Am 20.07.2012 14:06, schrieb Dale: > > v...@ukr.net wrote: >> Hello! >> >> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:24:42 -0400 >> Philip Webb <purs...@ca.inter.net> wrote: >> >> >>> However, I'm quite willing to look at AMD or consider waiting a bit >>> till something newer from Intel reaches the regular market. >> Speaking of AMD processors, I remember one of my friends told that >> their A10-series a good. I didn't study any details of it, but if you >> are interested, you can check them out as well. >> >> Regards, Vladimir ----- <v...@ukr.net> > > I built my rig with a AMD CPU and I like it. I prefer AMD since it has > a lot of bang for less bucks. Mine is this one: > > AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor > > I went from 12 to 14 hours building LOo on my older AMD 2500+ single > core to about a hour or so on my new rig. > > One thing I have learned over the years when money is tight. Always buy > parts that are about 2 to 3 notches below the latest release. My > current CPU is 3.2Ghz which is about two notches below the fastest they > had at the time. I think the fastest was 3.4Ghz or something. I saved > a lot of money but most likely wouldn't be able to see the difference in > speed. You can do the same for mobos and such too. > > Also, with Linux, older hardware has more stable drivers than newer > stuff. If you buy a brand new mobo with all new chipsets, you can run > into stability issues until the drivers get sorted out. If you buy one > that has been out a year or so, you have a MUCH better chance of getting > good stable drivers. > > As always, your mileage may vary. > > Dale > > :-) :-) >
+1 for AMD, especially if you consider integrated GPUs. If you want to be sure you get a good deal, look for FLOPS per Dollar charts or similar benchmarks. For example this [1]. [1] http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_value_available.html Regards, Florian Philipp
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