On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Thomas Bohn<tho...@bohnomat.de> wrote: > On Aug 9, 2009, at 6:04 AM, Alastair Robertson wrote: > >> So CPU's options start with Pentium Dual 2.6 GHz 2MB cache, then Core 2 >> Duo processor 2.8 with 3MB cache, then move into the Quad systems. I take it >> then that a Duo would be ok > > Why not AMD? The Athlon or Phenom processors are working nicely. They also > have already a build in memory controller, which makes the memory access a > little more efficient. > > Thomas
Because their performance for dollar ratio is inferior to the Intel's right now, aside from the bottom end. The Core 2 and i7 processors offer more performance at the same pricepoint in the mid and high end. Personally, I'd get a lower-end Core 2 Quad and stuff as much RAM in there as possible, then round out the rest of the system. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
