Renegade said:What performance difference are we talking of when comparing the following
1. AthlonII X4 620 vs Intel Core2Duo 2.9 Ghz
2. DDR-II vs DDR-III RAM
3. Its not just the RAM cost but also the M/B cost that varies, so is the onboard chipset any better too?
1. AthlonII x4 620 is quad core so benefit in multithreaded application like photoshop compared to a Core 2 Duo dual core
2. DDRIII 1333mhz ram won't give much significant boost from DDRII 800 mhz
But later on when DDRIII prices will fall then u can get higher frequencies ram with tighter timings which will help u. If u go for DDRII now , DDRII prices will rise further now and will become a pain to upgrade.
3. DDRII ram cost/performance ratio will increase from DDRII ram cost/performance ratio in the future .
4. Ur cpu being am3 Athlon II x4 620 u can use it on further chipsets like 890fx/gx variants but core 2 duo with lga 775 mobo prices will rise and become unavailable in a few months.