im having the same problem with TS on whether to go for amd or intel. Ive never ever used amd before.

But lets say money isnt an issue. Would u still buy the amd phenom II ? why ?

lol cannot la like that. Ive been using windows for so long but when i changed to mac, i never want to use windows again except when the software/games is not available on mac. Get what i mean ?

if amd is better i dont mind changing brands

OT:

is now a good time to build a new pc ? when is intel's i5 coming ? is amd gonna make phenom III in 2 weeks time ? is ddr5 gonna be available tomorrow ? usb 3.0 bila keluar ?

no la, what i meant was are they going to make a new processor that is better than phenom II in the near future ? i dont want to regret buying phenom II just to find out they're gonna release a new one in 1 month like that

guess what ?

my dad called me just now and said he already configured the pc without consulting me. But i did told him i wanted to try amd. Luckily he chose the phenom II x4 and im using it now

But one thing im not satisfied is, the fan on the processor is freaking loud. Is this normal ? But i have to tell u that my casing is the lobang2 one u know, where the sound escape easily thru these holes. But even when i put something to cover it, it is still louder than normal.

or maybe i dunno how today's PCs sound like coz i havent upgraded pc for years

im not planning to add anything right now

anyway, r u saying that the processor is running hot therefore the fan runs faster, hence creating more noise ? Or it's just the fan ?

it's loud right when i first turned on the pc.

ventri: i dunno. I didnt set anything. I'll check about it. It's quiet n cool right ?

yeah. i installed EPU software and that did the trick. Now it's significantly quieter

yeah asus. Everything asus from motherboard to gfx