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| Thread ID: 117809 | 2011-05-06 00:26:00 | Advice on upgrade | jonboy (11457) | Press F1 |
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| 1199755 | 2011-05-06 02:03:00 | err, the X6 is still getting nailed by the i5 is video and encoding...... www.anandtech.com |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1199756 | 2011-05-06 02:18:00 | The Phenom II will be a better choice than a comparably-price i-series CPU for these functions, assuming you're using relatively recent software that supports proper multithreading. If you were doing a lot of 3D gaming, though, I'd agree - look at i5 options. That's the conclusion I came to as well. I dont do gaming- the motion makes me nauseous (game-sick?), however, racing games (rally, wipeout etc) are all fine. Strange I know. |
jonboy (11457) | ||
| 1199757 | 2011-05-06 03:17:00 | I like AMD, I do . However until bulldozer comes out they just aren't in the running . If you look at solmeister's link you will see a 4 core i5 winning in every test against the six core AMD . But even worse . anandtech . com/bench/Product/147?vs=289" target="_blank">www . anandtech . com same site, choose an i3 2100 - the slowest 2 core i3 available for the 1155 platform and it still wins on most of the benchmarks - and is cheaper than the AMD . Take off the rose coloured AMD glasses, forget any intel predjudice and just research the two chips on a price / performance basis . If you multitask a lot 6 cores may be of use to you, but in the real world most of us are fine with 4 or even 2 . I hope AMD come back and give intel some real competition, but in the current situation the only thing they have going for them is price and even then the i series chips are very competitive . |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1199758 | 2011-05-06 03:38:00 | I like AMD, I do . However until bulldozer comes out they just aren't in the running . If you look at solmeister's link you will see a 4 core i5 winning in every test against the six core AMD . But even worse . anandtech . com/bench/Product/147?vs=289" target="_blank">www . anandtech . com same site, choose an i3 2100 - the slowest 2 core i3 available for the 1155 platform and it still wins on most of the benchmarks - and is cheaper than the AMD . Take off the rose coloured AMD glasses, forget any intel predjudice and just research the two chips on a price / performance basis . If you multitask a lot 6 cores may be of use to you, but in the real world most of us are fine with 4 or even 2 . I hope AMD come back and give intel some real competition, but in the current situation the only thing they have going for them is price and even then the i series chips are very competitive . I agree . I'd used nothing but AMD until my most recent upgrade and chose intel because: My research showed they stacked up better than AMD I couldn't make myself wait for Bulldozer! I may kick myself when Bulldozer eventually comes out (or I may not;)) but in the meantime I'm enjoying my new system . |
Richardd150 (13927) | ||
| 1199759 | 2011-05-08 22:57:00 | Thanks for every ones help so far. I'm going to stick with what I originally chose, but need some advice on RAM. From the mobo specs: Memory • 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory • Dual Channel memory architecture *DDR3 Memory Ultra Low Voltage support ***Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066Mhz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz What speed memory will be ok? DDR3 1600? or should I go for DDR# 1333? Something like this? www.ascent.co.nz |
jonboy (11457) | ||
| 1199760 | 2011-05-08 23:10:00 | The Kingston 1333 RAM should suit you fine and it's a well regarded brand. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
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