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ChinoCharles · 01-28-2007, 12:05 PM

I live by AMD chips, and they didn't get me on performance. Pricing, pricing, pricing...

TIGERDIRECT.COM: link
INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.13 Ghz: $225.99
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 Ghz: $144.99

INTEL CORE 2 EXTREME 2.66 Ghz: $999.99
AMD ATHLON 64 FX-60 2.6 Ghz: $399.99

I'd forget about your 3 Ghz number hasher, because these companies are officially off the speed bandwagon and on the multiprocessing bandwagon, and you're going to pay a mint for a 3 Ghz chip with all the bells and whistles. If I were you...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...262&CatId=2328

2 MB cache and 2000 Mhz FSB... that shit is going to fly, and you're 64 bit ready.

As far as a motherboard, it all depends on what you're doing with your computer. I use mine as a home office type of workstation, mostly for writing papers and keeping up with good old YW.com... so I picked up an Asus board with built in sound and graphics to save me some money. It even had HDMI out built in, which I thought was weird. I think all in all I spend $250 on my motherboard and processor... dual core, 64 bit, 250 bucks. Do that with an Intel chip.

2 GB of ram is a lot too, unless you're hard on your computer... especially with all the high-speed DDR you see anymore. I think a gig of PC6400 is more than sufficient.

01-28-2007, 12:05 PM	#8
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	I live by AMD chips, and they didn't get me on performance. Pricing, pricing, pricing... TIGERDIRECT.COM: link INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.13 Ghz: $225.99 AMD ATHLON 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 Ghz: $144.99 INTEL CORE 2 EXTREME 2.66 Ghz: $999.99 AMD ATHLON 64 FX-60 2.6 Ghz: $399.99 I'd forget about your 3 Ghz number hasher, because these companies are officially off the speed bandwagon and on the multiprocessing bandwagon, and you're going to pay a mint for a 3 Ghz chip with all the bells and whistles. If I were you... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...262&CatId=2328 2 MB cache and 2000 Mhz FSB... that shit is going to fly, and you're 64 bit ready. As far as a motherboard, it all depends on what you're doing with your computer. I use mine as a home office type of workstation, mostly for writing papers and keeping up with good old YW.com... so I picked up an Asus board with built in sound and graphics to save me some money. It even had HDMI out built in, which I thought was weird. I think all in all I spend $250 on my motherboard and processor... dual core, 64 bit, 250 bucks. Do that with an Intel chip. 2 GB of ram is a lot too, unless you're hard on your computer... especially with all the high-speed DDR you see anymore. I think a gig of PC6400 is more than sufficient.