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Processor Recommendations?

Discussion in 'Internet & Computers' started by Zembonez, Jan 19, 2010.

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  1. Jan 19, 2010 at 9:47 PM #1
    Zembonez

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    Hey Boys n Girls.

    I'm building a bunch of new work stations for our company and I'd like to hear what kind of processor you would use if you were building.

    All will have 4Gig of RAM / 500 Gig HD / Good video cards, etc. Probably going with Asus for motherboards. These will be running XP Pro since the proprietary company software likes it.

    INPUT?
     
  2. Jan 19, 2010 at 9:48 PM #2
    mr_bots

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  3. Jan 19, 2010 at 9:49 PM #3
    Carneyman

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    dietz4ibanez

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  5. Jan 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM #5
    LMSeven

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  6. Jan 19, 2010 at 9:51 PM #6
    Zembonez

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    Thanks LM. I'm on it.

    Realize these are not going to be loser gamer machines. They will run company sales software. I want performance without idiotic overkill.
     
  7. Jan 19, 2010 at 10:03 PM #7
    Z71_Silvy

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    Then a nice dual-core.....or an AMD triple core. Save some money...
     
  8. Jan 19, 2010 at 10:07 PM #8
    Darkanion

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    For work machines, I see no reason to spend a ton of money on i7's.. I'd probably go with Core2Duo's or maybe Core2Quad's, depending on what the budget is..

    Eventually, the sales software will get updated and they may want to move to Win7. I'm running Win7 on a Core2Quad and it runs great. :thumbs:
     
  9. Jan 19, 2010 at 10:09 PM #9
    Zembonez

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    I was thinking of AMD stuff myself. But yeah I believe a dual core processor is plenty.

    I'm running this on my home setup... about to build a new one and upgrade though. It would make a good workstation.
    AMD Phenom II X4 810 Deneb 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 4MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
     
  10. Jan 19, 2010 at 10:10 PM #10
    Carneyman

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    Ah yeah. They are plenty pricey. Then yeah a Core2Duo would be overkill, which means it would be just about a month after you get it.
     
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