CPU's are not future proof. Any CPU will eventually become obsolete. Of course a decent clocked Quad core will run applications with a decent performance for a few years, but you also have to consider that specific core architechtures will continue evolving. It is not only a matter of core...
Well my first videocard was a very old RealTek ISA slot videcard. It could only handle 256 colors at 640x480.
First 3D accelerated was ATI Rage 128... It was pretty decent by that time.
Have you considered the Phenom II X3 720?, it sells for 119 USD
Edit: I guess you don.t live in the us. So I think that X3 720 won't be as cheap here.
I would choose the X3 425 since you get another core for 25 bucks. I have read some asrock boards could unlock the fourth core.
The first CPU I had without heatsink, was the tiny AM386SX @ 40MHz from AMD. That thing did not even get warm.
The fastest I have used with no heatsink was an AMD 5x86 @ 133MHz. It worked fine and stable. It ran a little hot but never burned.
That is so true. I don't think AMD will kill their high end parts. However, you get what you pay for and I don't see integrated graphics performing as high end parts for low price in a near future, that would require special plataform with dedicated graphics memory. So I don't see intel...
I am also concerned about the memory bandwith. I think that if they can use triple channel and use a dedicated channel for the GPU and the two others shared for CPU/GPU, there are many chances of getting 4650 performance. Not high end performance , but remarkable for an integrated video...
The additional cache actually produces more power consumption, but not as significant compared with the rest of the core. That doesn't mean it doesn't matter.
More cache means more transitors, therefore more power consumption. The cache is a set of SRAM cells which are composed by CMOS...
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