[Techtalk] Asking for new PC recommended specs

[L J Laubenheimer]

Kai MacTane wrote:
> At 9/30/03 12:21 AM , David Merrill wrote:
> 
>> POWER:  480 watt power supply (extra quiet model, woo hoo!)
>> MOBO:   Intel D875PBZLK 875P 800MHz FSB 8xAGP Hyper-Threading SATA Gb LAN
>> CPU:    2.80GHz P4, 800MHz FSB, 512K cache, Hyper Threading
> 
> 
> IME, you can get a better MHz/$currency_unit ratio from AMD chips. But 
> that's just a general rule, and in your specific case, you may not be 
> able to find a cheaper AMD at your desired speed (or a faster AMD at 
> your price point).

AMD is now selling 64bit processors.  I tend to prefer AMD because their 
benchmarking is a bit more accurate...

Also, I don't buy from system integrators as a rule - not when I have the 
expertise living in my house!  In fact, I tend to enjoy playing with 
assembling hardware myself, even with my 50 hour a week job.

					ljl
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