What is the cheapest QUAD CORE processor ??

[fuggles]

is it the 640 by AMD ??

and is it any good ??

 

[redsunrises]

This one is 80 bucks right now... It just doesnt come with a cpu cooler...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103993

 

[fuggles]

btw what paste is the best for a cpu cooler with a zalman 9500

Arctic Cooling MX-2

or arctic silver 5

or something else ??

 

[redsunrises]

I dont have much experience with thermal paste so I cant really give you any educated advice, sorry...

 

[HostileDonut]

I believe the MX-2 and AS5 are about the same in performance. Also, a dual core can be better than a quad core, more cores isn't always the way to go. WHat do you plan to do? Maybe I can help you. But do answer your question directly, I believe this: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0375737

 

[HostileDonut]

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0371961 I would get that though, only $10 more with a fan and .2Ghz faster per core.

 

[fuggles]

play the latest games

burn dvds

watch movies

browse the net


multi task , that's it, so I can burn dvds and brownse the net at the same time,

 

[HostileDonut]

What is your budget? What are the rest of the componets or are you ordering it all new?

 

[mRt0x1c]

I would suggest geting a Intel Core Quad Q series i think you can find it on e bay not with high price its like 30-40 bucks not shir you should check it out anyways and you can get a a good cooler for the 30 remaning dollars

 

[fuggles]

budget for ram, motherboard and CPU is 140 british pounds

20 for cooler money

I have the PSU and everything else already

 

[simon12]

4 Gb RAM AM3+ motherboard and Athlon x4 £128.58
RAM http://www.ebuyer.com/192049-extra-value-4gb-2x2gb-ddr3-1333mhz-memory-kit-1-5v-cl9-evr4gbddriii1333-k
Board http://www.ebuyer.com/290071-msi-760gm-p23-fx-socket-am3-vga-dvi-7-1-channel-audio-matx-motherboard-760gm-p23-fx-
CPU http://www.ebuyer.com/242140-amd-athlon-ii-x4-640-socket-am3-3ghz-2mb-l2-cache-retail-adx640wfgmbox
The FX4100 is £14 more or the 955BE is £24 more

 

[fuggles]

what does it mean to download a bios

one review said he had a problem with the motherboard

I thought when building a new computer you just put them pieces together and install drivers etc .

why the problem ?

 

[rds1220]

Sometimes if there is a problem you have to flash the Bios and download the latest BIOS update from the manufactures website.

 

[loneninja]

what does it mean to download a bios

one review said he had a problem with the motherboard

I thought when building a new computer you just put them pieces together and install drivers etc .

why the problem ?

Motherboards receive updates to their BIOS over time, these updates come for many reasons, one of them to add support for new processors. A new motherboard usually has the latest BIOS available for it, but it is possible to get one that's been siting on a shelf some where for long enough it has an older version of the BIOS.

 

[HostileDonut]

Well, If I were you, I would grab these: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0375737 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157272 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315

 

[jaguarskx]

play the latest games

burn dvds

watch movies

browse the net


multi task , that's it, so I can burn dvds and brownse the net at the same time,

You'll only notice a difference between a dual core and quad core in games.

You can notice a difference in multi-tasking depending if you do CPU intensive multi-tasking.

 

[Tciceedude]

btw what paste is the best for a cpu cooler with a zalman 9500

Arctic Cooling MX-2

or arctic silver 5

or something else ??

Ive heard that Noctua makes good thermal compound/paste but i dont know...