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computer hardware and network setup
With vista, if I a to have a home network wiht three computers, file charing
and internet sharing, which setup would you recomend based on the hardware styles: a) an older desktop, 900mhz amd athlon with less than 512mb of RAM as the main "hub" of the network, with 2 laptops that BLOW IT AWAY in everything (memory, speed, size), but still have the desktop as the main "family computer or b) a top of the line AMD 64x2, with 2GB of RAM as the main "hub" of the network, (famliy computer again), with the older desktp and a poweful laptop (1.8GHZ turion 64 with 1GB of ram) sharing files and folders THROUGH the powerful one. By hub, I assume you know what I mean (its a very general term Im trying ot use here)... I'm trying to say that it is the only one that will be WIRED to the network, and it is the one in the office of the house. Thanks in advacne for oyur opinion. |
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Nevermind. I've made my processor choice... I just need one more person's
opinion on the orginial question (I'm trying to prove a point to someone that option b is better, and they wont seem to belie ANYONE until they get SEVERAL opinions on the subject.) With vista, if I a to have a home network wiht three computers, file charing and internet sharing, which setup would you recomend based on the hardware styles: a) an older desktop, 900mhz amd athlon with less than 512mb of RAM as the main "hub" of the network, with 2 laptops that BLOW IT AWAY in everything (memory, speed, size), but still have the desktop as the main "family computer or b) a top of the line AMD 64x2, with 2GB of RAM as the main "hub" of the network, (famliy computer again), with the older desktp and a poweful laptop (1.8GHZ turion 64 with 1GB of ram) sharing files and folders THROUGH the powerful one. By hub, I assume you know what I mean (its a very general term Im trying ot use here)... I'm trying to say that it is the only one that will be WIRED to the network, and it is the one in the office of the house. Thanks in advacne for oyur opinion. " wrote: With vista, if I a to have a home network wiht three computers, file charing and internet sharing, which setup would you recomend based on the hardware styles: a) an older desktop, 900mhz amd athlon with less than 512mb of RAM as the main "hub" of the network, with 2 laptops that BLOW IT AWAY in everything (memory, speed, size), but still have the desktop as the main "family computer or b) a top of the line AMD 64x2, with 2GB of RAM as the main "hub" of the network, (famliy computer again), with the older desktp and a poweful laptop (1.8GHZ turion 64 with 1GB of ram) sharing files and folders THROUGH the powerful one. By hub, I assume you know what I mean (its a very general term Im trying ot use here)... I'm trying to say that it is the only one that will be WIRED to the network, and it is the one in the office of the house. Thanks in advacne for oyur opinion. |
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Hmmmmm.. I'm interested in this now. That's twice I've heard of this recommendation, but I am interested in the ups and downs of intel core2 duo over AMD 64x2 5000+... Which model of INtel Core2Duo would be ATELAST equivalent to the 64x2 5000+? And what are the pros and cons of each model compared to the other? Thanks in advance. Rather than spend a lot of time typing my thoughts here, which would just be my opinion, I'm going to link to some of the sites and material I used to form that opinion. I will say that pretty much the only thing it shares with the Pentium 4 is the manufacturers name on the box. Runs much faster, cooler, quieter and more energy efficient than any other performance chips I've seen for a while. I've got a E6400 (not quite entry level) chip in my current setup and I'm very very pleased with how it performs. On some benchmarks, even that outperforms the X2 5000+ though not by much. Rather than argue about minor error points in benchmarks, I will say that on comparison shopping I appear to have got performance broadly equal to the X2 5000 for about £50 ($95 USD?) less. I call that a good day at the office. http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/07/14...uk/page12.html http://www.trustedreviews.com/cpu-me...E6700-X6800/p1 http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=2795 http://www.guru3d.com/article/processor/370/ http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/..._e6400_review/ |
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Hi, I call it a good day in the office when I purchased a Core2 6300 that
will out perform yours and the top of the range 6800. Therefore it will exceed a AMD easily... ChrisC "Robert Moir" wrote in message ... wrote: Hmmmmm.. I'm interested in this now. That's twice I've heard of this recommendation, but I am interested in the ups and downs of intel core2 duo over AMD 64x2 5000+... Which model of INtel Core2Duo would be ATELAST equivalent to the 64x2 5000+? And what are the pros and cons of each model compared to the other? Thanks in advance. Rather than spend a lot of time typing my thoughts here, which would just be my opinion, I'm going to link to some of the sites and material I used to form that opinion. I will say that pretty much the only thing it shares with the Pentium 4 is the manufacturers name on the box. Runs much faster, cooler, quieter and more energy efficient than any other performance chips I've seen for a while. I've got a E6400 (not quite entry level) chip in my current setup and I'm very very pleased with how it performs. On some benchmarks, even that outperforms the X2 5000+ though not by much. Rather than argue about minor error points in benchmarks, I will say that on comparison shopping I appear to have got performance broadly equal to the X2 5000 for about £50 ($95 USD?) less. I call that a good day at the office. http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/07/14...uk/page12.html http://www.trustedreviews.com/cpu-me...E6700-X6800/p1 http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=2795 http://www.guru3d.com/article/processor/370/ http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/..._e6400_review/ |
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ChrisC wrote:
Hi, I call it a good day in the office when I purchased a Core2 6300 that will out perform yours and the top of the range 6800. Therefore it will exceed a AMD easily... Indeed, but I don't overclock. But it seems we are both happy, and that's what counts isn't it? |