Just a few thoughts..
(1) Right now, you can score AMD X2 combos and builds cheap.. and very effective. The X2/3600+ & a good board or a good build is easy to get hold of cheaply, and makes for a good build. It's not going to compare with a Core2Duo, but you're spending a hundred less. So there you go. (2) If you can go for the extra $$, go for a E6600. The E6300/E6400 are good performers.. but it's a big jump to the E6600 without a giant leap in price. And the E6600 is a great bang for the buck. (3) 680i chipsets may be the rage, but the 650i performs IDENTICALLY with one card, and even with two, in any benchmark I've tried, the difference is almost non-existant. So, going with a 650i gets you a board that (a) uses less power, thus makes less heat (b) saves you another $100, (c) is a lot less picky about RAM. If you really need uber-elite, the 680i is it. But if you're building on your own or if you want value, the 650i is probably it. (4) All AMD prices will shift crazily at the end of this week as the 6000+ ships, and AMD has a few other new chips coming out. AMD is also offering OEMs pretty aggressive deals if they combine AMD CPU + ATI(AMD) Chipset MBs. So, you may see some people bundle those together at good value. Just some thoughts. But, you can spend as you like ;) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jin-Wei Tioh > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 5:21 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Need CPU + Motherboard + RAM + ?? What's the BEST? > > At 01:33 AM 1/26/2007, you wrote: > >Biostar T-Force939 for my FX55. Maybe I should build another box. :-) > > That's a nice mobo. Got the wimpy 754 cousin coming in (GeForce 6100 M7) > in trade for an ASUS K8N-4. > > Maybe. I find that rare CPUs hold their value well on eBay ;) > > -- > JW
