Is an AMD Athlon Processor a good alternative to the more expensive, more popular Pentiums? I’ve had Nate suggest an E-Machine and others say Dell is the way to go. I’ve ruled out getting one built because I’d rather not have to open up my tower. The horror stories about ‘customs’ have deterred me as well.
Also, are the Intel Celeron Processor with those clock speeds in the 2.0’s going to cut it?
I’m still on the PC hunt. Prices are great right now, just looking for a little more advice. You’ve all been very helpful with anything and everything so far, so thanks very much.
I’ve been very pleased with the Athlons I’ve used. But Jared is correct… what are you looking to do? Obviously, if all you need is a glorified word processor, your needs are greatly reduced. If you want to play Quake at blazing framerates, you’re going to want to invest in a good video card.
I have been very satisfied with AMD CPUs. I typically rebuild my PC every 2-3 years with new components, and, for the money, the AMD CPU does as good a job, if not better in some applications as the equivalent Intel.