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Core 2 Duo released !!! (pg. 2)
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| ronk |
in damn ass god
this chip looks insane.
the problem is the mobo's I think..but I want my new pc! :(
so what would you recommend?
Athlon 64 X2 4400 on a DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-DR with OCZ 1GB Dual Platinum Rev2 ram
or one of these new Conroes, with a different mobo and apparently a less fast ram?
because I've been waiting for the price drops of AMD cpu's...but now I think I'll buy a Conroe instead. |
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| Khayat |
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| David Adams |
I want to hear from you guys on how this helps out your DAW. I have an Athlon 64 3500+ at the moment and it has been giving me problems on my latest track. I'm just doing too much at once. I would really like to hear the before and after stories from you that upgrade.
I'm sure it will be phenomenal for DAWs, but I just want some facts before I make the plunge. I used to upgrade for gaming, but ever since I started my hand at writing music, my gaming has all but ceased. |
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| Derivative |
Conroe is seriously the best ing thing to happen to microprocessors in years. Just look what its doing to AMD's price cuts. The X2 3800+ ios now down to $149 on July 24th, confirmed by AMD. X2 5000+ is going down to $242.
OH GOD YES. |
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| Mane |
| i was actually waiting for that amd prices cut but now i dont know what to do, that new intel proces are a lot better from what i have seen so far and they actually cost almost the same as amd right now :/ |
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| Storyteller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Derivative
Conroe is seriously the best ing thing to happen to microprocessors in years. Just look what its doing to AMD's price cuts. The X2 3800+ ios now down to $149 on July 24th, confirmed by AMD. X2 5000+ is going down to $242.
OH GOD YES. |
Yep, and from what I've read it's easy to overclock the conroe a significant ammount without having to improve the cooling. After years of AMD I'm seriously thinking of buying an Intel next :D |
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| >>FK |
I havent read the whole thread, but it is no secret that Core 2 Duo beats the AMD, however, now that AMD lowered their prices I just bought myself a X2 5000+ for the AM2 socket for a really good price, Eventhough C2D is better, I'm just too huge of a fan of AMD to just give them up, and some of the X2 processors now had a over 50% price cut!!!!
And I feel for you, Derivative. I actually bought a X2 4200+ first, but it was not working when I got it, turned out it was defect, so they told me they were getting a new for me as soon as they arrive, luckily, thats when AMD's pricecut happened, and I got a X2 5000+ instead, for 60€ LESS then I had bought the X2 4200 for!! so I got a MUCH better CPU AND some money back :eek: Guess I had to have some luck SOME time :) |
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| Diginerd |
Dual Woodcrest FTW.. :-)
I had one to screw around with a couple of months back (yes I know they weren't pulically available then). That thing was a beast, whups the opterons into the ground. |
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| DeZmA |
| Seems like the predictions were right. Intel is back in business :). |
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| Vizay |
| I wonder how AMD will counter this except for the prices. Could this be the reason why AMD is hasting their quadcore so it can be shown by the end of this year? :) |
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| >>FK |
| They also announced AM3, which will be compatible with AM2 boards, which is why I picked AMD (okay not entirely, I am a AMD fanboy I admit, *kisses his X2 5000+*) |
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