CPUs | Forum profile

Great news! Was worried about AMD a few months back but it seems they are back in the game with some great products selling at good prices, that and a nice big payout from Intel heh! The better AMD get the cheaper INTEL will become . . . i.e Love INTEL then buy AMD!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ast3r But why not go with AM3?The Phenoms are very capable CPUs and if the PC will be used for gaming the performance differences between the i5 system and the AM3 system would be very small.And not to say that AM3 will be a little cheaper.I could put a pc together to give you an idea of an AM3 system if you would like. Only reason to buy a Phenom II is if you dont want to overclock as it will be just faster than a...

Quote: AMD is back in the saddle. After dropping out of the top-10 semiconductor supplier rankings and slipping into 12th place last year, AMD will emerge in ninth place this year, according to a round of preliminary numbers by iSuppli. The market research firm has compiled a complete scoreboard showing this year's predicted top-20 semiconductor suppliers, their revenue, and how their performance compares to last year's. Behold: AMD...

Well speaking from experience some of the push pins must have failed and i know this cause i have damaged them myself, check to see if any of the pins are damaged as i think that is def your problem here.

i mite buy into gulftown when the prices drop! but my i7 950 is ok at the mo!

Thuban is a 6 core Phenom 2, Bulldozer is the name of the new architecture, which covers different chips and what will probably be quad and octo cores, eventually 16 cores, and maybe some dual and 6 cores aswell, we'll have to see how it shapes up. Bulldozer is a HUGE leap forward in Interger performance for AMD< interger being the area Intel have been strongest in for, well decades. Thuban will likely not offer a huge benefit to...

not sure, havent seen one id prefer a change anyway, not really keen on this one anymore lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Alexrose1uk There's no reason to dump a Q6600, unless you've got something better waiting and need it (or feel you need it ) Thats basically what i done, sold the q6600 and bought a q9550 EO to try one out (also 3.8ghz from it), bit of a crazy upgrade i suppose. Sold it and then moved to i7.

Also the better AMD get the better Intel get, competition is good. Remember Athlon64?

Quote: Originally Posted by Corasik I wouldnt go from an E6300 to a Q6600, the difference in performance for gaming is minor, and there is no guarantee you'll get better than 3.2Ghz on the Q6600, you might, but you might not. Moving to a Q9xxx on the 45nm process would be better, but that can only be done if your motherboard supports it. The 45nm duals and quads are a fair bit faster than the 65nm versions clock for clock. To the OP. The...