indyjones
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Simple family computer advice needed - Intel vs. AMD
Hi all
I need to replace my parents computer as its randomly freezing (even during a windows install) and I cant seem to find the root cause (although it may well be the motherboard).
The machine will be used mostly for office, internet and a very amateur amount of photo manipulation, so does not need to be special in any way as no 3d games will be run (freecell at the most!)
What it does need to be is 100% stable and rock solid so I don’t get any grief![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I have found two potential barebones systems which will be by far the simplest solution and here is where I would appreciate some advice on to go intel or AMD.
The AMD system is as follows: Novatech Barebones Bundle Athlon 64 3500, Heatsink And Fan, 1gb 667 Ddr2 Ram, Am2 Nvidia 6100 Motherboard
And the slightly more expensive intel system is: Barebones Bundles - Heatsink And Fan, 1gb Ddr2 667ram, Intel Celeron D 440 Intel G33 Motherboard
The machine will be running XP SP2, although the possibility of easily running vista home premium in the future will be a bonus
Cheers IJ
Hi all
I need to replace my parents computer as its randomly freezing (even during a windows install) and I cant seem to find the root cause (although it may well be the motherboard).
The machine will be used mostly for office, internet and a very amateur amount of photo manipulation, so does not need to be special in any way as no 3d games will be run (freecell at the most!)
What it does need to be is 100% stable and rock solid so I don’t get any grief
I have found two potential barebones systems which will be by far the simplest solution and here is where I would appreciate some advice on to go intel or AMD.
The AMD system is as follows: Novatech Barebones Bundle Athlon 64 3500, Heatsink And Fan, 1gb 667 Ddr2 Ram, Am2 Nvidia 6100 Motherboard
And the slightly more expensive intel system is: Barebones Bundles - Heatsink And Fan, 1gb Ddr2 667ram, Intel Celeron D 440 Intel G33 Motherboard
The machine will be running XP SP2, although the possibility of easily running vista home premium in the future will be a bonus
Cheers IJ
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