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. _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
