Quad Core Processors

[dfergie]

I got these links to reviews in my inbox, please post your thoughts or links to other reviews.

AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Quad-Core Processor | TechwareLabs
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 Processor | TechwareLabs

 

[dfergie]

I am thinking of purchasing a Quad Core PC soon...

 

[Smith P.]

After i7 and upcoming i5 core and platform, the quads looks pale and as second hand. I'm classified the line as fading out family of CPUs and good enough for not latest PCs/OSs/programs/games - ie sufficient for background PCs with supporting tasks.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

After i7 and upcoming i5 core and platform, the quads looks pale and as second hand. I'm classified the line as fading out family of CPUs and good enough for not latest PCs/OSs/programs/games - ie sufficient for background PCs with supporting tasks.

Not everybody has to have the latest and greatest processors. The quad core I have from Dell is extremely fast for what I want to do with it. Since Don is not a gamer, it would seem now is the perfect time to buy a quad-core; he'll get a good price for one.

I push mine with SPSS 17, Office 2007, QDA Miner, AskSam, Firefox with multiple tabs, dreamweaver, and itunes, all at the same time, and it works like a champ. I have a Dell Studio 540 with an Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, with 6.0GB running Vista 64 Premium.

 

[Smith P.]

Usually, the type of a request always coming to one last question - how much you want to spend for a PC of your preference.

If you're just kicking tires - follow by latest and greatest inventions on the market from both competitors: Intel and AMD, nVidia and ATI [AMD].

 

[dfergie]

I'm just looking now, all that is ava here is AMD machines... I want a BD Burner and will use my XBOX HD DVD Drives with the pc also...I'll probably have to order online or go out of town to get what I want...

 

[Grandpa J]

Mr. Smith is correct. I traded my Intel Quad for the I 7 because I do video editing of my home movies. The I 7 is faster for that but otherwise my Quad worked just fine for most apps. Just look at price vs feature you want.

 

[Rey]

i want to upgrade from my extreme edition pentium 4 3.2ghz to this Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor - Processors - Desktops
what do you guys think? good step? i already have the mobo picked out.

 

[gbjbany]

Try this don.

AnandTech: The Core 2 Quad Q8400: Intel's $183 Phenom II 940 Competitor

Not exactly the same processors but might help

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets

 

[TheForce]

Don- I bought this base machine from HP as a starter point to do Blu Ray burning and FULL HD editing 1080x1920 AVCHD.
It is the HP m9280f model. It uses a Q9300 processor which is considerably less money but then I custom expanded it for the BluRay performance with 8GB ram, a Panasonic BluRay 4x burner. The machine comes with a BR/HDDVD player-DVD burner. Then I added extra 1Tb drives for a 3x Raid array for speed. Finally it required a new PS for 900watts. I was able to get this similar package for under $3200 while the similar system with a Q9600 and appropraie ram from Dell was $9000. The performance with the Raid upgrade allows me to edit AVCHD of two simultaneous streams in real time with transition effects in Sony Vegas 64 bit version at full 29.97 FPS.
To save money you may consider what I did by starting with a low cost package and then upgrading it.

 

[Ramy]

Not everybody has to have the latest and greatest processors. The quad core I have from Dell is extremely fast for what I want to do with it. Since Don is not a gamer, it would seem now is the perfect time to buy a quad-core; he'll get a good price for one.

I push mine with SPSS 17, Office 2007, QDA Miner, AskSam, Firefox with multiple tabs, dreamweaver, and itunes, all at the same time, and it works like a champ. I have a Dell Studio 540 with an Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, with 6.0GB running Vista 64 Premium.

True about the games, but for videos the i7 is a beast at reencoding.

 

[dfergie]

After looking around, I ended up getting one of these as I have neither the patience or time to build... Walmart.com: HP Pavilion a6863w-b PC Bundle with 23" Monitor: Computers only one around here... they had the same model here and at Sam's 90 miles away but with an Nvidea chipset and smaller drive and monitor...

 

[Ramy]

Cool. That will make video encoding faster.

 

[Rey]

After looking around, I ended up getting one of these as I have neither the patience or time to build... Walmart.com: HP Pavilion a6863w-b PC Bundle with 23" Monitor: Computers only one around here... they had the same model here and at Sam's 90 miles away but with an Nvidea chipset and smaller drive and monitor...

:up:up

 

[dfergie]

Cool. That will make video encoding faster.

I put the Nero 9 trial disc that I got at CES in it last night... no AVCHD option (probably have to upgrade it to do that) so I might load Nero 7 later, need to put ULead MF6 on it today also...

 

[Cegarrett]

Not a bad deal; But I'm not a fan of AMD and fully intregrated Mother Boards

 

[dfergie]

Ordered this with the frequently bought items through the SatelliteGuys Store... [ame="http://www.amazon.com/LG-GGW-H20L-Super-Multi-Blue/dp/B000Y1AFCS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1245258044&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue - Blu-ray Disc Burner / HD DVD-ROM Drive w/ Lightscribe - 6x2x6x/3x - Serial?@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/411wkN9a3fL.@@AMEPARAM@@411wkN9a3fL[/ame]

 

[Ramy]

Ordered this with the frequently bought items through the SatelliteGuys Store... Amazon.com: LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue - Blu-ray Disc Burner / HD DVD-ROM Drive w/ Lightscribe - 6x2x6x/3x - Serial ATA - internal - 5.25": Computers & PC Hardware

I have that drive. Nice drive.

 

[dfergie]

Got the drive a spindle of 15 BD-R's and 2 BD- RE's in today, but am too tired to install / play with tonight...

 

[Ramy]

How much were the BD-R's?