what CPU do you have vote! part 2 - Page 4

cheezburger · Sep 17, 2010, 03:42 AM

i would say core 2 duo......because until now amd still couldn't able to fight back..

nehalem art isn't surprising me....a merely improve and add l3 cache, ram controller (gpu for low end) that's all...

n-ster · Sep 17, 2010, 12:43 PM

oh my core i7 is popular... wonder how many are lga 1366, like us cool boys

sneekypeet · Sep 17, 2010, 12:44 PM

I'm not that cool

Drone · Sep 17, 2010, 04:54 PM

can't vote. not in the list.

n-ster · Sep 17, 2010, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

I'm not that cool

No problem! we can fix this... buy my i7 920 C0 and mobo and RAM xD

Makaveli · Sep 17, 2010, 05:22 PM

Voted i7 FTW!

_JP_ · Sep 17, 2010, 05:49 PM

As of now, same number of people with C2D and PII x4. Interesting.

n-ster · Sep 17, 2010, 07:09 PM

yea, C2Q, C2D and PII x4 are awfully close

i7 PWNS ALL W00t

(Chuck Norris has an lga 1366 i7 !@!@!)

trickson · Sep 17, 2010, 07:12 PM

WOW ! I am still on my Q9650 This thing is still a huge monster . I think I can get some more mileage out of it !

Wonder just how much though

I really hate the fact that i7 came out like 6 months after I got the Q9650 ! God I am so pissed !

CDdude55 · Sep 17, 2010, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickson

WOW ! I am still on my Q9650 This thing is still a huge monster . I think I can get some more mileage out of it !

Wonder just how much though

I really hate the fact that i7 came out like 6 months after I got the Q9650 ! God I am so pissed !

A Q9650 at 4Ghz should last you a pretty good while. Especially if all you really do is gaming.

The way gaming is in it's current state, that chip should last you a good two more years if PC gaming doesn't change a bunch in the coming years.

Frick · Sep 17, 2010, 07:18 PM

I want to change my vote, as I now have an AII X3. It was cheap and it performs quite well.

trickson · Sep 17, 2010, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDdude55

A Q9650 at 4Ghz should last you a pretty good while. Especially if all you really do is gaming.

The way gaming is in it's current state, that chip should last you a good two more years if PC gaming doesn't change a bunch in the coming years.

Yeah I figure as much too .

Still ticks me off though , But kinda not as well DDR3 RAM was really expensive back then and the CPU and MB . Man this stuff piles up fast . An i7 is not going to happen maybe bulldozer if it gets better ? I am looking past i7 now .
One thing is for sure Intel has the most users . Intel ? Can this be ???

f22a4bandit · Sep 20, 2010, 04:30 AM

I have a Phenom X3 8650 which makes me

to all of the newer CPUs.

Altered · Sep 20, 2010, 05:44 AM

C2D vote added.

MohawkAngel · Sep 20, 2010, 06:22 AM

AMD Phenom 2 X2 550BE HDZ550WFK2001

Exile_Chavez · Sep 27, 2010, 01:54 AM

Amd 3.2ghz quad right here. Had I known about overclocking when I built my computer I would have saved the money and oced a 2.8

de.das.dude · Sep 27, 2010, 03:51 AM

how come erocker has all the CPUs ??

Techtu · Sep 27, 2010, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by de.das.dude

how come erocker has all the CPUs ??

I'm not sure if it's the first page of this thread ... or another one with a poll on, anyway's... you know how there is always that one person who want's to be different...well it seem's to be erocker

Athlonite · Sep 30, 2010, 04:36 AM

I really can't believe 8 people admitted to owning an stumpron

me haves a new Phenom II x4 940BE to replace old crusty athlon x2 7750BE

de.das.dude · Sep 30, 2010, 04:45 AM

people with intel seem to have an amd as well...??
but peoplw with inly amds are content

am i getting somewhere here?

Athlonite · Sep 30, 2010, 06:14 AM

yup i was happy with the 7750BE but now I'm gaming at 1920x1080 it just doesn't cut the mustard anymore so a small upgrade to an mid range AMD quad was just what the doctor ordered and now the HD5770 has a bit more legs now too

Frick · Sep 30, 2010, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Athlonite

I really can't believe 8 people admitted to owning an stumpron

They're extremely cheap, so I don't see why not for lowlowlow end builds and home servers and such.

Athlonite · Sep 30, 2010, 06:24 AM

cheap or not I'd never use one

Techtu · Sep 30, 2010, 12:35 PM

meh... I currently put a Sempron in my sister's rig

AsRock · Sep 30, 2010, 12:41 PM

i5 M430
Core 2 Quad 9550
AMD 939
P4 2.4

Power usage has got a little crazy over the years and i really like the i5 even if it is a laptop with it's power usage a little less than a P4@2.4..

P4 60w
i5 55w
AMD 939 150w
9550 200w

All idle although the P4 and the i5 take little more when at full load. And yeah i know about chipset \ video cards make the difference but over the time the power draw to play games that i want to has gone up a fair bit at over twice as much.
Whats a i7 take idle ?

View Poll Results: What CPU do you have?
Intel Core 2 Duo	191	18.51%
Intel Core 2 Quad	163	15.79%
Intel Core i3	29	2.81%
Intel Core i5	158	15.31%
Intel Core i7	280	27.13%
Intel "Gulftown"	24	2.33%
AMD Phenom II X6	109	10.56%
AMD Phenom II X4	173	16.76%
AMD Phenom II X3	25	2.42%
AMD Phenom II X2	36	3.49%
AMD Phenom X4	36	3.49%
AMD Phenom X3	9	0.87%
AMD Athlon II X4	27	2.62%
AMD Athlon II X3	22	2.13%
AMD Athlon II X2	67	6.49%
AMD Sempron	18	1.74%
AMD Sempron X2	4	0.39%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 1032. You may not vote on this poll

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Sep 17, 2010, 12:43 PM	#77
n-ster Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,304 (5.20/day) Thanks: 1,206 Thanked 1,420 Times in 1,153 Posts System Specs	oh my core i7 is popular... wonder how many are lga 1366, like us cool boys __________________ My Heatware

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Sep 17, 2010, 12:44 PM	#78
sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 19,023 (7.31/day) Thanks: 3,041 Thanked 5,488 Times in 3,951 Posts System Specs	I'm not that cool __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

Sep 17, 2010, 03:42 AM	#76
cheezburger Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 265 (0.27/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts System Specs	i would say core 2 duo......because until now amd still couldn't able to fight back.. nehalem art isn't surprising me....a merely improve and add l3 cache, ram controller (gpu for low end) that's all...

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Sep 17, 2010, 04:54 PM	#79
Drone Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Nonlocal location Posts: 1,897 (1.90/day) Thanks: 62 Thanked 822 Times in 525 Posts System Specs	can't vote. not in the list.

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Sep 17, 2010, 05:22 PM	#81
Makaveli Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 419 (0.16/day) Thanks: 51 Thanked 47 Times in 31 Posts System Specs	Voted i7 FTW!

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Sep 17, 2010, 05:49 PM	#82
_JP_ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Portugal Posts: 2,122 (1.87/day) Thanks: 1,957 Thanked 647 Times in 468 Posts System Specs	As of now, same number of people with C2D and PII x4. Interesting.

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Sep 17, 2010, 07:09 PM	#83
n-ster Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,304 (5.20/day) Thanks: 1,206 Thanked 1,420 Times in 1,153 Posts System Specs	yea, C2Q, C2D and PII x4 are awfully close i7 PWNS ALL W00t (Chuck Norris has an lga 1366 i7 !@!@!) __________________ My Heatware

Sep 17, 2010, 07:12 PM	#84
trickson OH, I have such a headache Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Planet Earth. Posts: 6,105 (1.97/day) Thanks: 1,863 Thanked 896 Times in 746 Posts System Specs	WOW ! I am still on my Q9650 This thing is still a huge monster . I think I can get some more mileage out of it ! Wonder just how much though I really hate the fact that i7 came out like 6 months after I got the Q9650 ! God I am so pissed !

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Sep 17, 2010, 07:18 PM	#86
Frick Fishfaced Nincompoop Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,908 (2.99/day) Thanks: 1,076 Thanked 1,449 Times in 1,155 Posts System Specs	I want to change my vote, as I now have an AII X3. It was cheap and it performs quite well. __________________ Typemachine: Acer Aspire One D250 \| Atom N280 1.6 Ghz \| 1GB DDR2 \| 160GB SATA \| 10.1' 1024 x 600 \| Lubuntu 12.10 Oldbox: HP D530 \| Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz \| 1GB DDR \| 40GB \| Windows XP "The 'gentle biker' look is overdone. I'm going for 'psycho hillbilly.' "

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Sep 20, 2010, 04:30 AM	#88
f22a4bandit Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SATX Posts: 462 (0.47/day) Thanks: 210 Thanked 200 Times in 115 Posts System Specs	I have a Phenom X3 8650 which makes me to all of the newer CPUs.

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Sep 20, 2010, 05:44 AM	#89
Altered Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 791 (0.43/day) Thanks: 250 Thanked 126 Times in 116 Posts System Specs	C2D vote added. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

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Sep 20, 2010, 06:22 AM	#90
MohawkAngel Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,814 (1.14/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 128 Times in 116 Posts System Specs	AMD Phenom 2 X2 550BE HDZ550WFK2001

Sep 27, 2010, 01:54 AM	#91
Exile_Chavez Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 276 (0.22/day) Thanks: 75 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts System Specs	Amd 3.2ghz quad right here. Had I known about overclocking when I built my computer I would have saved the money and oced a 2.8 __________________ "Live as though you will die today, but dream as though you will live forever."-Nikola Telsa

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Sep 27, 2010, 03:51 AM	#92
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,605 (4.27/day) Thanks: 2,340 Thanked 1,344 Times in 921 Posts System Specs	how come erocker has all the CPUs ?? __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

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Sep 30, 2010, 04:36 AM	#94
Athlonite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 1,386 (1.14/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 441 Times in 345 Posts System Specs	I really can't believe 8 people admitted to owning an stumpron me haves a new Phenom II x4 940BE to replace old crusty athlon x2 7750BE __________________

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Sep 30, 2010, 04:45 AM	#95
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,605 (4.27/day) Thanks: 2,340 Thanked 1,344 Times in 921 Posts System Specs	people with intel seem to have an amd as well...?? but peoplw with inly amds are content am i getting somewhere here? __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

Sep 30, 2010, 06:14 AM	#96
Athlonite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 1,386 (1.14/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 441 Times in 345 Posts System Specs	yup i was happy with the 7750BE but now I'm gaming at 1920x1080 it just doesn't cut the mustard anymore so a small upgrade to an mid range AMD quad was just what the doctor ordered and now the HD5770 has a bit more legs now too __________________

Sep 30, 2010, 06:24 AM	#98
Athlonite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 1,386 (1.14/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 441 Times in 345 Posts System Specs	cheap or not I'd never use one __________________

Sep 30, 2010, 12:35 PM	#99
Techtu Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Death Star... England. Posts: 1,592 (1.35/day) Thanks: 368 Thanked 490 Times in 340 Posts System Specs	meh... I currently put a Sempron in my sister's rig __________________ Sig by JrRacinFan Live in the UK? Join the UK TPU Group!

Sep 30, 2010, 12:41 PM	#100
AsRock TPU addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US\ Uk Born Posts: 8,800 (4.07/day) Thanks: 1,680 Thanked 1,348 Times in 1,170 Posts System Specs	i5 M430 Core 2 Quad 9550 AMD 939 P4 2.4 Power usage has got a little crazy over the years and i really like the i5 even if it is a laptop with it's power usage a little less than a P4@2.4.. P4 60w i5 55w AMD 939 150w 9550 200w All idle although the P4 and the i5 take little more when at full load. And yeah i know about chipset \ video cards make the difference but over the time the power draw to play games that i want to has gone up a fair bit at over twice as much. Whats a i7 take idle ? Last edited by AsRock; Sep 30, 2010 at 12:49 PM.