Depending
on your computing needs, a computer you purchased last year may
not meet your present needs. A computer with greater capability
(processor speed, RAM, disk capacity) and expandability will be
more likely to continue to run the software you require.
We strongly
recommend that you purchase a business class computer, as opposed
to a machine intended for home use. Many computers intended for
home use, such as Emachines, are not meant to be networked via an
Ethernet adapter. Some do not have the capability for expandability
and cannot accommodate devices such as Ethernet adapters. We build
excellent custom business class workstations.
P4 Based
Systems
Productivity
Advantage
The Pentium 4 processor enables businesses to adopt next-generation
applications and solutions. From knowledge management and visualization
tools to desktop collaboration and e-learning, emerging software
provides a crucial competitive advantage.
IT Agility
Advancing security threats and growing network loads have prompted
IT managers to use desktops to compress files, encrypt data, and
detect viruses in the background. Combined with centralized PC management
features, powerful Pentium 4 processor-based systems can significantly
improve network health.
Platform Stability
Forward-looking features of the Pentium 4 processor - such as the
unique Intel® NetBurst™ microarchitecture - ensure that
desktop PCs will remain effective for years to come. The Intel®
845 chipset in these systems makes this capability available at
mainstream price points.
AMD
Based workstations
Smart
MP technology and QuantiSpeed™ architecture make AMD Athlon
MP processors stand out from others in their class. Smart MP technology
allows the AMD Athlon MP processor to provide a high level of output
and scalability via dual point-to-point (non-sharing) 266MHz system
buses. With split transaction-based protocol, Smart MP technology
allows each CPU to work while continuing to fill data requests;
the dedicated bus for each CPU helps deliver better overall performance.
As of late, AMD changed their processor architecture once more and
has introduced their new line of Athlon processor: the Athlon XP.
While still an Athlon processor, the major difference with the Athlon
XP is that it does not use the conventional MHz rating to depict
its speed. This is because AMD believes that a MHz rating would
undermine its true performance and therefore wishes to change public
perception. For those who insist of raw MHz numbers, AMD claims
a 25% performance increase of their XP 1900+ compared to a Pentium
4 running at 1900 Mhz.
Since the word
about AMD's success spread, Intel recently introduced the Pentium
4 with a groundbreaking speed of 1400 MHz. Although the Pentium
4 offers a bus speed of 400 MHz, the processor is still twice as
expensive as the AMD's Athlon XP processor, while performing roughly
the same, if not better.
Summary
The
absolute most important aspect of AMD's Duron and Athlon processors
is that they are half the price of Intel's Celeron and Pentium 3
and 4 processors and still outperform them in almost every instance.
AMD processors are also popular because they are extremely overclockable:
that is -- with a good motherboard, they are able to go faster than
what they are rated. While overclocking is an issue for the more
technically inclined, I will simply state this as another reason
for AMD's popularity. |
