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Upgrading my current computer system parts: AMD or Intel?
Ant wrote:
On 11/24/2010 12:57 AM PT, Miles Bader typed: writes: I do NOT want to buy brand names PCs. I want to buy and build my own parts. I haven't bought a brand name desktop PCs since my IBM PS/2 Model 30 Model 286 10 Mhz PC. AMD seems to have a reputation for better value at low-mid price, but Intel owns the top end. Hmmm, is what I want considered high end or low-mid end? I see Q8200 is still expensive like couple years ago! :/ Since you really only seem to want a CPU / MB / RAM / PS, it sounds like your $750 budget should be pretty easy... Say, AMD 1090T Phenom II x6 ($300) + appropriate Gigabyte/ASUS MB ($100-150) + 4GB RAM ($100-150) + whatever PS ($60?) ... leaving a bit of money for miscellaneous stuff (aftermarket cooler?) Wow, CPU is expensive. I usually only spend $200 for that. How fast is that AMD 1090T Phentom II x6 compared to my current Intel Q8200 CPU? Here's one source: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/ Cat22 I assume it will handle the latest computer games well if I were to play them (rarely). |
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