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| Thread ID: 98036 | 2009-03-08 23:25:00 | Which would you choose?? | stormdragon (6013) | Press F1 |
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| 754838 | 2009-03-08 23:25:00 | Which CPU would you choose? Will be used mostly general use, bit of coding and picture editing, along with running multiple Virtual Machines simultaneously and a bit of gaming. Will possibly OC. Will be matched with a new motherboard, 4GB or 8GB DDR2-800 and an 8800GTS 320MB AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Black Edition AM2 2.5GHZ (www.computerlounge.co.nz) AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core Black Edition AM2 2.6GHZ (www.computerlounge.co.nz) AMD Phenom II X4 Processor 810 2.6GHZ (www.computerlounge.co.nz) Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHZ 6MB 1333MHZ 45NM LGA775 (www.computerlounge.co.nz) Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHZ LGA775 4MB L2 CACHE 1333MHZ QUAD CORE (www.computerlounge.co.nz) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz 8M LGA775 Processor (www.ifocus.co.nz r+-+Retail.html) |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 754839 | 2009-03-08 23:29:00 | A Q6700 or Q6600 then oc 3ghz. Or, if you're not going to OC, the E8400 If you're going to go for AMD(mainly for value) then go for the slower clock speed quads, then OC it |
Blam (54) | ||
| 754840 | 2009-03-08 23:35:00 | Thanks for the fast reply Blam, you didn't even let me get my poll in first ;) Q6600 are a bit hard to source these days. |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 754841 | 2009-03-08 23:54:00 | Depends how much it costs, on whether I'll bother getting it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 754842 | 2009-03-09 02:44:00 | Q6600 are mostly extinct now blam, i tried gettin one recently but i think il have to up my budget instead :) | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 754843 | 2009-03-09 03:17:00 | If you're going to be running virtual machines then the quad core will come in very handy, but for general use the newer, smaller process E8400 will be a better choice. Significantly multithreaded apps still aren't quite as prevalent as some would have us believe, especially in games. The AMD chips are very good for the price you pay (as has historically been the case), but I myself would spend for the extra power of the Intel architecture. I'm trying to hold off until the mid-range nehalem chips becomes available... |
Growly (6) | ||
| 754844 | 2009-03-09 05:24:00 | What os will you be using? | plod (107) | ||
| 754845 | 2009-03-09 05:38:00 | Core i7 | pctek (84) | ||
| 754846 | 2009-03-09 06:24:00 | What os will you be using? XP Pro x86 or XP Pro x64 and Vista Business x64 Core i7 Don't really have the money to spend on an i7 mobo and DDR3. |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 754847 | 2009-03-09 06:36:00 | XP Pro x86 or XP Pro x64 and Vista Business x64 Don't really have the money to spend on an i7 mobo and DDR3. definitely go for 64bit if using virtualization, will be able to make use of all that ram you want |
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