Athlon 64 3500 to Intel Core 2 DUO E6600

[Gwyn]

Hi guys
I am currently running an A64 3500 @ 2.4 on a DFI ultra-d mobo.
I cant decide if I should upgrade to a core 2 system or not.
How much faster would the system be?
The pc is used for gaming and Photoshop CS

Thanks

 

[Will_3rd]

on benchies it would blow away the AMD

but you should notice improvements in photoshop/gaming and the like as well

 

[Gwyn]

I didnt mention
I am running the system on Vista

 

[Will_3rd]

I didn't mention
I am running the system on Vista

you should still see improvements even when running Vista

 

[Gwyn]

Thanks for the help

 

[The Running Man]

ya, get 2 gb of ram and a good C2D and you should be laughing with SuperPi times well under 20 seconds!

id like to know what times your rig gets atm on the superpi 1m

 

[jaykay]

super pi is an old becnhmark
not many people use its not that reliable

 

[Gwyn]

I dont really use super pi. Im only interested in a big real time improvement.
This is what im thinking of getting
Asus P5B Deluxe
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 or OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400

I will use my own X1900xt Q3
Tagan PSU
and win Vista

 

[Participant]

Forget benchmarks, they're completely pointless apart from attempting to evaluate how fast a CPU can process useful everyday tasks. In any case you will notice a huge improvement in all aspects of everyday computing with the E6600.

 

[DJKahuna]

super pi is an old becnhmark
not many people use its not that reliable

AMDGeeks.net use a modded version of it! And i use it to see how much improvement i get by changing clocks and memory timings as it's also very sensitive to timings as well as clock speed.

 

[Trilogy]

get your self a cheap x2 chip and save the ££££

 

[Gwyn]

Would it be as quick as a c2d

 

[Will_3rd]

Would it be as quick as a c2d

Nope C2D has the advantage at stock

 

[Gwyn]

I think it is going to have to be C2D 6600
Cheers