[NTLUG:Discuss] athlon 64 3200+ -vs- P4 3.4Ghz

[Jack Snodgrass]

Fry's has a athlon 64 3200+ motherboard CPU for around $240 
and a P4 3.4Ghz with ( cheap ) motherboard for about the same price. 

It's a good deal on the 3.4Ghz CPU.... I've been tempted to get one of 
those AMD 64bit chips though.... 

does anyone have any real-world experiences with the 64bit cpus and 
linux? I don't mind re-compiling my kernel and favorite apps... is 
it worth it.... or should I just get the Intel CPU and stick with 
that? I'm currently running a 3.0ghz cpu right now. 

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Jack Snodgrass <jack at jacksnodgrass.com>