I've a few builds to do soon so would appreciate any input on this.
Bear in mind we're talking about "normal" users, they usually don't do gaming much if at all, just normal things like email, web, playing videos and looking at photos.
So, I've rounded up some appropriate specs any thoughts...
These are always fun just to see how we've updated over the years, if it was worth it and general thoughts?
I went from a Duron 1.2Ghz
To a Barton Athlon XP 2500 (decent update but bang per buck the Duron was great really)
Then to a XP 3200, IMO probably was not worth the update and cost...
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20120524182802_AMD_Rumoured_to_Start_Production_of_Next_Gen_FX_Chips_in_Q3.html
The wait could be almost over :p
This time let's hope they nail it!
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20120416165428_AMD_Expects_Significant_Performance_Improvements_with_Steamroller_Microprocessors.html
I don't want to be on a downer but the vibe I'm getting from this is that Piledriver won't be that great, now we should wait for new processors end of...