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What platform should I go with?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:10 am
by CableDude
Core i3
Core i5
Core i7
Pentium
Core 2 Duo
Core 2 Quad
Core i7 Extreme
Looking to possibly buy a new desktop. I want no less the 4-6 gigs of memory as well.
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:09 pm
by Easto
Core i7 , Sandy Bridge etc. Looks to be pretty good price (being that it's pretty new) and somewhat futureproof.
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:42 pm
by Bound
Easto wrote:Core i7 , Sandy Bridge etc. Looks to be pretty good price (being that it's pretty new) and somewhat futureproof.
+1
i7 2600K
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:23 pm
by Sava700
i7 Extreme!!
biggest and best you can afford!!
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:43 pm
by YARDofSTUF
i7 or i7 2600K. The i7 extreme is a waste of cash.
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:57 pm
by CableDude
Are most applications compatible with the 64-bit OS? I'm looking at going with 6 gigs of memory.
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:00 pm
by YARDofSTUF
Yes.
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:43 am
by YeOldeStonecat
What will you be doing with it?
I'd love to say get the biggest and baddest and latest processor out there....
But depending on your budget, and what you're going to do with it...heck an i5 can me more than enough for you.
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:47 am
by CableDude
YeOldeStonecat wrote:What will you be doing with it?
I'd love to say get the biggest and baddest and latest processor out there....
But depending on your budget, and what you're going to do with it...heck an i5 can me more than enough for you.
Internet mostly. What I have figured is about ~1,550 + Not what I want to spend right now.
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:49 am
by Mark
look over at [H] forums, there are a bunch of folks selling I7 systems because they are upgrading to sandybridge, i bet you could find a good deal there.
http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:30 pm
by CableDude
Christ, made this thread over a month ago and have yet to do anything.
The "shop" that I was going to buy from does not seem to want to get back to me. So it looks like I am going to build my own.