Making the switch to AM2

[Chai]

Originally Posted by CALLOFDUTY05

I couldn't get ur point pal.U've written previously that u r using A64 & ready 2 switch to C2D inn the near future but in ur last post, u've written that, u've made that switch over b4 my posting here.Please clarify, r u using C2D or A64 currently ?



I agree with u in that.Chai can u tell me how many people buy PCs for gaming & multimedia out of total PC purchases in the world ? I think only 20 to 30% at max.Other people still need to find a budget CPU to do the work & casual gaming.Do u think they need a C2D for that ? U r talking only about the performance lol which according to gamers is just right but Price/Performance ratio is the utmost preference to these people (rest 70-80%) who don't wanna play games or play occasional .These people will simply go for the Sempron 64 or the Athlon 64 way coz they don't actually need a Dual core for their studies,official work & occasional gaming sessions.So, C2D is great only for gamers & who
do a lot of rendering stuffs but the rest of the market still won't pay the high premiums for neither
C2D nor Athlon X2.They will stick to the old & slow ( as Max_87 has referred ) CPU coz not everybody has got the money for these fancy things.These things r simply a luxury to them.So, I agree on that, both Dual cores have to come down from wherever they r, so that common people can afford that.

AMD isn't paying ne money 2 me for supporting them.I'm only taking the side of the majority of the market for whom
the changing/upgrading of PC parts every year is simply wastage of money & who thinks these things as luxury.

True, not denying that. Not everyone can/need to afford such high end processors.

But you certainly sound like you are trying to keep yourself up-to-date, which is why I posted that. Like it or not, C2D is the best choice right now. If you want to wait for K8L, go ahead, while I enjoy the performance of C2D when I get one.

[CALLOFDUTY05]

Originally Posted by Chai

True, not denying that. Not everyone can/need to afford such high end processors.

But you certainly sound like you are trying to keep yourself up-to-date, which is why I posted that. Like it or not, C2D is the best choice right now. If you want to wait for K8L, go ahead, while I enjoy the performance of C2D when I get one.

yeah u'll enjoy it coz it's a great product.My stance in this whole scenario is that, I try to keep myself updated, in the case of only information not devices coz I'm also in the league of those people who can't afford premium products but,would have loved to try. We just can't go & buy ne part we like to have.That's why I'm still using Athlon XP but couldn't lay my hands on those stuffs like C2D or X2.I just love to talk about technology.It really doesn't matter whether I can afford it or not;others can.

So, it really doesn't matter whether I like C2D or not,I only like those things which r within the reach of common people like me,be it Intel or AMD or maybe even Via C3.It just have to stay within the reach of the most people.That's it.

[The_YongGrand]

It is ACTUALLY the needs that make the people to go out and buy a computer.

Only performance enthuaists may benefit from getting the C2D nowadays compared to an Athlon 64 X2. The benchmarks can tell that the C2D is certainly a 1,000,000 times better than the X2s or the FXs, but in real-world usage it's not much of a difference. In real-world usage many guys and girls are just doing some gaming, internet surfing, more Microsoft Word, and all the music stuff. In that case, I really *fit* into the real-world usage. If I want the *most of it* that will be very easy for me to just buy a Core.

Well if you are just a casual gamer or any average user you don't really have to go out and get a Core. Simply, you can get the Pentium D 805/820/915 or the Athlon X2 3600+ for all that. Or maybe if you are just playing around a Sempron/Celeron build will be a fantastic idea. The 805 is just 10% slower than the 820 and that even will not hinder people from buying it.

[Chai]

Try running HD 1080 video on your machine, then you will know even Athlon 64 @ 2.7GHz is not fast enough. Unless you have one of those new high end graphics card with H.264 acceleration.

Since I can't even get X2 939 now, might as well upgrade to C2D, right?

[PsYkHoTiK]

H.264 pwns me...

[Papercut]

Originally Posted by Chai

Unless you have one of those new high end graphics card with H.264 acceleration.

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[ZuePhok]

Originally Posted by Chai

Try running HD 1080 video on your machine, then you will know even Athlon 64 @ 2.7GHz is not fast enough. Unless you have one of those new high end graphics card with H.264 acceleration.

hahaha, why codec first? mpeg2, 264 or v1?

[Chai]

But even with those video card acceleration, you need special software to utilise the card, which is why it's far more convenient to use "rawr" CPU power.

[Max_87]

Originally Posted by Chai

Try running HD 1080 video on your machine, then you will know even Athlon 64 @ 2.7GHz is not fast enough.

Exactly

[CALLOFDUTY05]

Originally Posted by Chai

Try running HD 1080 video on your machine, then you will know even Athlon 64 @ 2.7GHz is not fast enough. Unless you have one of those new high end graphics card with H.264 acceleration.

Since I can't even get X2 939 now, might as well upgrade to C2D, right?

Which card does have H.264 acceleration ? Maybe the card u r giving this month does have this !!!