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07-14-2008
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| Moderator    Join Date: Feb 2007 vista ultimate 64 x 32
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  | going quad core hi im going to build new machine looking at the amd quad core AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Black Edition, AM2+, 2.5GHz, 4MB Cache, 125w Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF 4GB (2x XMS2 2GB) PC-8500 (1066MHz) DDR2 RAM, Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H M/b - AMD 780G/SB700 chipset, DDR2 1066, PCI-E x16, Integrated VGA, DVI/HDMI with HDCP, SATA II RAID, USB, 1394, 8-Ch, ATX any thoughts on the parts so far |
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07-14-2008
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| Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Vista Ultimate x64
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 | Re: going quad core Looks great so far. My only suggestion is if you can, wait a few weeks or so. There is alot news about AMD and Intel releasing new chips this late summer/early fall, But if you're happy with your layout now (And i would be) go for it. |
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| Re: going quad core
i found on an american site the amd AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2 so will wait and see wish i new some one in america prices much better than here | |||||||||||||||
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07-15-2008
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| Guru  Join Date: May 2008 Vista x64 Ultimate
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| Re: going quad core What do you need a quad core for? Most games are single core. Do you do Photoshop or other A/V apps that can use all four cores. I use Photoshop CS2 and will upgrade to CS4. A faster dual core might be a better option. |
| Michael A. McKenney www.SCSIraidGURU.com Supermicro X7DWA-N server board pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons 16GB DDR667 SAS RAID eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card | |
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07-15-2008
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| IT Consultant   Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista Enterprise x64
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Location: Madison, WI  | Re: going quad core Agreed with the why buy an AMD.... Intel has completely taken over the market since the release of the Core 2 technology. There also is really not a significant use for the quad core yet besides being able to say that you have 4 cores, which technically isn't a true quad core yet. Do a little more reading about the comparisons between AMD and Intel, i know that i was gung hoe on AMD but honestly when you make the switch there is no going back, Intel all the way. I would settle for a high end dual core from Intel with the 45nm technology and just get a mobo that supports high overclocking and you will see the true meaning of bang for your buck. <-- Intel e8400 oced from 3.0 ghz to 4.93 ghz  |
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