional to take advantage of the dual CPU setup. I just wondered if anyone had built a similar system and had any advice. I am aware that you have to have the right software to take full advantage of a dual CPU setup. The majority of the software I use does. My main issue is how fast will this setup be in comparison to a pentium, and longetivity and upgradeability of the system, as there have been rumuors that AMD may go bust.

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