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Originally posted by sixate
It's all about what you like. I'd go AMD XP over a P4. I have an AMD XP 2100+ (1.73) and every review I see it's compared with a 2.2 P4, and it out performes it and only costs about $70 at GoogleGear. So you could take the $150 or so that you would spend on a 2.4 P4 and get a AMD XP chip. The 2400+ is only $80 right now. I'd take that over the P4 any day of the week.
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Well... according to Tomshardware, a 3200+ AMD chip has a speed that would lie between a 2.6 and 2.8 p4c, so the 2400 would not be quite as fast as the p4c 2.4. Athlons also get quite a bit hotter than a p4 (which can be remedied with a good silent cooler, though). Other than that, it's also a good choice.
If you do go for AMD, get a 2500+ or better, because that runs at 333 Mhz FSB instead of 266. Then get yourself a nice Asus a7n8x (deluxe?) motherboard, add two DDR333 memory sticks, and enjoy the same dual-channel performance that the P4c has.
Downside of AMD: they'll be bringing out a totally new chip at the end of the year, and the Athlon is pretty much going out of production. The Intel P4c will be going along for a while longer (but will also disappear eventually...)