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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.

tekmoe · 01-28-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

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.

i've been running vista for the past month since we got the volume license release thru my company. 1gb would be pushing it. 2gb is good. trust me.

twixt · 01-28-2007, 02:00 PM

I just built 5 new desktops for my company, after much research the core 2's are freaking sweet. they run fast as hell and im ridiculously jealous. bottom line go core 2 with 2 gigs of ram. ps, vista blows.

01-28-2007, 12:05 PM	#1
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.

01-28-2007, 02:00 PM	#3
twixt Drives: 07 LB,04&06 ninja 636 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: syracuse, ny Posts: 135	I just built 5 new desktops for my company, after much research the core 2's are freaking sweet. they run fast as hell and im ridiculously jealous. bottom line go core 2 with 2 gigs of ram. ps, vista blows.