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CPU + Memory Combo Choices

fallbayuk

fallbayuk

fallbayuk

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Can i get some advice on what to go for out of the following:

1. Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) + GeIL 2GB PC6400C4 800MHz £247.90

2. Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) + Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz £290.20

Both would be going on an Asus P5K SE Intel P35 hooked upto a Samsung 24" LCD. Im undecided as to whether to go for a GTS 640 OR the OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX as yet.

I know the quad will overclock to the 6850 speeds but wont i need to spend extra on cooling to get it there? And will the quicker Ballistix memory give the 6850 an edge? Or will the 8MB Cache of the quad be more beneficial?
 
anyone? THG puts the 6850 above the Quad 6600 for out of the box performance in most situations.
If overclocking the quad is easy or cheap enough though id be willing to give it a go, but at the moment im pretty clueless as to what id need to do and buy.
 
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As cob says get the quad and spend the rest on the cooler.
Look at what Gibbo has got the quad upto on air.
 
Quad gets you better encoding and the likes, Duo gets you better games FOR NOW, people will always say quads will come into their own soon enough, but who really needs four cores at the moment, if you encode maybe you.

For gaming get the duo imho. You probably won't keep it long enough for the wuad to justify its self 2-3 years down the line.
 
Ok, so if i did go for the 6850 what memory should i be looking to go with it? I've read that the Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz will suffice, what would be the benefits of going for the more expensive Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz though?
 
Chris C said:
Quad gets you better encoding and the likes, Duo gets you better games FOR NOW, people will always say quads will come into their own soon enough, but who really needs four cores at the moment, if you encode maybe you.

For gaming get the duo imho. You probably won't keep it long enough for the wuad to justify its self 2-3 years down the line.
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I dont know, look how long we have had 64 bit and you still dont have the majority of applications ma\king use of it. I think quad usage is a distant possiability.
 
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