What about the specific applications I run: Ubuntu, Firefox, Picasa, Gimp and also online video.
I like the Athlon II suggestion. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-706-_-Product
What about the specific applications I run: Ubuntu, Firefox, Picasa, Gimp and also online video.
I like the Athlon II suggestion. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-706-_-Product
PhenomII 720x4@3.65gHz w/Zalman cooler,PNY Nvidia GTX260, 4GB, Arch64
Quad core might not be the best alternative today, but if he intends to keep it for the coming 10 years, then quad core is the way to go. Cheap quad cores has arrived to the market and I would recommend this review from AnandTech.
I myself bought my Pentium 4 processor 7 years ago in november and I might do the same once I go over to quad cores when I do (or if I get something better, you never know..)
Debian 11 "Bullseye"
HP Envy 2021 laptop
Linux user since 1999.
Dose that matter so much if I'm not a gamer?
Check out these benchmarks from PasMark:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_look...hlon+II+X4+620
and
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_look...enom+II+X2+545
If you're not a gamer, it hardly matters. Buy what serves you now. You can upgrade when the software catches up to the hardware. In Windows 7, Microsoft is AFAIK, not imposing hefty new requirements to run it.
maybe a bit off topic,
your computer will only move as fast as the slowest part of whatever you are trying to do.
have you considered as solid state drive?Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
i am very happy with my decision to use this 60gb ssd as my primary internal hard drive - even if it is a 2.5" laptop hard drive duct taped to the inside of my case.
(no moving parts = really no reason to bother mounting it firmly.)
I would advise you to go for a quad core Phenom II. Quad cores are better at multitasking, regardless of how well an application is written to support it. Linux has very good SMP support. Having X-org, compiz-fusion, Firefox and the gimp each running on its own core at the same time is going to give a much more responsive desktop experience than the extra few Mhz of similar priced Dual core.
I would avoid getting anything older than a Phenom II though.
I'm also happy with my SSD, however, I didn't bother with the duck tape.
You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
This is my shopping list so far:
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223B - OEM Item #: N82E16827151187
$27.99
Foxconn TLA-436-2CA400 Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 235W Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16811153027
$44.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822136319
$74.99
Logitech Deluxe 250 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard - OEM Item #: N82E16823126013
$12.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail Item #: N82E16820231122
$64.99
- AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model ADX620WFGIBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103706Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
- ECS A780GM-A Ultra AM2+/AM3 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813135235
-$20.00 Combo
$19.00 Mail-in Rebate13-135-235
$153.99
Subtotal: $379.94
Last edited by Gosport; September 22nd, 2009 at 10:38 PM.
I'd go with the quad .... because of the small price delta and the "expansion"possibilities (as your computing grows). Also, I would look at a faster HD.
"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it" .... A. Glasow
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