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davetech   03-12-2006 at 08:56:28 PM

Urgent advice and help needed:

I am about to buy a new computer, trying to go for the maximum I can get right now. The main uses of the new machine will be multi media based and web surfing BUT I generally do 5 things at once (cd ripping/burning, music creation, video editing, anti-virus, general office programmes and web surfing). As you can see, i tend to demand alot, but I am not an extreme gamer so do not require a CPU the deals with one task very efficiently/quickly. I think I need a CPU that will handle extreme multi tasking of multi media applications.

Any advice, help, suggestions....all welcome. Thanks alot!

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Luminaris   03-12-2006 at 08:59:37 PM
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The Intel 950 is a good chip but then again, the 4800 is too. Me being an Intel enthusiast, I would opt for the 950. I've seen that chip in action and it does perform very well.

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CompGeek   03-12-2006 at 09:24:20 PM
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Both of them will run great with ups and downs for both.
950 will overclock like mad with proper cooling
X2 4800 is a very good gaming chip(though the gfx card comes into question).
You can't get wrong with either of them. :D

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Grimmy   03-12-2006 at 09:57:31 PM
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Get a bag...

and then get 2 pieces of paper.

Write on one -

Intel

The other -

AMD

Put them in a bag.. shake well.. and pull one out of the bag, and wella!!

Owell... I'd say very hard choice to make.. :lol:

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Luminaris   03-12-2006 at 10:02:01 PM
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Now right there, is one very smart genious.

I did it that way once, it was one of those, she loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, she loves me not .....

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Grimmy   03-12-2006 at 10:17:33 PM
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:lol:

I'm just glad I didn't mention.. put 10 pieces of paper with intel, and 5 AMD - or vise vera 10 AMD / 5 Intel- shake well - but then that would be too much of a benchmark thing.

Of course I do like your idea... get a flower..

pluck one.. dah dah dah daaaa <-intel sound>
pluck another, or AMD
pluck another dah dah dah daaaa
pluck another, or AMD...

I think it would still work.. perhaps he should do both... or best out of 3 of 4. :D

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DHicks   03-12-2006 at 11:30:56 PM
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Well, according to the CPU charts on THG, it looks like the AMD is the better choice...

MultitaskingI

Multitasking II

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apache_lives   03-12-2006 at 11:32:44 PM
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Quote :

Urgent advice and help needed:

I am about to buy a new computer, trying to go for the maximum I can get right now. The main uses of the new machine will be multi media based and web surfing BUT I generally do 5 things at once (cd ripping/burning, music creation, video editing, anti-virus, general office programmes and web surfing). As you can see, i tend to demand alot, but I am not an extreme gamer so do not require a CPU the deals with one task very efficiently/quickly. I think I need a CPU that will handle extreme multi tasking of multi media applications.

Any advice, help, suggestions....all welcome. Thanks alot!



perhaps wait a few months for conroe and AM2?

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