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Squilliam on 07 June 2008
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TheRealMafoo said:
Squilliam said:
TheRealMafoo said:
starcraft said:
Now what were you just saying about not needing a 360 if you have a PC?


You didn't just try and compare the reliability of a PC to a 360, and call the 360 a winner did you? I have not upgraded my PC in 2 years, and it's on 100% of the time, stuffed in a corner. I would be on 360 #4-5 by now if I did that with it ;)

So if the LGA775 is a dead path, what socket should I be looking at?

Also I meant 300 for the CPU only.

What do you think about quad core? 


It just means that when you upgrade next you're going to dump your motherboard/CPU/Ram because they all won't be compatible if you pick an intel platform at present. You just have to consider you usage patterns and how much you upgrade.

How will you use your PC? - Games/Rendering/Programming/Encoding

Do you value silence?

Are you going to SLI/Xfire?

Do you need abosolute high performance?

Edit: do you overclock?


haha, I knew what you meant by dead path, I just don't know why you think it is. Doesn't AMD change there socket every 15 minutes or so? I find it hard to trust them to keep anything standard for a while. (I have an AMD CPU right now, and have that issue).

Also you said AM3 AMD cpus, but newegg seems to call there sockets AM2+. is that the same thing?

I don't over clock (never saw any real world advantages when I did), and I just want the best performance for the money. Not the best performance.

I don't think will do SLI, and I don't value silence (most of the time I am playing games I have headphones on anyway, as my GF is trying to sleep upstairs).


I read somewhere that AM3 (future) will be compatible with AM2+ so you're good to go. Manufacturers are usually pretty honest about road maps. They were quick with their 7xx then 939 then 940 then am2, but they seem to have learnt their lessons. I posted something here about it with a link, but its too late to go search for it.

If you don't want to overclock and want a solid system you can upgrade in the future I say pick the Phenom because its dirt cheap and $100-150 less than a comparible intel because the motherboard is free. It has only one PCI-E 2 -16 port but thats all you need and you have an upgrade path should you want it.



Tease.