The M2TW hardware thread: please post all hardware queries here

[sapi]

Good, but I'm wondering why you'd be buying an AMD cpu instead of a Core 2?

[sbroadbent]

I agree. Unless it's amazingly cheap, or you've had it for a while, I definately wouldn't go for a FX-55, as I believe it's single core, and more games will be coming out with multi-core support.

The C2D e6300 is at a good price point for its performance. As much as I would like to recommend an AMD processor, I'd wait for AMD's quad cores to hit.

[sapi]

And if you're willing to spend the price of a FX-55, you could get a damn good Core 2

[Garnier]

I already have that whole machine except for the X1900. I've been using it machine since last august. I have an X850 and am getting an X1900 at some point as a hand-me-down from my brother.

If I was putting together a machine out of my own pocket I'd get a nvidia 7600 and a dual core intel.

[sapi]

Ah ok, that makes sense then