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| 231417 | 2004-04-26 04:26:00 | Just one question about the speed aspect... "What the hell are you going to do in the two nano seconds that one processor may be faster than the other one by?" |
oggy (1250) | ||
| 231418 | 2004-04-26 04:46:00 | whetu is right on the money here. the motherboard is far more important than the cpu. get a good motherboard even if it means buying a cheaper cpu. basicly go find one that has the features you need (eg 800mhz fsb, 8x agp etc) and find the most reliable/fastest/beat one. if you find that no-one makes a good board for the cpu you had in mind then get a lower spec cpu. this has happened before and the trade off is well worth it. how many times have we seen on this forum where people have had big fast cpu pc's that run at snails pace and/or are crash happy. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 231419 | 2004-04-26 05:28:00 | I'm with whetu here, a more reasoned and cogent argument I have rarely seen. In fact whetu, you have laid the foundation for my next computer which is just entering the planning stages. I know exactly what I want (and need) to do with it, so I'll sort the MB first then find a matching CPU. Strip out the emotion, the prejudice and the conspiracy theories and get back to simple facts, then choose according to your needs, not the label on the CPU. That smacks of Holden VS Ford. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 231420 | 2004-04-26 05:38:00 | Your all talking like there will be only one motherboard availble with everything you need so that will dictate the cpu. Doesn't make any sence to me,Motherboards are available in hundreds of configuerations and made by dozens of manufacters.Lay down the specs for the componets based on budget and purpose then use a motherboard that fits the required task. Provided you use a motherboard that enables the cpu to run at its full potential then their shouldn't be any issue(and you would be an idiot to buy one that didn't),You have to line up all the specs of all the components. |
metla (154) | ||
| 231421 | 2004-04-26 05:42:00 | I tend to choose the base configurations first then try find a motherboard to fit all the stuff. However I can understand why one would want to go motherboard first. Using the mobo as the "foundation base" can be quite sensible too at times... I have gone looking for things at the same time, trying to find a motherboard that would fit the CPU and vice-versa at the same time. Beat that ;-) |
~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | ||
| 231422 | 2004-04-26 05:45:00 | Only problem been, I ended up with an awesome nForce (AMD type) motherboard, only to find that the CPU I had chosen was Intel. About time Intel brought some decent onboard graphics things before I become a traitor.... not so long, considering I'm looking to another computer in the next few months... | ~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | ||
| 231423 | 2004-04-26 06:12:00 | if i build a computer i would have in mind wht type of cpu i was going to use because as i said last time you need to now, because you may buy a amd cpu and find out that your motherboard need's a Intel CPU. WHY would you choose a MB first? | dwnz2003 (5250) | ||
| 231424 | 2004-04-26 06:19:00 | > if i build a computer i would have in mind wht type > of cpu i was going to use because as i said last time > you need to now, because you may buy a amd cpu and > find out that your motherboard need's a Intel CPU. > WHY would you choose a MB first? They have allready explained their thinking quite clearly,it doesn't fit in with my component desicions but i doubt they/he will explain the concept again when you clearly missed it the first time. |
metla (154) | ||
| 231425 | 2004-04-26 06:20:00 | Well my question was wht CPU was faster not which way to choose hardware for a system. | dwnz2003 (5250) | ||
| 231426 | 2004-04-26 06:21:00 | Very true and their answer was choose a cpu that fits the intended motherboard. Lmao. |
metla (154) | ||
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