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Down to the last 2 components of my new PC to source, the CPU and HDD.
I'll be getting a shiny new GB P35C-DSR3 mobo and 4Gb Geil Ram tomorrow (big yellow and green van willing!)
Currently had AMD for the last few setups but this time wanted a change and my final A64 3200+ will be fired up for the last time soon!
Here's my sticking point. Whatever CPU I upgrade to, I'm assuming it will be a vast improvement on what i'm currenty using? So would an upgrade from the 3200+ to say the E2180 be any less impressive than upgrading to the Q6600.
Someone recommended the E2180 in an earlier thread for me, but my silly side wants the Q6600 but my sensible side says "will I really benefit from all the extra power?"
The PC is mainly used 75% for browsing and word. 15% time photoshopping, 5% Divx encoding and 5 % online gaming (EVE Online only!)
I'm not a games fanatic so will never play any of the big games like COD, UT, Doom or Crysis.
Would I be wasting the £100 extra for the Q6600
And one final rambling, CPU=Z tells me my CPU is runing at 2191Mhz, the E2180 is 2.0Ghz x 2, but I canlt belive it's just twice as powerful or am I missing somthing here?
Can someone help fit the final piece of the jigsaw of my new PC setup?
I'll be getting a shiny new GB P35C-DSR3 mobo and 4Gb Geil Ram tomorrow (big yellow and green van willing!)
Currently had AMD for the last few setups but this time wanted a change and my final A64 3200+ will be fired up for the last time soon!
Here's my sticking point. Whatever CPU I upgrade to, I'm assuming it will be a vast improvement on what i'm currenty using? So would an upgrade from the 3200+ to say the E2180 be any less impressive than upgrading to the Q6600.
Someone recommended the E2180 in an earlier thread for me, but my silly side wants the Q6600 but my sensible side says "will I really benefit from all the extra power?"
The PC is mainly used 75% for browsing and word. 15% time photoshopping, 5% Divx encoding and 5 % online gaming (EVE Online only!)
I'm not a games fanatic so will never play any of the big games like COD, UT, Doom or Crysis.
Would I be wasting the £100 extra for the Q6600
And one final rambling, CPU=Z tells me my CPU is runing at 2191Mhz, the E2180 is 2.0Ghz x 2, but I canlt belive it's just twice as powerful or am I missing somthing here?
Can someone help fit the final piece of the jigsaw of my new PC setup?