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AMD confusion (and nonchalant intel talk)
mgz:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on February 04, 2010, 06:55:54 AM ---MM sounds interesting. . .using the client as guinea pig. . .cause i have this build (assuming the processors are compatible)
without piece specs
Athlon II x4 @ 2.6 Ghz
4 GB RAM
512 Radeon vid card
500 GB 7200 rpm HD
19" Monitor
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598
+ tax n shipping
678
would be charging around 800. . .iono if she'll think its worth it. . .cause seeing the market you can get a whole (crappy) desktop for around 600 (w monitor). . .and windows 7 original key (i'd have to share my vista key. . .i have 7 now)
so im at a loss
i dont think she'll be gaming. . .so prolly a crappy compaq or dell would suit her. . .but why did she ask me then =.= ill talk to her l8r on
just checked best buy. . .theres an AMD sempron compaq desktop (w monitor) for 350. . .
or go with a mobo with integrated graphic card. can drop the price for her to 650
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eh given your post about amd x4 chip ide suggest you tell the individual that you would prefer not to build someone elses PC since you arent terribly experienced given you dont understand exactly what chips are compatible with what chipsets
Natheria:
Can you link us the mobos you were thinking of using?
I kinda got the feeling i missed something from the original question. Does this have to do with chip sets or sockets? Because x4/II x4 are AM2+/AM3.
Arveene:
I will say the Athlon II x4 is a great deal for it's price. Quad core under $100? Fuck yeah!
Sosseres:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on February 04, 2010, 04:37:54 AM ---Found this chart...
I guess it's that stupid i5 7xx that's screwing with people.
Personally, I'd make your client a guinea pig and try out the i3. I doubt they're gaming or anything on it, so a dual core with HT should be enough IMO. Not to mention it's "low" so the cost shouldn't be too bad... but in all honesty, you build it, and test it out. i5 on the other hand seems too high yet low at the same time. If not i5, go i7 sort of deal.
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That image isn't 100% correct, there are some older i7 models that only support 1066 MHz ram without overclocking it (they say they are easy to overclock though). This is probably due to the the three channel ram support vs the two channel ram support. http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-029913.htm
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Sosseres on February 05, 2010, 04:12:06 AM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on February 04, 2010, 04:37:54 AM ---Found this chart...
I guess it's that stupid i5 7xx that's screwing with people.
Personally, I'd make your client a guinea pig and try out the i3. I doubt they're gaming or anything on it, so a dual core with HT should be enough IMO. Not to mention it's "low" so the cost shouldn't be too bad... but in all honesty, you build it, and test it out. i5 on the other hand seems too high yet low at the same time. If not i5, go i7 sort of deal.
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That image isn't 100% correct, there are some older i7 models that only support 1066 MHz ram without overclocking it (they say they are easy to overclock though). This is probably due to the the three channel ram support vs the two channel ram support. http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-029913.htm
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Might be true... not sure. I'm pretty sure the server I built using the 920 i7 uses 1066MHz ram. Maybe they updated certain CPUs... or... old Mobo restrictions or old BIOS restrictions? I have no idea.
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