c2d vs amd 939 at stock.

Apatche64

Apatche64

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hi there, is there much difference between the c2d and amd x 2 939 processors at stock settings? same kinda money?

the reason i ask is i'm considering buying a sn25p shuttle becuase i can get it for £140 quid, and it'll still handle a decent gfx card.

if i went c2d then it would cost me £300.

i realize the c2d is the better processor because it can clock well, but in a shuttle it's not that easy to clock them? what do you think guys?

also what would you say my shuttle is worth?

if i went sn25p i would be able to keep everything but the cpu and gfx card wouldn't i?

looking for the cheapest upgrade that i will see a sig difference, and that i can use the forthcoming gfx cards with.

cheers guys:)
 
cpu forum may have been better for this :)

but anyways the c2d is slightly better (about 15% iirc) than the x2 at the same clock speed.
 
well first thing to check is what socket your shuttle is - according my very quick search the x2's wont fit the shuttle you have due to it being s754 not s939 - could be wrong on the socket type though.

Honestly in relation to value, I wouldn't pay much for a shuttle, I considered them and then rejected them due to limited upgradeability and went for a sugo sg01e instead - much better route for the long term.
 
email me supercow and we'll talk:)

on the other point, no another amd wont fit in mine, was thinking of picking up an old sn25p off the bay and then putting a x2 in it .... also just upgrading the shuttle, chip and ram.

not too sure about the sugo route although i understand they are good for upgrading .... which would be nice, however they aren't that much cheaper than a second hand sn25p are they?

spec me a new one with the bits you think and i'll have a look:)

anyone care to value my current kit for me?

thanks guys
 
looking good, would ahve to swap that hard drive though to either a wd , sammy or seagate ...

care to give me a ball park figure on what i'd get for mine?
 
All in, no gfx, hd etc removed probably 200-250 if youre lucky

Don't forget you will need a new os too, so better add that 100 quid on (unless of course you keep the old one but if its oem have fun with windows)

And I forgot the bleeding motherboard :(
I'd pick the abit fatali1ty matx (@£77)you can hold off on a graphics card temporarily if you wanted due to onboard graphics (not brilliant but better than a lot of options).

Hell I'm slipping today - add psu, modular enermax or tagan should do the trick here for the 120mm fan
 
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right now I've got it sorted out lets try again :rolleyes:

Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49) Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36) Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49) Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) £86.99
(£102.21) £86.99
(£102.21) Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11) Sub Total : £386.95

plus the £100 for nt06 lite and sugo sg01e, plus the optical drive (I'd recommend just one so you have somewhere to tuck psu wires) and graphics card of your choice
 
i can probably get a sg37p2 fr the same money as that, hmmm , not sure about the sugo, is it a lot bigger?

my cheapest route is deffo the upgrade to sn25p route, but hmmm , still not sure, convince me people:)
 
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