[yifu]

Well they are but seriously AMD hasnt updated its core architecture for quite a while, which means that clock for clock intel always beats AMD, which is why amd puts 6 cores in a 200 dollars cpu, which is pretty useless as most apps only use dual core.
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I personally have the Athlon II X4 630. It is only $100 so it's a good deal but not a great proc. The Phenom just isn't a value buy. 
 

You have got to be kidding me. The Phenoms, especially the X6s, are the best values in processors.

 

[Jodiuh]

But only takes one game to bring forth upgraditis. That game is Bad Company 2 Vietnam. Runs like a dog on an E8400/260 and a dream on 760/460. I don't think I've enjoyed playing online this much since Left 4 Dead 1 came out. LAN party's only exasperate the screaming, yelling, swearing, and mouse abuse.

 

[mralexosborn]

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I personally have the Athlon II X4 630. It is only $100 so it's a good deal but not a great proc. The Phenom just isn't a value buy. 
 

You have got to be kidding me. The Phenoms, especially the X6s, are the best values in processors.

Sorry. 

 

[revolink24]

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You have got to be kidding me. The Phenoms, especially the X6s, are the best values in processors.

Sorry. 

No problem, no harm done.
 
I just think that the 6 cores are incredible value, especially if you're not a gamer. They overclock well and handle multitasking as well as video encoding applications insanely well.
 
Running a 1090T at 4.0 GHz right now.  This isn't to say that Intel doesn't have their fair share of values. They're actually probably about equal on VFM, you just have to choose based on your purposes.

 

[deltaspirit]

Currently running
 
 
i7-920 @ 4.0 W Noctua NH-U12P SE
EVGA x58 sli
6GB OCZ 1600mhz
5870 1GB
Corsair HX620
2X WD 640GB Black in raid 0
Modded lian li a05b
Filco majestouch MX black
Razer deathadder
Dual dell 2407WFP's

 

[Somnambulist]

In other news, if you buy a 6950 you can essentially unlock it to become a 6970. Stonking value card:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18221844

 

[MCC]

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In other news, if you buy a 6950 you can essentially unlock it to become a 6970. Stonking value card:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18221844

Now if only I could afford a $300 video card, all would be well. Yet I have to wonder if newer, faster graphics cards really make a difference only because today's games are developed for PowerPC consoles and haphazardly ported to x86 machines without many changes to the engine.
 
I'm starting to think this way because Left 4 Dead 2 runs spectacularly well on my laptop with everything on max sans AA- at native resolution (1680x1050). And my laptop has a FireGL v5700 mobility, AKA Radeon 3650. I've overclocked both the GPU and VRAM by 25% but that's still quite surprising to me. Yet my desktop, with an overclocked 4850, shows some weakness running Fallout New Vegas. You know, that game with a barely modified engine from 2006. That doesn't look nearly as good as L4D2. 

 

[cunning]

from a few years back
 
e6750
asus rampage formula
BLACK TRUE-120
MSI 8800GT
1TB Hitachi HDS720
1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
Silverstone TJ-07 black /w side option
pioneer dvr-12
enermax 720
a few noctua and scythe fans

 

[Somnambulist]

Forgot to post this but at Christmas Crucial were selling RAM for an absolute steal, so I bumped up my mid-2010 Mac Mini to the max!
 
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/paulybobs/RAMlol.jpg

 

[Landis]

CPU: Intel Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz
Motherboard: Gigabyte UD3P
Video Card: BFG GTX 260
Memory: Corsair XMS2 (4 x 1GB)
Sound Card: HT Omega Claro Halo
HDD #1: Seagate 500GB Barracuda (16mb Cache)
HDD #2: Western Digital Caviar Black (32mb Cache)
HDD #3: Intel X25-M Solid State 160GB
Optical #1: Lite-On DVD-RW
Optical #2: LG BD-RW / HD-ROM / DVD-RW
 
This computer could run anything... Three years ago.

 

[Jodiuh]

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Yet I have to wonder if newer, faster graphics cards really make a difference only because today's games are developed for PowerPC consoles and haphazardly ported to x86 machines without many changes to the engine.

Battlefield Bad Company 2's an amazing experience with framerates above 60 @ all times.

 

[revolink24]

If they're above 60, then you really should turn vsync on.

 

[Jodiuh]

Screen tearing doesn't bother me. Mouse lag does.

 

[revolink24]

That's why I have forced triple buffering 

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Although with any well executed vsync mouse lag should be nonexistent.

 

[Jodiuh]

Haven't messed with it in a long time. Honestly, I don't even notice the tearing.

Might try it later tonight tho. Thx.