AMD v Intel

[Swordfish125]

Looking at building a new system, cant decide between a Phenom x4 2.6ghz or a q6600 2.4 ghz. The main thing that concersn me is that DDR3 Mobos only come in Intel Flavours is DDR3 that much better? I will only be able to afford 4gig of the slowest DDR3 RAM, wereas i could afford 4gig of the fastest DDR2 (maybe stretch to 8 for a good deal).

Which CPU is generally regarded as better for gaming and overclocking?

 

[Swordfish125]

Not sure i understand, about the ddr3 comment, the x38 boards can support ddr3, is it much better or would a P45 board be a better investment?

As for my old processor, which i was thinking of reusing is a q6600 2.4ghz, 8mb cache 1066mhz FSB. Is this a decent CPU? Or would i be better upgearing to something like this one:

New itel cpu

Am i correct in assuming i would need a Motherboard with a 1333FSB? such as this one:

Asus P5E3 Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

I really not sure what any of this means... Would my old CPU run like that one ive linked, ie set itslef to 1333 when plugged into that mobo? Totoal noob here, doing my 1st custom build

 

[Swordfish125]

Well this is were im confued to hell.

My q6600 has an FSB of 1066mhz
that one i linked has FSB of 1333mhz.

Does this mean anything????

 

[Swordfish125]

I still have the q6600 so the FSB essentially means overclocking?

Thanks for the help, most useful.

 

[Swordfish125]

ok thanks guys!

 

[Swordfish125]

Thanks guys, my build is coming together, the reason i asked it the my brother wnts to buy my current rig with has a q6600. So if he had it i would have to buy another CPU.

Will and overclocked Q6600, to a bout 3,2ghz be comparable to the q8 and q9 that are £250 and maybe the newer Xeon Processors that are abut £300?
Essentially im on a tight budget, about £150, I assuming that a q6600 would be as good as the q8200/q9300 if it overclocked?

the E8xxx is dual core correct? Wouldnt this be lower performance than the quad? Or would somwthing like the e8400 3ghz stock OC to summin like 4ghz and so be better?

Thanks for the help, got most of the system sorted, just need to sort the cpu if i need to buy a new one, otherwise ill be using a Q6600 that i got.

Cheers!

 

[Swordfish125]

Just use the Q6600, it's a great CPU and... You've already got it...

Why bother swapping to a lesser or exactly the same CPU?

My brother might buy my current system (that will be replaced), so i would have to by a new cpu as he would have the old one... So i would have to buy another one, so was asking which would be good!

 

[Swordfish125]

Those who have problems with AMD either can't set them up or are using a VIA KT400 chipset.

Little difference between the two chips: the AMD is - from the benchmarks I've seen - slightly faster on average in games, whereas the Intel is faster for encoding/rendering/zip-ing.

But something tells me you need to think a bit harder about what your next computer bit is going to be...

Eh?

 

[Swordfish125]

I cant really see hage price drop coming, maybe for the newer quads but i doubt it will be much tbh. Plus by then i will get less for mine!

I think i might go for a e8400 and P45 mobo and overclock them, from what ive been looking at a Dual should be better for games, which is mainly what i do.

I would love a 45nm quad, but they are just too expensive.