AM2 still worth considering?

[phatboy]

I have been looking around for reviews etc, and wouldnt mind some peoples personal opinion on this. when i get round to upgrading i am going to have a tight budget and the AM2 is pretty well priced. I have been looking at the 3600x2 Brisbane as it appears these can do 3.0ghz on air with something like the Freezer 64 i already have.

Would a budget AM2 setup be maybe a better plan than say a E2160 one

 

[phatboy]

cool, cheers for the chart, it seems like the C2D does better in synthetic stuff.

I use photoshop and Supreme Commander on a regular basis and the AMD seems to perform better at that stuff.

I guess tho the 2160 can hit 3.4 with a Freezer 7 where as i rkn the AMD would struggle to get over 3.0ghz even if i bought the 4400x2

 

[phatboy]

cheers for all the replies guys, i have found somewhere that still does the 3600x2 chip for £25

I just bought one for my fiancees' mums pc, and a £25 jetway board....even on that i have got it to 2.3ghz and it runs on load at 40 degrees according to core temp

Btw....my bad on the chart, read it backwards lol