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070709 Julian Simioni wrote: |
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> I have an 8500GT video card in my machine right now |
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> and the 100.14.11 driver which is in portage works just fine. |
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That's good to hear. |
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> you wouldn't want to run Vista anyways right? |
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No ... |
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> Since Core 2 Duos are so inexpensive |
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> and will easily outperform and use less power than an Athlon64, |
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> why stick with AMD ? My 4300, which I bought a few weeks ago for $ 110 , |
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> is the slowest Core 2 Duo, but would probably perform similarly |
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> if not outperform either of the AMD processors you listed. |
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> Intel is going to be announcing some nice price cuts on the 22nd: |
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> esp Q6600, a 2.4GHz quad-core part will be available for a mere $ 266 . |
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I just checked my usual store's site & prices have dropped dramatically |
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(that's in the last few hours!), so the AMD 6000+ is now reasonable: |
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it needs 125 W , but hopefully that's not too much; |
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it's rated at 3 GHz with 2 x 1 MB L2 cache ; price CAD 197 . |
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As for Intel, the 4300 is rated at 1,8 GHz & costs CAD 140 , |
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while the Q6600 costs CAD 610 , way beyond my limit. |
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So I'm inclined to stay with AMD, which has worked well since 2003. |
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> Hope it helps |
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Definitely ! |
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