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I am using AMD Phenom II x6 and Asus M4A87TD/USB3 motherboard.I am happy with them.But there is a lot of pci slot and usb 3.0 which I don't use.While buying don't buy option that you won't use.First try to select chipset and cpu.I you want I can help you further
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I have 800-1000$ only for cpu + motherboard. For the rest I have additional money. Moreover, I need a new machine (warranity etc.).
About a cpu - which is better?? AMD or Intel??
AMD or Intel, not much (if any) difference in quality between them. I normally get AMD CPUs as they have better price/performance (like ibaydan said )
Unless you look at server hardware, you wont get a AMD CPU+motherboard for anything like $1000. About the most expensive AMD 'desktop' setup would be in the $450-550 range (about $200-275 for a Phenom II X6 CPU, about $225-275 for a 990FX chipset motherboard).
To run 2 x CPUs from AMD or intel, you would need server hardware (opteron CPUs with AMD, xeon CPUs with intel). AMD currently has more cores with opteron (up to 12 cores) than intel does with xeon (up to 10 cores).
With the server level CPUs, you might just be able to afford a 8 core AMD (Opteron 6136, about $800) or 6 core Intel (Xeon E5649, about $800 again).
You wont need server level hardware to run virtualisation. Normal Intel i5s, i7s and AMD Atlhon X4s/Phenom II X4/X6s would be just as good, and a lot cheaper.
Ok. I got wrong information from that computer owner. I chcecked it and it shows:
Extended brand string: "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz"
So I have to renew my question: will be there any significant difference betwen Core 2 Quad and Xeon E3-12XX?? (ECC support in new machine might matter).
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