Hi!
I know this topic has been beaten to death in the past few days/weeks and i guess most ppl. wud by now know that the price perf. ratio of AMD X2s (3600+/3800+) are unmatchable even after the latest price cuts by intel....anyways the reason why there exists a doubt about choosing AMD X2 3600+ over E4300 are the following performance requirements which are basically what i expect out of the system.
1) how good is AMD X2 3600+/3800+/4200+ in terms of video encoding/real time video recoding(DivX) tasks etc. I mostly wud use for recoding input from STB via Compro TV tuner and Conversion from DVDs. Can it easily do recording @720x570 25-30fps?( Divx)) ?
2) OCed 3600+/3800+ on Jetway(or Equivalent budget Board) (@2.4Ghz possible on the same?) any match for a similar Oced (@2.4Ghz e4300) ? expected perf difference?
3) whether Ocing the proccys to >=2.4GHz would require a cooler like Ultra 120 in a 15x7/24x7 environment?
On a side note I'd like to know whether there are any budget boards for C2Ds( esp. E4300) with decent OCing capabilities?...Is sourcing MB like Gigabyte 965G/P DS3 or the new eVGA/Foxconn 650i ultra chipset based board from abroad any good/recommended? these boards are available for 4-5.5k in US.
PS: Gaming is not really a concern for me.....just want to game @low/decent levels..have a 7300GT PCiEx card for the same.
your valuable feedbacks/suuggestions wud be appreciated.
I know this topic has been beaten to death in the past few days/weeks and i guess most ppl. wud by now know that the price perf. ratio of AMD X2s (3600+/3800+) are unmatchable even after the latest price cuts by intel....anyways the reason why there exists a doubt about choosing AMD X2 3600+ over E4300 are the following performance requirements which are basically what i expect out of the system.
1) how good is AMD X2 3600+/3800+/4200+ in terms of video encoding/real time video recoding(DivX) tasks etc. I mostly wud use for recoding input from STB via Compro TV tuner and Conversion from DVDs. Can it easily do recording @720x570 25-30fps?( Divx)) ?
2) OCed 3600+/3800+ on Jetway(or Equivalent budget Board) (@2.4Ghz possible on the same?) any match for a similar Oced (@2.4Ghz e4300) ? expected perf difference?
3) whether Ocing the proccys to >=2.4GHz would require a cooler like Ultra 120 in a 15x7/24x7 environment?
On a side note I'd like to know whether there are any budget boards for C2Ds( esp. E4300) with decent OCing capabilities?...Is sourcing MB like Gigabyte 965G/P DS3 or the new eVGA/Foxconn 650i ultra chipset based board from abroad any good/recommended? these boards are available for 4-5.5k in US.
PS: Gaming is not really a concern for me.....just want to game @low/decent levels..have a 7300GT PCiEx card for the same.
your valuable feedbacks/suuggestions wud be appreciated.