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06-14-2010, 02:31 PM
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Intel certainly makes the strongest CPUs right the moment (economy aside), but they fall short on the upgrade path: LGA 1366 is a dead socket come mid-2011. Intel's new CPUs won't use any current socket, as the enthusiast-grade CPU uses (approx.) LGA2000.
AMD's socket AM3, on the other hand, is compatible with Bulldozer, AMD's upcoming chip from the same time frame. If you have upgrades in mind, a Phenom II X4 965 and a good AMD 890FX-based motherboard is the best (and most economical) choice. Radeon 5830 (or better) for the GPU, and don't get less than 4GB of RAM.
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06-14-2010, 02:40 PM
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I may end up cheaping out on video card/RAM initially. I'm more looking at this as getting free parts from my boss than an entirely good computer, then upgrading it as I have excess money. I'll probably start with a mobo/cpu at least similar to those, if he can get them.
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