Cilus sir-
You on one hand post very relevant and sound suggestions.
But not all can comment as maturely as you or some other senior members do.
Some seem to have a free run with their suggestions, sometimes bordering on absurdity.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/hardware-discussions/130618-should-ddr2-rams-pair.html#post1281794
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/hardware-q/131569-suggest-proccy-mobo.html
I am new here, want to be a part of the community and not here to pick a fight- absolutely honestly and sincerely.
But i feel it's the duty of every member to post only if they have the correct information.
Well pegasus, there should be huge performance gap between an Alto and an Altis, right. Alto cannot offer the performance of a Altis.
But neither can the Altis offer the VFMness, cost per Km and other value related advantages an Alto offers, especially to someone who is not looking at performance and looks at cars only as a means of commuting.
Always 2 sides to a coin except in the movies.
What Sam pointed out is going for a 10k motherboard for AMD based solution will give you hardly any performance difference and it is very very true. A 6k or 7k board from different brands will give you almost same performance.
There wasn't an issue if he had said it the way you said.
But one cannot claim it to be nonsense. (in CAPs that too
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Even cars have variants with the same body+engine- there is always a reason why one has to pay more (though at times it is a bit too much).
Perfomance difference with mobos of the same chipset at stock spped is not huge maybe.
But at least product quality/stability/reliability and features offered are more usually- just as a pricier car would maybe claim to be safer or more stable at higher speeds
And I know "choice and requirement may change from person ot person." But this is a Tech forum, here we suggest the optimum solution based on the money and performance, not based on personal choice.
If personal choice is the dominating factor for you, why bother to ask, go with your personal choice... Done.
Now you are making that bit too personal.
Optimal need not imply cheapest too.
All price segments may have their own optimal solution?
And 1 thing, for getting a 6 GB ram, you don't need to have Triple channel memory controller like Intel Core i7 processors. Extra Ram will always help you on performance. ya, the performance improvement will not as great as Intel Core 7 processors.
I was just pulling his leg on the triple channel part- it obvious as X58 doesn't fit our OP's requirement or budget.
But most users get 4GB or 8GB- especially as good ram is best bought in kits (matched pairs).
6GB does seem stop gap for those who seem serious about their work/profession.
This multi channel memory controller is a relatively new concept and it has became commercialized with AMD 64 bit and new Intel processors released at that time. before that, I think people also used multiple ram sticks in their system, without having Dual channel config and they had their performance improvement.
Dual channel memory controller is so old tech. :S
And why not promote good/new technology, especially if doesn't cost you extra.
And regarding the DDR3 ram speed, 3D stuff, editing does not need very high speed or high performance ram. The normal 1333 MHz value ram is enough for it. Rather than purchasing expensive ram modules, add more value ram to the system. It will yield better performance.
I have not mentioned RAM in the suggested config.
Since he may buy a GTX460, already seconded by others, i just suggested a cheaper board with no onboard gfx and diverted the money to VX550 (mainly for the 2x PCIe power connectors).
If some more is left, the OP may buy himself 8GB instead of 4GB(/6 GB).
Not everything can be or has to be stated explicitly imho.
But i hope you too understood what i wanted to convey.
This is just a casual discussion for me even if there are differing opinions and no way does it undermine the respect i have for all the seniors/gurus here who take time off to help others.
But we should also not forget what Spidey's uncle had told him- went something like "with great power comes great responsibility" iirc.
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