Hi.
I know this subject comes to the list from time to time,
but since hardware and prices change, it is interesting
to read what people say.
I purchased an i7 920 two years ago. I was very happy
with its overclocked performance (with a Gigabyte
GA-EX58-UD5 mobo) but it is starting to have stability
issues.
I am considering a new purchase. I find the following options:
INTEL:
1. i7-960 3.2 251 Euro the CPU (+ mobo ~200)
This is similar to my i7-920 but with the 3.2 GHz nominal
instead of overclocked. Similar price to 2 years ago.
2. i7-970 at 488 Euro and i7-990X at 871 Euro (same mobo)
Why are 6 cores Intel processors so much more expensive
than 4 cores? Are these prices right?
3. Intel 2x xeon: 2x6 cores (x 2 hyperthreading) = 24 cores
I don't even have a price for this, most providers don't
even sell such things. (This is not California.) Someone
knows if some of this is available at affordable prices?
AMD:
4. Phenom II 1075T x6 3.0 GHz 158 Euro (the 1100T 3.3 GHz)
only 177 Euro. Also the mobo is cheaper for those (~80 Euro)
* Does anyone have experience with this?
* Can this 6 core be compared with with a 488 Euro i7 6 core?
* Does it support hyperthreading?
* Can anyone test an MCTS program like pachi or fuego on both
AMD and Intel and report the number of Ksims/sec/GHz?
5. Dual chip:
Do low-cost dual-processor AMD mobos exist?
Anyone knows how to build a low-cost 24 thread machine
with AMD?
Jacques.
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