Wich processor to get??

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I suggest you get an Intel Core 2 Quad.
If you have the money i7 is better.
Check out these charts:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipse [...] =3492&p=12

my uncle who builds computers as a side job always recommends Intel

unless you plan on playing GTA IV on your PC then you have no reason for a quad-core right now unless you can get a good deal on one. going AMD quad isn't worth it anyway sense there cheapest quad core is only a dollar cheaper than intels cheapest quad core. at least that's the way it is on new egg

Definitely check out the Phenom II X3 and X4.

And keep in mind that LGA775 has no future upgrade path while AM2+ and AM3 do.

^ lol

depends on what you do with your computer bro. photoshop + multitasking + video encoding/editing , sound encoding / editing is best left to the mighty quad core.

but:

it is in my belief that duals will still run games for a few more years. this is because of the market - most people do NOT have quad cores. they, at best, have dual cores. you really have to appeal to the market. sure you can make a game that needs a quad core processor but imagine how much money you are going to lose in the end. that being said, there are games that run on quad core processors ie: GTA4. however, that game is such a luxery items you really need the best of EVERYTHING to be able to run it maxed out. a simple dual core/quad core will run it fine but there will be graphical differences between the two. that being said, however, the game runs fine on either. infact i enjoyed playing it more on my 360 than i did my computer simply because of the easy controller and touch sensitive braking + accelerating for the vehicles.

only time will tell if i am correct so if you dont want to take chances then I would go with an AMD phenom quad core. phew.. what a rant.

^yeah [joke] especially since you can just enable the 4th core in the bios and have a cheap quad core [/joke]

phenom 2 are great processors.

yeah i have the same feeling. im still very skeptical unless by some freak accident some korean guys managed to get their hands no a couple phenoms that did not have the 4th core disabled.

Guys - I'm guessing you're referring to the article on the THG home page:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/a [...] ,7080.html

Can it really be so simple?

Even if it is legit it supposedly only effects a specific batch of CPUs and it can only be activated on certain mobos.

exactly X3 CPU'S are just defective AMD quad cores so if you enable the 4th core you will have allot of problems. just like intel Celeron's were just defective Pentium's

^ pretty much what i thought. yeah it might work for whatever reason but it is pointless. i can overclock my CPU to 5 gigahertz but if its not stable its not faster than my cpu at 4.5. interesting find though... if its legit.

and i checked out some reviews seems that the phenom II x3 720be is a better processor than the e8400 and is cheaper too. wat do you people think?

The Phenom II 920 will outperform the Q6600 and Q8200. The Phenom II X3 710/720/730 will out perform the E8400 for much less. The day of buying dualcores is nearly over. There really is no reason to buy one at that price range since plenty of quads for around the same money can perform the same or better and will do much better in the future.

That is the general consensus, yes.

If your looking at any of the Intel duals, double check on the AMD X3s. They might be slightly behind in gaming, but the extra core really helps with media work. WM might not be able to use odd numbers of cores, but other programs can and do. The X3 isn't that much slower for gaming either, around or less then 10%. (so 54FPS instead of 60)

Some other thoughts. If you get one of the new Phenoms, remember to buy DDR3. Depending on your motherboard choices and price of DDR3 ram, it might actually be cheaper to get an Intel 8xxx/9xxx and DDR2. If however your willing to give up some speed inorder to save some $$$, newegg as the 9950BE CPU for less then $150.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103291

Buy this and 4GBs of Ram, and you could have a quad core CPU and 4GBs of ram for $200. Not bad at all. The 9950 wasn't that much behind the Q6600, not sure how it compares gaming wise with the 8400, etc.

Last, if we had some budget info, we might be able to help a bit more.

ya i i wud like to enable the fourth core but alas biostar mobos are not available here in india atleast not where i stay so i was thinking of possibly two configs:

1st: amd phenom II 920 + GA-MA78GM-S2HP or GA-MA78GPM-DS2H

2nd : intel c2q 6600 + Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L


i also gotta save some cash for gpu. im planning to get a radeon 4850. the 9800gtx + is good but overprices the radeon gives almost the same performance

then have to buy a psu and ram ofcourse.

so plz suggest guys which one to pick and for mobos i dont plan to crossfire or sli so a single pcie2.0 slot should be enough

Tough call on those chips. I know the 940 is better then the 6600, I'm not sure about the 920. I say get whichever is cheaper. People said S775 is dead, so is AM2+ AMD switches to AM3 soon (S938?) which is the socket that requires DDR3. (thanks for the reminder hello.) Get whichever is cheaper, put the money saved into the video card.

Ram timings is the number of clock cycles that must pass before X event can happen. This means the smaller the number, the faster things will happen. I wouldn't worry to much about everything as it has little overall impact on real world benchmarks. Buy CL4 if you can and CL5 if you can't. Here is a link for some general background info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_latency

or should i wait till the new batch of phenom's get launched? really confused lol

but i wont be upgrading anymore till atleast a year and half after this thats why want something that will pull me through till that time and im going to game at 1280*1024 now later will upgrade my lcd to a 20" or 22". i guess both the platforms are more or less the same but i tend to favor the amd platform more at this point of time. which mobo would u suggest for the amd proccy?? i dont need a very high end mobo just something which has a single pcie2.0 slot and can has moderate overclocking facility.

most brands are available here in india. i prefer gigabyte, msi or asus motherboards

ill send u a link to an online indian shopping site with latest prices so that u get an idea.

www.theitwares.com

prices are given in Indian rupees plz convert it. thank you

oh 1 more question - do socket am3 ready mobos support ddr3 as well as ddr2 ????

k so the current amd 920 cpu is of am2+ socket which means ut supports ddr2 as well as ddr3 on the am3 ready mobos rite?

and my budget is around a 100$ and there are a couple of boards i mentioned above so if u could kindly suggest me 1 thanx

A gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2HP is a great little board if you plan on only 1 GPU, might need a BIOS update though.