The premium to upgrade to current tech on the Intel side of the fence has my bank account convulsing at a full hardware upgrade from my current 3 year old Q9400/8GB system.
The cost of upgrading to 16GB of DDR2 ram is alone over $300, while 16GB of current tech RAM is less that $130 according to NewEgg.
I'm having to weight the pro's and cons of each brand. I can dive headlong into AMD and get a smoking 8 core setup for over half the price of an equal Intel setup.
My concern is what am I sacrificing if I go the AMD route? I'd like to hear some intelligent advice on the pro's and con's of AMD.
The cost of upgrading to 16GB of DDR2 ram is alone over $300, while 16GB of current tech RAM is less that $130 according to NewEgg.
I'm having to weight the pro's and cons of each brand. I can dive headlong into AMD and get a smoking 8 core setup for over half the price of an equal Intel setup.
My concern is what am I sacrificing if I go the AMD route? I'd like to hear some intelligent advice on the pro's and con's of AMD.