kode54 wrote:A quad core that's crap. I still say $600-700 is a good target price to go for when buying a decent system that will last at least two years before it really starts to show its age.
Well yeah. But I was saying that for his budget, it was probably the best he could get. Remember, this guy has to pay 20% VAT as well. So a $700 build for you is $840 for him. But at least he gets free healthcare lololol.
lordmissus wrote:i5 2500k costs 3 times as much, and only gets me en extra 20% performance increase according to that anandtech benchmark 9looking at th e 3.1ghz phenom ii x4, which my CPU essentially is with all 4 cores unlocked).
Nope, 20% in worst cases maybe. Otherwise almost 40%-80% more. Remember, you got lucky with this CPU and that the AMD CPU prices have come down after the SB release. Otherwise compared to your dual core, it would've given you more than times it costs.
I.S.T. wrote:Gaming depends on more than just cache...
Well, yeah but having more cache helps. Again, for his budget, I think spending less on CPU and more on GPU is more worthy than vice versa. I don't think spending more on SB and getting a cheaper GPU would've helped him in gaming much.