I'm going to be putting a Shuttle barebones together, mostly for playing WoW. I have two options, which will cost approximately the same amount of money, when you take everything into account.
Option 1
Intel based barebones
Core 2 Duo 2.13 ghz
Option 1 uses the existing ATA hard drive from my previous computer, which is why the cost comes out about the same.
Option 2
AMD based barebones
Athlon 64 X2 2.8 ghz
Option 2 involves buying a new SATA hard drive. (Which I'm sure will be faster than ATA, and probably allow for better ventilation.)
I already have an EVGA GeForce 7600 GT to put in the box when I get the rest of the parts.
These options seem to me to be about the same, performance-wise. I have my heart set on putting this new computer together in a Shuttle barebones (with a 250 watt power supply) so power consumption is very important. I know that I could just get a mid or mini ATX tower and do this, but I know other people out there have made it work and I'm doing this partly as a challenge to my nerd skills.
What I want to do here is get the best performance I can, while staying within the power and heat limits of the barebones. Both processors say they are rated at 65 watts thermal power and use 65 nm technology.
Does anyone know for sure which of these processors will draw less power and produce less heat in the real world, or have a really good article they could point me to which would tell?
Would the Intel processor be so much better than the AMD that it doesn't matter, or does the AMD make up ground due to having a faster speed?
Or am I well within my limits already, and am I just overanalyzing this?
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Hurray for geek projects, I did a mini shuttle a while back myself for fun.
Performance wise you are looking at about the same, the AMD will be able to handle voltage and temps better then the intel from my experience however some could say otherwise as it's all the luck of the draw.
Here is a wiki page on the voltages for the AMD set, your chip you picked runs about 1.25V/1.35V
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_64_microprocessors
Newegg's specs for the Intel chip is pretty spot on, I don't have a resource link however just a service spec manual I got from Intel when I ordered my last set of CPU's for customer builds.
Overall, CPU speeds are pretty close you would be ok with either. If you had spare voltage you would get more out of the AMD with overclocking options. You can also overclock the Intel however in a shuttle box the heat may not sit well with it. Don't freak out if you choose the AMD chip and it runs hot, most AMD chips will run on the hot side naturally.
Performance wise you are looking at about the same, the AMD will be able to handle voltage and temps better then the intel from my experience however some could say otherwise as it's all the luck of the draw.
Here is a wiki page on the voltages for the AMD set, your chip you picked runs about 1.25V/1.35V
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_64_microprocessors
Newegg's specs for the Intel chip is pretty spot on, I don't have a resource link however just a service spec manual I got from Intel when I ordered my last set of CPU's for customer builds.
Overall, CPU speeds are pretty close you would be ok with either. If you had spare voltage you would get more out of the AMD with overclocking options. You can also overclock the Intel however in a shuttle box the heat may not sit well with it. Don't freak out if you choose the AMD chip and it runs hot, most AMD chips will run on the hot side naturally.
I'm a fan of the underdog AMD, and prefer them generally simply because I've had better experiences with them.
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