Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:00:15 +0200, masterprometheus wrote: > >> For AMD I'd recommend to go for a 960T : >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995 >> It's a 95W and as a Zosma it's actually a 6-core. Most of those (not >> all unfortunately) can be unlocked to a 6-core. Has Turbo functionality. > > That sounds like a poor gamble. A 3.0GHz CPu that I may be able to unlock > to 6 cores for £20 less than a genuine 6 cores 3.2GHz 1090T. I either get > slightly less for slightly less, or a lot less for slightly less :( >
Well when I checked the 960T was $125 at Newegg and 1090T was $170. That's a $45 difference. With $30 of this you can get a good cooler like this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082 Then overclock and beat the 1090T easily in most tasks (even with 4 cores). But if you're not in a budget get the best you can. An Intel core i7 2600K is a great choice if you can afford it. Already fast, easily overclockable and hyperthreading will help with media encoding etc.
