im ready to purchase... any final notes

stickroad · 22 Jul 2007 at 15:51

james.miller said:
3/4k to spend next month. ie: 14 days or so. you missed that part?

Ah i see, i was presuming you were talking about hes current budget, but if hes spending that amount of money:

james.miller said:
if your getting loads of money next month, the smart thing to do would be not upgrade anything and just wait. amd''s are so far behind what intel has to offer right now that honestly only a fool would choose a current amd pc. £170 for a quad core core2? amd has nothing.

dont say we didnt warn you.

Very good advice. If you can afford to get say one of the new Intel chips (E6850), AMD dosent stand a chance against them chips.

Frame352 · 22 Jul 2007 at 15:52

Gah, never mind

JoeCooper · 22 Jul 2007 at 17:19

although im getting that much money next month from a life saving account. (on 14th august to be exact), i dont wish to blow it all on a pc.

i have £700 to spend this month, to which i dont wish to over clock. any processor higher would put me though my budjet, i did strech the limit a lot as i only have £20 left untill i get my money.

my brother will be building up a pc soon as he gets paid, id probally sell him the processor and get the 6000+ (means changing MB). or i may even go for a full intel system. i was on a tight budjet, and i didnt want to get anything crappy just so i can pay extra for a decent intel machine. thankyou for your help, beleive me it has helped a lot and i probally will consider intel for the future. it all came to £700 including delivery, i could probally sell it on for that much (if you seen the ones that people have on ebay

Thankyou! very much guys

Tom|Nbk · 22 Jul 2007 at 21:51

Why on earth did you choose AMD over Intel. *Cry* :eek:

Im renaming this thread to

im ready to purchase... don't post any final notes I'll dismiss any sound advice.

stickroad · 22 Jul 2007 at 21:57

That system is fine, if hes leaving it at stock like he said he would be.

<F0rb> · 22 Jul 2007 at 21:58

i don't understand you.

You come on here, ask us for the best spec and we tell you. You then make a second thread, and using this one, to tell people you are going AMD and nothing will stop you. Are you a complete fanboy or what ?

I don't mean to come across harsh or anything though...

Tom|Nbk · 22 Jul 2007 at 22:01

<F0rb> said:
Are you a complete fanboy or what ?

It seems that way. Some people just can't let go

LoadsaMoney · 22 Jul 2007 at 22:02

Couldn't he get an Intel system for cheaper, that would also be faster than the AMD.

stickroad · 22 Jul 2007 at 22:04

LoadsaMoney said:
Couldn't he get an Intel system for cheaper, that would also be faster than the AMD.

He could have then he might as well just get a AMD chip that is equivalent to that Intel chip and cheaper.

mmj_uk · 22 Jul 2007 at 23:19

I find it a bit strange that you request advice and then totally disregard it. :confused:

SS-89 · 23 Jul 2007 at 00:02

mmj_uk said:
I find it a bit strange that you request advice and then totally disregard it.

The power fanboi-ism has over the mind is hard to fathom :/

Smeg4Brains · 23 Jul 2007 at 10:17

i find it abit strange he clearly says he dont want to switch to intel then you all hound him to swap.

stickroad · 23 Jul 2007 at 10:20

Smeg4Brains said:
i find it abit strange he clearly says he dont want to switch to intel then you all hound him to swap.

I hope your not counting me in that list?

Rezident · 23 Jul 2007 at 10:49

Tom|Nbk said:
Why on earth did you choose AMD over Intel. *Cry*

Ah come on, we need someone to keep AMD going until they get their act together.

The only good monopoly is a board game.

Nullvoid · 23 Jul 2007 at 10:55

Yea I'd say the fanboyism is a bit more rampant in the replies than from the original poster. You act like his PC will be complete ***** just because he is getting an AMD processor but that's just not true.

Yes, the Intel chips will overclock far better and therefore you can get lots more performance out of relatively little money, but not everyone wants to dabble in overclocking.

At stock speeds his 5600+ will be faster than the e4500/e6320 he could get at roughly the same price point therefore his decision is perfectly sound.

*Star out swearies please*

stickroad · 23 Jul 2007 at 11:06

Nullvoid said:
Yea I'd say the fanboyism is a bit more rampant in the replies than from the original poster. You act like his PC will be complete ***** just because he is getting an AMD processor but that's just not true.

Yes, the Intel chips will overclock far better and therefore you can get lots more performance out of relatively little money, but not everyone wants to dabble in overclocking.

At stock speeds his 5600+ will be faster than the e4500/e6320 he could get at roughly the same price point therefore his decision is perfectly sound.

Agreed. The 5600 actually fairs against the 6420 so its great value for money.

DavidB · 23 Jul 2007 at 11:16

Does seem a little strange to be buying , then re-buying a month later.
Surely if nothing else its just a waste of p&p ? (selling p&p, 2x buying p&p)

Although ive got to say, if your not planning on overcocking AMD seem to be great value, but when people are managing to overclock e2140's to speeds around 3ghz easily, it just seems illogical to buy a processor that costs more, and has less potential.

stickroad · 23 Jul 2007 at 11:18

DavidB said:
Although ive got to say, if your not planning on overcocking AMD seem to be great value, but when people are managing to overclock e2140's to speeds around 3ghz easily, it just seems illogical to buy a processor that costs more, and has less potential.

Not if your keeping your entire system at stock.

DavidB · 23 Jul 2007 at 11:39

Originally Posted by DavidB
Although ive got to say, if your not planning on overcocking AMD seem to be great value, but when people are managing to overclock e2140's to speeds around 3ghz easily, it just seems illogical to buy a processor that costs more, and has less potential.

Click to expand...

Not if your keeping your entire system at stock.

Sorry, i was meaning to give that message accross too, if your going for 100% stock, theres no reason to not choose AMD, and for lower budgets, even a few advantages.

james.miller · 23 Jul 2007 at 12:06

Smeg4Brains said:
i find it abit strange he clearly says he dont want to switch to intel then you all hound him to swap.

well hey, he has no reason not to and we wouldnt be the same if we didnt suggest the best solution for him. that's what we're good at, after all.