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

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Alecks Gates wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:27 PM, Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net> wrote:
>> 120720 Dale wrote to me as OP:
>>> If you need help with this, i'd be glad to help you pick parts
>>> for your build.  The biggest thing is to make sure things work together.
>> Thanks for the offer & the other advice from everyone so far.
>> I built machines successfully in 2000 2003 2007
>> & am still using the last  2 , tho' the 2007 mobo failed (ASUS)
>> & its replacement is showing minor bugs (glad I got in-store warranty).
>> Therefore, I'm not looking for basic advice how to put a box together.
>>
>> I'm also willing to pay for a fast upto-date CPU,
>> but not of course whatever came out just last week,
>> which will soon drop in price & will still need some bugs sorting out.
>> I don't have to choose between a good CPU & a good SSD
>> & expect to get a competitive price from Canada Computers, as before.
>>
>> Any further thoughts re Intel vs AMD wb very welcome.
>>
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> You'd definitely get more bang for your buck out of AMD, especially
> with Gentoo.  It might even be worth waiting for AMD's piledriver-core
> CPUs depending on how much of an improvement they actually give,
> though I'm not sure when those are supposed to be out.  And paying for
> a top-of-the-line AMD CPU is still much cheaper than Intel.
>
> This is a very broad generalization of course, but a lot of it comes
> down to multi-threaded (lean towards AMD) vs single-threaded (lean
> towards Intel).  Honestly I don't think you'd notice the difference
> anyway on a general desktop.  I'd pick AMD, and very likely one of
> their APUs if you don't need intense graphics, as they seem to be able
> to handle most things well and even some light gaming.
>
>

I did some checking when I built my rig.  If I recall correctly, just a
comparable Intel CPU would have cost as much as my AMD CPU *and* the
mobo.  After you put down some bucks for the CPU, you still have to buy
a mobo which seem pricey to me as well.  Between those two parts, you
can spend a lot of money for Intel based stuff. 

Seriously, for desktop use and budget, go with AMD.  Spend the money you
save on your SSD or a really nice video card.  After all, the video card
is what you really see anyway. 

I'm not saying Intel is bad but AMD is a great CPU and much cheaper. 

Dale

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