SW CPU/Mb recommendations

Time to upgrade again soon. Is AMD out, or not? Athlon Phenom or Athlon

64? Last time I upgraded AMD was the top choice. that was a while ago.

What is the favorite Intel CPU for built machines for SW? Core2Duo, core2Quad? Dual CPU or Single?

Stability is more important than performance.

ca

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clay
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Intel is in ATM You might like to hold off your decision until the new Nehalem processor line is out ( fairly soon) to see how they perform in comparison to the Core2Duo for SW These are not compatible with 775 socket mobo though and will probably be available at premium $ initially I have just built a E8500 pc and I am pretty sure Matt Lombard recently brought a XI box with one -check his blog ( the E8600 is the last of that line) Quads are in vogue for rendering, analysis and such

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neil

Sorry to say, but Intel is on top right now. They got out the big hammer and let it drop. The Nehalem might be suited for SW because it shuts down some of its cores and puts all the juice into one when running single threaded apps. This may just be for energy or it may help in speed. Don't know. I think it may also put the memory controller on chip like AMD did.

Time to wait if you can.

TOP

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TOP

Initially, Nehalem will be for high-end dual socket systems only. Mainstream desktop systems won't be out until H2 2009. If you're in the market for a Xeon system, I'd hold off, but if you're looking for a high-end UP desktop (and want to be under 4K or so) get a fast Core2 Duo or Quad.

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jimsym

I have just bought a new machine with the single E8600 and 8gb of Ram. Works really well.

Regards

Brian Law

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Brian Law

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