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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> It's time for a new desktop, I'd rather the the money to Amazon or |
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Ebuyer |
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> than the Inland Revenue. I'm currently running a Core2Duo system, but |
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use |
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> AMD before that, so I have no real allegiances. |
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> I was thinking of something like an AMD 1100T 6 core CPU, the new |
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> Bulldozers are expensive and initial reports are not that promising, |
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but |
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> an Intel that gives the same bang per buck would do. |
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For AMD I'd recommend to go for a 960T : |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995 |
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It's a 95W and as a Zosma it's actually a 6-core. Most of those (not all |
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unfortunately) can be unlocked to a 6-core. Has Turbo functionality. |
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For Intel a 2500K is the way to go but maybe you should wait for Ivy |
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Bridge. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 |
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> I'm thinking |
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> Gigabyte for motherboard, based on comments made here in similar |
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threads |
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> (like the one Dale started a while ago). |
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Go for ASUS or Gigabyte. For AMD make sure you pick one that is |
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compatible with the Bulldozer Architecture. For example : |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131754 |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128509 |
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Those are UEFI boards which will help with larger AF drives. |
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For Intel go with Z68 boards. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790 |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128507 |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157264 |
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> I need lots of SATA ports |
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> (fortunately, I bought a pair of 2TB drives a fortnight ago, just |
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before |
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> the prices went ballistic). |
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Above boards have lots of SATA ports. |
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> I'm not a gamer, but I want a system with plenty of grunt. Video |
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> performance is not critical, on board would suffice, except I need |
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> something with dual output to drive two monitors. Do any of the onboard |
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> jobbies do this or is a separate Nvidia still the best option? |
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Dual output what ? DSUB, DVI ? A fanless card : |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102933 |
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Something more powerful : |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150543 |
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