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AMD X2 6000, or wait for Quad Chips???
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| djbruuen |
i'm so on the fence, becasue i need a new computer stat for producing. The thing is i have time now, and will have time until august, but beginning in august, i won't have much time again to even touch producing.
I'm considering going with the AMD X2 6000 chip (http://canadacomputers.com/index.ph...13&cid=CPU.9070) but the new chips will be coming out for quad core in the fall. Only problem is i will have no time in the fall and the opening price will probably be rediculous anyways.
So do you think its a bad move to go the X2 6000 route, or should i be fine. (i use lots of demanding programs, so i am going for an optimal setup with 4gb of ram) |
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| echosystm |
| Wait until the quads come out, THEN get an X2 6000 :D |
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| djbruuen |
| lol, i hear ya! just sucks how its always a waiting game, and i don't want to lose the time i have now to actually produce. |
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| DJDIRTY |
| What is your cpu at the moment? |
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| djbruuen |
| an old AMD single-core 1.8ghz. Surpringly i managed to write music for a documentary on this computer, but it was quite painful doing so. When i have to work on my next project, i don't want to be faced with the same limitations i had this time around. |
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| thecYrus |
| currently i would go with core 2 duo e6600 or faster.. |
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| jupiterone |
Doesn't AMD get on by Intel in the Quad-Cores?
I'd honestly only go intel core2duo right now, but thats just me. I hate 64bit technology after realizing that half of my installations wouldnt work because of the unsupported framework. |
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| djbruuen |
| quote: | Originally posted by thecYrus
currently i would go with core 2 duo e6600 or faster.. |
judging by specs, the x2 6000 looks better at around the same price.
intel - 2.4 $278CDN
amd - 3.0 $291CDN |
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| Rhythm |
| If you need to build RIGHT now, go for the Core2Duo line. There is no substitute and AMD cannot compete. |
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| Rhythm |
| quote: | Originally posted by djbruuen
judging by specs, the x2 6000 looks better at around the same price.
intel - 2.4 $278CDN
amd - 3.0 $291CDN |
It's deceiving - You have to be careful and not just look at clockspeed. Look at the chip architecture and the benchmarks. The Core2Duo clearly wins.
Here is a good reference for anyone looking to get a new CPU:
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/index.html |
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| No Left Turn |
| quote: | Originally posted by djbruuen
judging by specs, the x2 6000 looks better at around the same price.
intel - 2.4 $278CDN
amd - 3.0 $291CDN |
There are plenty of benchmark reviews online that will show you that C2D blows away X2 in pretty horrific ways. I mean, yes, the X2 will still be a huge improvement over your single core Athlon, but the C2D will be a better buy both financially and in performance. |
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| djbruuen |
| thanks for the feedback...i know theres more to it than the clockspeed, but haven't done a good comparison yet. I've always been an AMD supporter over intel, but maybe intel wouldn't be the worst move to make. |
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