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On 07/26/2012 12:05 AM, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> I've listed what's available at the local store, |
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> which I trust to stock reliable items, tho' I wouldn't ask their advice. |
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> All the AMD's are 32 nm , while the Intel recommended by one commenter |
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> -- Core i5-3570 4-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.4 Ghz, 6MB L3 Cache, 22 nm -- |
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> is 22 nm : it costs CAD 230 & they have 3 in stock, |
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> which suggests demand, but not the most popular ( 9 in stock). |
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> Isn't 22 nm going to be faster than 32 nm ? |
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> In the same price range, AMD offers Bulldozer X8 FX-8150 (125W) |
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> 8-Core Socket AM3+, 3.6 GHz, 8Mb Cache, 32 nm ( CAD 220 , 2 in stock). |
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> How do you compare cores vs nm ? |
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> How far is cache size important ( 6 vs 8 MB )? |
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> When I built my current machine 2007, the CPU cost CAD 213 , |
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> so both look as if they're in the right ballpark. |
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If you're building new, performance-oriented box, you should take latest |
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intel with AVX because of AVX. As I recall, recent gcc has support for |
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avx, so some performance gain may be achieved. |
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If you want home box, you may be interested in AMD A8 and similar chips, |
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as they are reasonably fast and very chip |
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In any case, I'd put most of my money in 2-4 big 3Tb HDD's for media and |
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8+ Gb fast memory, as modern browsers eat memory like crazies and CPU is |
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usually fast enough. Decoding HDTV mkv's should occur on gpu block in |
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any case, so general performance for most uses is irrelevant, as it was |
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fast enough four yesrs earlier. Simply check, that you can offload HDTV |
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decoding to GPU in your config. |
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