ok since im building a new computer for gaming...should i just buy the motherboard first, then video card and hold out for the quad core processors for socket am2.......
2006-10-05 17:59:17 · 4 answers · asked by shizdan 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Quad Core processors that will actually fit in a single AM2 are a long way off. AMD does have quad core coming, but it will use two sockets with a dual core in each. Intel is coming out with an actual Quad Core in one socket before the end of the year.
2006-10-05 18:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dual-core processors have been out for more than a year already. Guess how many games have come out so far that are built to take advantage. None, nada, nein. Now, 4 or 5 can be patched to make some use of the second core, but the first game actually designed for dual-core won't be out for a few more months.
So, not only will it be a long time, if ever, before any AM2 quad-core processors come out, it will be MUCH longer before the first game will be available that can actually take advantage of them. Just get yourself a dual-core, and be ahead of the curve, like everyone else who owns one.
2006-10-06 01:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by alchemist_n_tx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just stick to a dual core and you can upgrade later. A lot later to be honest, unless you really want intel. AMD isn't doing true quad-core for quite some time. By the time they do, I'm sure you could muster up enough money to switch over.
2006-10-06 01:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by xxplalmxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never buy just off the line gear. I always give it a few months to work out the bugs and what evers. AM2's smoke with AMD or Intel, you will just have to decide on now or wait. "PEACE"
2006-10-06 01:11:45 · answer #4 · answered by dj viper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋