2nd hand & Part New or All New

Clairvoyant · 1 Jan 2008 at 19:43

Intel C2D 6400 (having it running stable + low temps(mid 50s) @ 3.2GHZ)
Tuniq Tower
2GB (2 x 1gb) Geil PC6400 Ultra Low Latency Details

All above are 2/3rd hand.

With the Abit IP35 Pro (unless some one can recomend a cheaper future proof board that is just as good)

An extra 2 gig of RAM

Total Cost £260

or

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £27.99
(£32.89) £55.98
(£65.78)
Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Sub Total : £250.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £43.92
Total : £294.87

A difference of about £35-£40

Now will the E6400 be better than the E4500.

My choise is save a few quid or not.

Thanx

jak731 · 1 Jan 2008 at 19:58

how about getting the e2180 instead?
it OCs veery well with p35 MBs and reaches over 3GHz with little problems due to its 10x multiplier

Clairvoyant · 1 Jan 2008 at 20:16

Intel C2D 6400 (having it running stable + low temps(mid 50s) @ 3.2GHZ) is less than the 2180 and more cache.

My main reason to upgrade is 4 gig of ram.

jak731 · 1 Jan 2008 at 20:24

in that case if the person you are getting it off can package and send it without a problem, then i say go 2nd hand. its proven what it is capable of and it could save you the time to find the OCing potential of the CPU

mishima · 1 Jan 2008 at 20:48

How old is the second hand stuff?

Clairvoyant · 1 Jan 2008 at 21:11

E6400 End Of March 07 (If I buy it it will be 3rd Hand)
RAM Mid March 07

mishima · 1 Jan 2008 at 21:19

I'd be tempted to go for the brand new as it will have better warranty and for only a bit more you are getting brand new sealed items!

J.D · 1 Jan 2008 at 21:23

Aye go cheaper and get the warranty. My E2180's first boot was at 3.2Ghz no problem at all at 1.34v.

I will push for more but can't be bothered for now but I'm happy at even at 3.2Ghz till I get the urge.

Clairvoyant · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:46

Would 2mb cache be worth the extra £20 (2180 v 4500) at higher clocks. And as Im mainly a gamer.

Monkeynut · 2 Jan 2008 at 01:22

Doesn't make any difference in gaming, only in mega-cpu intensive stuff.
EDIT: The quick reply button screwed up, delete extra posts please.