Was in SM Cyberzone MegaMall yesterday after a meeting, did the rounds and was looking for a desktop processor for my next gaming rig (specifically, the 1st generation Intel Core i7 960) but could not find any store that still carries them (they were all pushing for the Sandy Bridge Core i7 2600).
So today, I’m hoping I could find that CPU and be able to complete my hodge-podge of a gaming rig (still have a couple of LGA 1366 ROG motherboards Asus gave me a year or two ago, plus the video card from Inno3D I won in a raffle and Gainward gave me a kick-ass top of the line GPU several months back, the HDDs that Western Digital gave me last year and the Cooler Master CPU case I bought just for kicks). So all I need is a fairly new processor and two 4GB sticks of RAM.
This is in anticipation of Diablo 3, which should be out anytime soon.
Anyway, I was thinking that if I still cannot find that Core i7-960, then I should have a back-up processor. The most likely candidate is the AMD FX6100 3.3GHz 6-core processor.
Anyway, I thought of asking my readers what desktop processor they are using now. It’s been a while since we did a poll here at YugaTech.
Do chime in via the comments section and tell me what desktop CPU you are using right now and what do you use it for?
Core i5 2500K
GTX 560 Ti for CUDA acceleration
16 GB (4×4 GB) Patriot Signature
FSP Everest 700W
More than enough for developing .NET and Android applications, using Adobe Creative Suite programs (particularly Premiere Pro, Photoshop and After Effects), and a bit of Autodesk 3ds Max and gaming.
I do most of my gaming on consoles these days due to their convenience and a more refined and streamlined online experience, particularly on Xbox Live.
I have an i5-2400 with 4gb Ram usually used for school works and light gaming… no VC(para may time pa magaral haha)
AMD Phenom II 965 BE
10GB DDR3
No VC
1.6TB HDD.
AMD Phenom II X2 unlocked-> X4 3.5Ghz
I use a IBM G4 1GHz at home and a Quad Core i something but my 10+yr old Powerbook G4 still blows away these Windows machine when it comes to MS Excel.
I have in front of me an Excel File which calculates our delays, in the Windows machine it takes between 30 to 40 minutes but my old Powerbook G4, it only take 12 to 15minutes.
I’m telling you, Intel sucks balls.
Windows sucks balls and MS doesn’t still know how to port MS office to windows correctly.
MS and PC makers should be hanged for wasting so much manhours on there account.