Soldato
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do SB work in dual or tri channel?
Alternatively, pick up a used P5Q series motherboard off the bay for around £45 and clock the nuts off the Q6600.
I can completely see where you're coming from tbh. I'm in no rush to make a decision though (unless my HDD goes pop between now and April).
Bulldozer might come out and sweep Intel away, and as its due this quarter I should definitely wait really and see what the dealio is. Even if it means I could get a lesser CPU for less but with more than enough punch for what I need it for. And as you say, as AMD is upgradeable in stages I might find I can go with a relatively cheap AMD this year and upgrade a bit heavier next year.
Do you reckon bulldozer will be quad-channel? There's rumours about it.
If you are thinking of Bulldozer then you will need a complete new build anyway as it will only be on the new socket AM3+. Current cpu's should work in a AM3+ board but Bulldozer will not work in current boards.
I said in my previous post that AM3+ boards will take current cpu's. I just do not see the point of building a AMD rig now if it's going to be replaced with Bulldozer in a month or so. Who is to say that AMD will not use a totally new socket after Bulldozer that no current cpu's will work in. Who knows what Intels next round of cpu's will need. Socket 775 was around for years. Who can say what either company have up their sleeves in a year or so?
. Was'nt DDR3 on 775 higher voltage than what it is for 1155/1156?
If you are upgrading in April, I would wait for April before making a decision. Then AMD will have Bulldozer out, Sandybridge will be sorted, and both will do battle and hopefully we'll see a good old-fashion price war.
£500 is a little tight to get a good full system upgrade, especially if you have to factor in the cost of Win 7 if you have an OEM version with your Dell (most likely).
Your graphics card will bottleneck, but should still be good enough until you can scrounge £200 at Chistmas / summer and get a good high-mid range card (GTX 560 / HD 6950). The PSU however should be sufficient.
Yeah I'll definitely wait it out til April to say the least. Just figure it's best to get in and start researching for my upgrade possibilities sooner rather than later.
Yeah I'll definitely wait it out til April to say the least. Just figure it's best to get in and start researching for my upgrade possibilities sooner rather than later.
I bought my window's 7 32-bit ultimate last June. My dell came with 32-vista home premium back in 2008 so I upgraded myself. Will have to burn it to disc before installing it on a new rig though, was one of download direct from the web jobs.
hmmm ... Is this the retail or OEM version? Using Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit on a new rig sounds kind of a waste, plus if it is OEM, I'm not even sure the Windows Activation will work on a completely new system. The retail version should come with both 32 and 64 bit versions. Micosoft makes it so confusing...