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Spec Me a ~£60 Intel CPU...

danza

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As title.

I have my eye on a well priced e5200 on a competitors site, but they don't have stock at current. So what I'm asking really is is the e5200 the best to go for at this price point, or should I look elsewhere?

The e5200 will come in at £52 delivered if stock is ever replenished where I've placed the order, but I'd go a bit more than that if it's worthwhile for something better (but I'd still like to stick around the £60 mark).

Thoughts?
 
CaseyChaos said:
tried looking for a 2nd hand one at that price?
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Not really.

From what I've seen, used e5200's seem to go for about 50 notes anyway. I'm not sure what else would be worth considering used at a similar price (mainly due to lack of hardware knowledge).

I'm so 'out of the loop' that all the Intel designations mean nothing to me!
 
Yeah, dual core.

I'm not expecting a quad at all, but if someone has one they'd like to part with for £60, then email is in trust! :D
 
i think for that kind of money you're not gunna get any better, don't think ive even seen a site that offers the e5200s for £52 delivered
 
Cheers guys.

I'll hold out for a while on the cheap e5200 front then, I'm in no hurry.
 
danza said:
As title.

I have my eye on a well priced e5200 on a competitors site, but they don't have stock at current. So what I'm asking really is is the e5200 the best to go for at this price point, or should I look elsewhere?

The e5200 will come in at £52 delivered if stock is ever replenished where I've placed the order, but I'd go a bit more than that if it's worthwhile for something better (but I'd still like to stick around the £60 mark).

Thoughts?
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That's what i paid for mine. Easily does 3.6Ghz prime stable but needs a lot of tweaking to go further.


silvercut said:
your other option here is the e5200's predecessor the e2200 which sells for around £55
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Should'nt even be considered really. The E5200 is far superior and worth paying the extra couple of quid.
 
Used E7200, can get them from around £50+

Got mine clocked to 4.05GHz (same as the E8500 I just got rid of).
 
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