Hi All,
It's time to upgrade my Mobo/CPU/RAM for mostly desktop use (programming, probably on win7). Basically what I want is a mid range Quad Core, as much ram as I can afford (6 or 8 for preference, 4 as a last resort) and a motherboard to hold it all together. I'm going to get a low end pci-express GPU for now, with a view to upgrading it in a few months time. I don't play many new games anyway. I also want onboard sound (does anyone bother with discrete sound any more?)
So: I've been out of the loop for a couple of years, and don't know weather AMD or Intel are offering the best bang for buck at the moment?
Whats this like: Seems suspiciously (and temptingly) cheap at £78 AMD Athlon II X4 620 like? Most quad core CPUs seem to start at about £150 (phenom II, core i5, core2). Is there much difference in mobo costs between the sockets?
DDR2 vs DDR3? Is it worth it?
Bonus question:
Also, what are triple channel memory controllers (and 3 core CPUS) all about?
Many thanks and apologies for yet another "help me spec" thread! I've deliberately not quoted a budget as it's flexible, I'm happy that you get what you pay for, but I don't want a rocket ship.
- Andrew.


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- it's spot on advice. The only problem is Windows licensing that will require a license for each VM. Either a Win7 family pack or Technet Subscription would sort you out there though.
) then DDR3 is the sensible choice. DDR2 is still good stuff, for sure, but most current tech is DDR3 now and this will only gather pace.....prices for DDR3 are now sensible, too
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