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well couple of things first if you want to get a new video card make sure your power supply can handle it, you don't mention a copy of windows or a DVD drive, the difference in the i3 nd Celeron...
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Also, what is your current power supply? You will notice that my build only has a 95W CPU, which was mandated by my motherboard deal. I built a gaming computer in August for about $500. It has an...
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Obsolete??? Don't think so....
http://www.techpowerup.com/179631/Intel-quot-Haswell-quot-Quad-Core-CPU-Benchmarked-Compared-Clock-for-Clock-with-quot-Ivy-Bridge-quot-.html
"The two chips were...
~$350 build...need advice
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I am building a computer for less than $350 while watching for deals. I think AMD offers a better price for value ratio in that budget, although ivy's are undoubtedly superior cpus. Here is what I...
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Here's a comparison.
~$350 build...need advice
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Without knowing your intended use of this budget build, I don't know how to recommend anything for you. But in general, I support your decision to go with Intel, for a lot of different reasons. One...
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Ivy may be old but it won't be obsolete by any means and OP wouldn't be able to get a Haswell cpu for his budget. If anything it will push Ivy prices lower, but OP also sold his rig. Should he just...
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You won't be able to upgrade the processor to anything past Ivy Bridge with that build (or any build right now, really), but otherwise it looks like a decent budget system. Personally I'd spend a...
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Both of those are covered.
The hyperthreading thing seems to be about the biggest difference I can see as well. I wish more people would benchmark these low end chips.
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The thing is, Ivy Bridge is a dead man walking. When Intel's Haswell chips are released in June, it will require a new socket (LGA1150) thus effectively rendering any build today obsolete. If you...
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Hello. I'm selling my i3 530 setup today for $350 and will be using this money to build a new system. The potential new specs are below.
CPU: Celeron G1610 ($50,...
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Thread created 02-25-2013 by electrobento
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The i3 has more l3 cache, is 700mhz faster, and yes hyper threading. The biggest difference actually would probably be the mhz (it's what you'd notice more than the hyperthreading)
I agree.
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