hfss intel or amd
Hi
Iam going to buy a new PC for antenna simulation using CST and HFSS (and general office use). The budget is low budget.
I have two CPU's in mind. The brand new dual core (Core 2 Duo) from Intel (together with the corresponding brand new Northbridge chipset, P965) and the (single core) Athlon64 3500+ from AMD. The prices is listed below.
INTEL:
242$ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo, Model: E6300 (1.866GHz)
219$ Motherboard: ASUS P5B-E, Chipset: Intel P965
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461$ <- Total
AMD:
118$ CPU: Athlon64 3500+, 2.2GHz
150$ Motherboard: MSI K9N-Platinum, Chipset: nVidia nForce570
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268$ <- Total
Besides, the price for the whole PC (including 2GB of RAM) is approx. 1000$.
QUESTION 1:
The question is, which processor will have the best performance for 1: single core application (which is the case for CST, more or less), 2: dual-core applications (which is the case for HFSS, due to it simulation at multiple frequences) ?
Does anyone have experience about that ?
QUESTION 2:
Which of the 2 types of RAM will perform best (same price):
PC2-4200 CL4 / 533 or
PC2-5300 CL5 / 667 ?
I mean, what is best: high speed or low latency RAM ?
QUESTION 3:
Should I buy a CPU with or without Cooler (Intel Boxed or Bulk) ? (If I choose the Bulk-type, obviously I have to buy another cooler
)
Thanks in advance for helping.
Best Regards
hilper