What platform should I go with?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:10 am

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.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:09 pm

Core i7 , Sandy Bridge etc. Looks to be pretty good price (being that it's pretty new) and somewhat futureproof.

Bound · Post by **Bound** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:42 pm

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

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:23 pm

i7 Extreme!!

biggest and best you can afford!!

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:43 pm

i7 or i7 2600K. The i7 extreme is a waste of cash.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:57 pm

Are most applications compatible with the 64-bit OS? I'm looking at going with 6 gigs of memory.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:00 pm

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:43 am

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.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:47 am

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.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:49 am

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

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:30 pm

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.