070709 Julian Simioni wrote: > I have an 8500GT video card in my machine right now > and the 100.14.11 driver which is in portage works just fine.
That's good to hear. > you wouldn't want to run Vista anyways right? No ... > Since Core 2 Duos are so inexpensive > and will easily outperform and use less power than an Athlon64, > why stick with AMD ? My 4300, which I bought a few weeks ago for $ 110 , > is the slowest Core 2 Duo, but would probably perform similarly > if not outperform either of the AMD processors you listed. > Intel is going to be announcing some nice price cuts on the 22nd: > esp Q6600, a 2.4GHz quad-core part will be available for a mere $ 266 . I just checked my usual store's site & prices have dropped dramatically (that's in the last few hours!), so the AMD 6000+ is now reasonable: it needs 125 W , but hopefully that's not too much; it's rated at 3 GHz with 2 x 1 MB L2 cache ; price CAD 197 . As for Intel, the 4300 is rated at 1,8 GHz & costs CAD 140 , while the Q6600 costs CAD 610 , way beyond my limit. So I'm inclined to stay with AMD, which has worked well since 2003. > Hope it helps Definitely ! -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
