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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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100% certain. This is the conversation, which took place in the car. JV: I've been thinking... it might be a good idea to sell the current PC to try and raise some funds for the next one. MrsV: You need to keep the old one, to set up as a server. That's why we bought it, wasn't it? Plus it's, like, ten years old. You wouldn't get anything for it. JV: Fair enough. She let's me do what I want when it comes to PC / Tech related stuff, because she trusts me not to buy crap that will need replacing after a couple of years. This is why I'm asking for advice from you guys... because I trust your knowledge and judgement.
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hifidelity2
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:33 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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Update time: Well, more of a non-update really, but...
I had £300 put aside for this build, which has now been used as a deposit on a new bed. OK, that was my idea, as the old one is nearly 13 years old and the mattress isn't helping either one of us in the "bad joints" department, (no cannabis jokes, please) but I am now wondering:
I want a PC that is as future proof as possible, but do I need a core i7?
Would a core i5 do the biz, or maybe even an AMD processor? I don't have any preference between Intel and AMD, as long as the PC does what it has to and quickly, and I will hopefully be able to use the next version of Windows, (somethng which my current PC failed on, quite miserably)
What do you guys think? Core i5, i& or AMD, and if so which one?
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:35 am |
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ShockWaffle
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:50 am Posts: 1911
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i5 is doing just fine here, I can run plenty large virtual networks and have no fear whatsoever of future versions of Windows. I'm sure it would be ok for most video work, but I am not in any position to test that claim.
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:54 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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The thing that is confusing me about the Intel chips is that there seems to be about £50 difference between the i5 and i7 chips. Am I missing something really obvious, because for the sake of 50 quid I'd take the i7. I must be missing something that's fairly obvious to everyone else, right?
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:50 pm |
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hifidelity2
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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Which i5 and i7 chips are you compairing
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Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:47 am |
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm Posts: 10691 Location: Bramsche
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Check number of cores and hyperthreading, also check turbo capabilty/ speed.
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Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:14 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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It appears that I may well have been dreaming, as the difference is slightly over £50 I've pretty much decided against the AMD chips, as everything I've read suggests that they're not anywhere near as good as the Intel CPUs. Back to the drawing board...
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Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:33 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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OK, I'm now looking at a core i5 setup... how's this for a first attempt? Scan LinkI haven't put a few components on there... I don't need a monitor, hard drive, anything optical, keyboards/mice, etc.
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Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:09 am |
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm Posts: 4876 Location: Newcastle
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Horrible PSU there, I'd avoid it like the plague You can save £20 removing Scansure and postage (as you can get it on Hexus and possibly Bit Tech) You can also get higher speed RAM for £2 more Alternative systemThat one is £25 more than what you have but the PSU will last a lot longer (not to mention be more efficient so will save on the leccy bill )
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:29 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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Agree about the psu, but I forgot to mention that I'll be picking everything up so the delivery costs can be ignored as can scansure. I'll have a look at the alternate system when I get to work and reply then, but for now, thanks. Sent from my big ass Sony Xperia Z Ultra tabphonelet, using Tapatalk 4.
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:16 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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Ok, I've had a look and it looks good. One question though. Is there any reason you choose the motherboard? I though that Asus were meant to be the best, or is that information outdated?
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:58 pm |
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finlay666
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm Posts: 4876 Location: Newcastle
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It's 6 and 2 3's to me really now, I went from Gigabyte (P35 chipsets) to Asus (P45 chipsets) and then back to Gigabyte (Z77 now I think), if you aren't overclocking (and on that CPU you won't really be able to) the performance difference will really be minimal and to me they are just as good now. In terms of features ASRock offer a waterproof motherboard but it's a useless feature to 90-99% of builders unless you are running a custom water cooling loop. The Asus offers customising fan speeds (which you can do anyway) and the Gigabyte offers USB3.0 charging while turned off (but with an active PSU obviously). I know which I find the more useful feature (neither but at a push the charging) It's also on the approved list if you fancied a foray into a Hackintosh at a later date http://www.tonymacx86.com/405-building- ... budget_atx
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:09 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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Hadn't thought of that. Sounds good to me... Better get saving! Thanks, Fin. Sent from my big ass Sony Xperia Z Ultra tabphonelet, using Tapatalk 4.
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Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:20 pm |
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finlay666
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