Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (1) which CPU ?

[v_2e@ukr.net]

  Hello!

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:24:42 -0400
Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net> wrote:

> I plan to build a new machine in the next few months:
> it wb for regular desktop use, but performance is as important as
> price.
> 
> A quick look at what was available in April suggested
> an Intel Ivy Bridge i7 ( 22 nm ) ; Phoronix said it works with Kernel
> 3.2
> + an Intel Z77 mobo (I usually buy ASUS) & that power/watt was
> excellent.
> 
  If you are considering to buy an Intel CPU, I'd recommend you to pay
some attention to such Intel' technologies as this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge#Intel_Insider_and_remote-control
because it doesn't looks like an advantage to the end user, but rather
as a security (or privacy) hole in one's system.


> However, I'm quite willing to look at AMD or consider waiting a bit
> till something newer from Intel reaches the regular market.
  Speaking of AMD processors, I remember one of my friends told that
their A10-series a good. I didn't study any details of it, but if you
are interested, you can check them out as well.

> My current box dates from 2007 & my stand-by from 2002 :
> the former has an Intel Core2 Duo, the latter an AMD Athlon XP 2500+ .
> 
> I don't want to pay a premium price for a bleeding-edge device
> which wb available at a more normal price a few months later.
> I wb buying it from the local store (Canada Computers), not on-line.
> 
> Does anyone have thoughts or advice ?
> 

  Regards,
    Vladimir

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