The Athlon does particularly well or the P4 does particularly poor in 3D rendering apps depending on how you look at it. A similar scenario exists with 3D Studio MAX. There's no question in performance per dollar that the Athlon is a better performer overall. Most people (speaking of informed experienced users) buy P4s because they're still leery of AMD platforms (sometimes with good reason), are brand loyal to Intel, or plan on upgrading to a faster Northwood CPU in a few months. There are also those that are willing to pay out the money for a 1.9 or 2.0GHz P4 which can outperform the fastest Athlon in most apps.

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NonOCer

1. OCing gear costs more than faster components.
2. OCing and MSI K7T Turbo do not mix.

R.I.P. K7T Turbo RAID