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Is Conroe the Core 2 Duo?

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I know this is a stupid question but Im a bit behindthe times at the moment. Is the Core 2 Duo also called Conroe? And is the Socket it uses the LGA775 one?

Im sure Im just being dopey but Ive been waiting for conroe rather than getting an X2 even though Ive been on AMD for a long time and I dont want to get the wrong thing. Is it really that much better than the X2's?
 
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Yea I was thinking of building from scratch again. At the moment Im on a good old Althon XP 2400+ which is definately showing its age now. I also want to make a system to use as a sort of media server for my home network. I was thinking if I got a new rig my current one could be the server as it wont need a lot of horsepower.

If I were to get a Conroe rig (E6600) it looks like I would be spending a fair whack as I would need new memory, graphics card and mobo all together. I have an AGP 6800GT so are there any Conroe mobos with APG on them or would that just be stupid? Im guessing not which would mean Im looking at roughly 600 quid. That sound about right?
 
Yea thats the reason I asked about AGP slots on Conroe systems because it would save me some money on the outset and the in he not too distant future I could upgradethe graphics. Maybe even wait a bit for SLI and go for the double.

For SLI do they just have to be same chipset eg both 7900gt or do they have to be the same manufacturer aswell?
 
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