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Core 2 or AM2? For new system build.
For now which has better value for money? AM2 system is still alot cheaper compared to Core 2 system. Will the price for core 2 system drop in the near future and should i wait? And which combintain is better? AM2 with Sli, AM2 with Crossfire, Core 2 with Sli or Core 2 with Crossfire? I perfer His VGA cards which is ATI based cos they have a better stock cooling solution no need for aftermarket coolers.
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Hmmm...in your current situation Core2 vs AM2 it's not about the "better value for money" but what money have you decided to spend and what are you goind to do with your new system. Let me explain...Core 2 offers great performance but it costs more...if you have the money, you'll have much better performance and this is what we call "better value for money". If you want to stick to AMD with AM2 and cheap processors...you'll have less performance but cheap system...so in this case if you're a budget user...AM2 is "better value for money". You ask: Will the price for core 2 system drop in the near future and should i wait?
No, you should not....core2 was announced 2 days ago officially...so you don't have to expect serious price drops in near future. Your second question about which combination will be better...after you decide which platform, it's a matter of what are you: ATI or NVIDIA fan boy. If you like ATI....go for CrossFire.
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I am not a fan boy of Ati or NV is just that with my budget i will probely go for 7600gt or x1600xt. The cooling solution for HIS x1600xt VGA card is good so i do not need to go for a aftermaket solution. But curuntly only a company EverTop have 7600gt with zalman coolers but is not available at my place. Anyway i just feel that it will be more cost effective if i go for a VGA card that has a better cooling solution so that i do not need to buy an aftermarket solution. And another thing is that there arent many AM2 motherboard with Crossfire out there. In fact only one that i know off one is from MSI K9A Platinum but not mush is know about this motherboard not much review on the net and not even sold in most online retailer like newegg or directron. So i have no idea on its price as well.
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same here.....
but i'm torn between getting an X2 3800 an keep my current rig or sell my current rig at a VERY low price then get a core 2 based system....
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YOu kind of got no choice but to wait as supply for core 2 is very low, and AM2 is there, with the basic CPUs, but the 65nm new AMD processor will wait till the end of this year. Meanwhile, that should extend the life of your current setup and save you stress and cash.
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what i did,...is put my system on ebay
and sold it for almost 500 dollars!!! and its def not worth that much (Even still a socket 754) and bought alot of new stuff basically to get ready for AM2 i bought the 3800+ x2 for now but plan on upgrading as well as i got a 60 dollar AM2 motherboard the total was 377 dollars which left me money to buy other things if your trying to sell your rig to get ready for the new stuff, i suggest you sell it soon as AMD has cut prices i dont know if you have a Intel or AMD but if its AMD with the price cut you may not get much money for your rig in a month or so
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Core 2!... DUO!
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Found out that suppliers should have plenty of conroes by August 7th, so be patient.
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The prices of the intel cpu's are still inflated and should be dropping soon. Right now its more like a free for all milk the customers type thing going on.
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Not only the Intel Core Due are expensive. The motherboard cost more compared to AM2 motherboard too. So when shall i expect the price to be lower? If its too long i might go for AM2 instead of Core Duo.
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Never!! Core 2 Duo Ftw!
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Motherboards for Core 2 Duo are expensive, and the P965 chipsets don't overclock as well as 975X, and the 975X motherboards that support Core 2 Duo are over $200.
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my AM2 board/cpu and mem cost me under 300€, and it works fine overclocked to 2.5GHZ with the stock cooling
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ooooo! AM2!
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If you come from a P4 at 3.0 to a AMD 3000+ AM2 you will see that the difrence is huge
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Yeah...but if you come from a Pentium D 820(which I still have) to an Athlon 64 3200+, the difference is there in games, but in multi-tasking the D 820 is still better...
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and you will notice a big difference going from a amd 3200+ to a core 2 duo e6300
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the problem is that the e6300 is a lot more expensive than most AMD, EVEN a x23800 wich is a pretty good cpu
btw i tought a D820 would beat a 3200+ in games, guess not
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No it does not...definately not. I get 200 points more with an Athlon 64 3200+ @ stock.
3DMark05 w/ Pentium D 820: ~5600 3DMark05 w/ Pentium D 820 @ 3.2Ghz: ~5700 3DMark05 w/ Athlon 64 3200+: ~ 5700-5800 3DMark05 w/ Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.6Ghz: ~5900-6000 All with X800XL @ 444/540 w/ EMT |
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Read this.
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Oooooooh...um...oooooooooh??
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