6600 or 6700 for new build?

[citizen__erased]

Well, these two chips have just had their prices cut. I was going to plump for the E6600 but the E6700 has had a massive £100+ slashed off the price down to £209. The E6600 on the other hand has had a much more conservative price cut of £40 down to the £150 mark. Which to get?

Shopping list so far:
Asus P5N32-E SLI NF680i SLI
2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600/E6700
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

Any advice?

 

[citizen__erased]

Thanks for the advice. I think i'll stick with the Asus as i've found a good deal on it. I'll be happy if i can get my E6600 up to 3Ghz. I should be able to do that with parts i've selected shouldn't i?

 

[citizen__erased]

You reckon the price on the E6600 will drop any lower than £150 next week?

 

[citizen__erased]

So it's safe to order today? Excellent, my finger is itching to push the buy button

 

[citizen__erased]

I had decided on Ballistix but a review i read put the Corsair and also Mushkin ahead of it. I can get hold of the Ballistix for £6 cheaper.

 

[citizen__erased]

Should i go for the 6700 then?

 

[citizen__erased]

I'd like to go for the E6600 at least, so if i can't get much of an overclock i still have a fast chip. I've not had that much luck overclocking in the past. I got an extra 200mhz out of my A64 3000, but that's about it. My current 3700 clawhammer won't budge from it's stock 2.4Ghz.

 

[citizen__erased]

So you reckon even a novice overclocker could get a 6600 up to the 3Ghz mark?