Allendale v Conroe?

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I am currently considering a motherboard/processor/ram/graphics card upgrade, and I am currently torn between which C2D processor to get. Is it worth the extra £80 to get the E6600 compared to the E4300, or is somewhere in between such as the E6400 the best bet?

I don't mind spending the bit extra if it's really worthwhile, but I don't want to waste £80 on diminishing returns.

It's do be matched with 2GB of DDR2 ram and a 8800GTS or X1950 pro.


Thanks, Andrew.

 

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Some gaming (I'm not a big gamer at all but like it to run well when I do. Supreme commander and Battlefield at the moment)

Video encoding

Photoshop image editing


90% of the time though it's just used for web browsing.

 

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Thanks for the advice.

So if the 6600 isn't worth the money, the big question is should I get the 6400 or 6300?

 

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Cheers for the advice, it has been extremely helpful. Think I'm going to go for a 6400 .