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Thread ID: 113161	2010-10-07 21:15:00	Intel vs AMD?	lostsoul62 (16011)	Press F1

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1142474	2010-10-07 21:15:00	I'm thinking of a AMD Phenom 965 or the i3 or i5. I was told that Intel handles the Triple Channel Memory and AMD doesn't. So with AMD I need 4 or 8 Gigs of DDR3-1333 and with Intel I can use Triple Channel Memory of 6 Gigs? DDR3-1333 is as high as I can go without overclocking which I do not want to do. I'm not sure which is the best RAM to get for a personal desktop. It's the same with the motherboard which I want to support USB3 and SATA3.	lostsoul62 (16011)
1142475	2010-10-07 21:43:00	i5 and i3 only have dual channel controllers, i7 has triple channel, so its either 4 or 8Gb of RAM, but it the pc is only a desktop, 4Gb is plenty. If you are not overclocking I would get the i5, which has a nice aggressive turbo mode on it so when you are using programs that dont use all of the i5's 4 core, it will boost its speed a couple of bins. Sort of like an automatic overclocking. I believe both AMD & Intel have mainbords with chipsets that support USB3 and SATA3, though IMO only USB3 is worth it at present. Normal spindle drives do not see an improvement moving to SATA3	SolMiester (139)
1142476	2010-10-08 02:01:00	i do not know clearly the issues you have mentioned, and nowadays my sister wants to buy a PC. there are so many kinds of computers in the store that we really do not know which one it is better.	faith1806 (15972)
1142477	2010-10-08 06:36:00	Triple channel is only available to motherboards with LGA 1366 CPU sockets, namely i7 900's (and some Xeons, but not sure on that one) . Besides, if you're not a hardcore gamer, don't go for 1366 . If you intends to spend quite a bit, and/or want great performance, go for an Intel i5 700's . i5 600's are dual cores with Hyper Threading (HT), which aren't so worthwhile . BUT, if you don't want to, or can't afford an i5, I'd personally think about i3 or an Athlon II X4 . PII 965 is a Black Edition, which, I think it's a waste for those who aren't doing overclockings (like me:( ) So what's the difference? i3 is a "fake quad core", which is a dual-core with HT, ; X4 is a native quad-core . When it comes to multi-core performance, X4 is definitely better than an i3 . But, when it comes to an app can use, say, only 2 cores, i3 wins definitely . So there we have it: > Don't get an i7 unless you have a reason to need that much performance . > Get an i5 if you can; it's quite powerful . > If you are on a short budget, then: > > Use i3 if you use older applications and/or apps that don't support multi-core very well (e . g . playing games, Windows XP?) > > Get an Athlon X4 if you are using multi-core apps (e . g . Photoshop, anything starting with "Adobe" and ends with "CS4" or better)	LynX (14542)
1142478	2010-10-08 06:45:00	The Motherboard bit: A motherboard supporting DDR3 is very useful. But I'd expect they would be standards with new Intel H55/P55 or AMD 880/890. Newer motherboards support USB3, but some of them only have a couple of ports; the rest are still USB2 ports. Also, you won't notice USB3's performance boost just now, because there's few devices that are USB3. Get USB3 only if you frequently move data between your computer and an external hard drive; otherwise, don't go out of your way looking for them. RAM: Get DDR3. It's not so much more expensive, but they're faster than DDR2 when it comes to handling large volumes of data. @faith1806: are you getting OEM PC's, or putting together parts? I personally find the OEM's a rip-off; their warranty scheme is about the only good thing about them. But if you need it... it's another story.	LynX (14542)
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