Battle of the Budget CPUs

rchi84

In the zone
Read this guys. THG did a comparison shootout

Who's Got Game? Twelve Sub-$200 CPUs Compared : The Sandy Bridge Factor

Things are looking bad for AMD :shock:
 

utkarsh009

In the zone
huh! let amd come with its bulldozer and then we'll see who wins the battle. enhanced bulldozer would be even better.
 

Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
still in my personal opinion amd athlon II x4 640 and phenom II x4 955 at 4.6k and 6.3k and 1055t at 7.5k are better options compared to those i3 because those little 2-4fps here and there dont matter to me atleast. these quads and hexas are more futureproof.

but i5 2400 and 2300 are definitely worth.

what is amazing is the amd K10 architecture which is 4~ years old still holds its ground. it isnt slouch at all.

they use a gtx480 so this rules out the possibility of graphic card bottlenecking.
 
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vickybat

I am the night...I am...
^^ Yes i would say if anyone cannot afford the sandybridge quadcores, should consider the phenom 2 x6 processors.

They are still vfm and i guess will receive further price cuts. Pairing a 1055t with an amd 880 motherboard is great vfm. Board + proc will be 11k or thereabouts.
 

funkysourav

What The.... !!!
Jaskanwar Singh said:
what is amazing is the amd K10 architecture which is 4~ years old still holds its ground. it isnt slouch at all.
amen to that
i know intel sandys are no less than miracles at sub 10k
but can anyone show me a better performer than Athlon II X3 440 at sub 3.5k?
amd was and is still the best option for mid range gamers like me
though the Phenom II X6 performance don't really justify their 10k price which makes them too close to the sandys

bottomline at present situation
sub 40k pc--- AMD Athlon or maybe Phenom II X4
over 80k PC----Intel Sandys
 

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
bottomline at present situation
sub 40k pc--- AMD Athlon or maybe Phenom II X4
over 80k PC----Intel Sandys

Change it like this...

sub 35k pc--- AMD Athlon or maybe Phenom II X4
over 50k PC----Intel Sandys

BTW suggesting Sandy only for budget above 80k is way too much..
 

Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
funky we can manage a 2400 in 50k also easily.

about x6, 1055t at 7.5k is the only one which is vfm.

gamer yaar now what can i say :-D
 

vickybat

I am the night...I am...
Change it like this...

sub 35k pc--- AMD Athlon or maybe Phenom II X4
over 50k PC----Intel Sandys

BTW suggesting Sandy only for budget above 80k is way too much..

This looks more appropriate. Even at 40-45k budget , sandybridge can fit in.
 

funkysourav

What The.... !!!
the AM3 platform just got even sweeter
there are rumors from softpedia that the Bulldozers would run on AM3 with nothing more than a BIOS update :D
*news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Bulldozer-Said-to-Be-Compatible-with-AM3-Motherboards-187009.shtml
 

funkysourav

What The.... !!!
No details regarding the performance of the Bulldozer processor when paired together with an AM3 motherboard were provided, but it is expected that there will be some sort of performance penalty as AM3+ boards are expected to support higher HyperTransport and memory speeds as well as a wider connection between the Northbridge and Southbridge.
Other details are not available at this moment regarding Bulldozer's compatibility with AM3 motherboards, and we don't know if going this route (if the news is indeed true) will disable any of the CPU's features, such as Turbo Core 2.0 or its advanced power gating technology.
even if it does run on AM3 it may have to cut down on some features
but i guess the raw power would make the loss of extras a little bearable
maybe we will see AMD regaining its VFM status as a platform in many ways
not just cost less than 200$ but also on backward compatiblity
 
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