T7600 - Keep or Sell???

[ShaunBrewer]

I have a T7600 (had to buy fantastic price but now???)

I had originally thought of a media box - mobile processor so low power quite etc.

However all of the MBs I have seen for this processor seem to lack the video out I would like e.g. DVI and s-video.

e.g. the Gigabyte GA 8I945GMMFY-RH or the ASUS N4L-VM DH i945G

Adding a seperate graphics card seems to be a waste.

Also the mobile socket is changing early next year perhaps better options will exist then?

I then looked at some of the overclocking results with the AOPEN board - AOpen i975Xa-YDG - however very expensive and I am not sure if it would be beaten by a cheaper e6600 setup?

So I am better trying to sell the T7600 and buying a e6600 or something now as a main machine and wait on the media box till next year.

I have an e6300 on an Asrock board but would love to put together something with sharper teeth.

Thanks for any suggestions

Shaun

 

[ShaunBrewer]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the ideas, my problem with the AOpen i975Xa-YDG board is its price I would be going that way only because the media box did not work out - and want a cruncher instead.

If the Aopen with the T7600 would significantly outperform a e6600 then it would be worth it. But it sounds as if an e6600 on a cheaper boad would be faster.

The T7600 retails between £400-450 a lot of change from a e6600 if I could sell for anywhere near that - maybe I can ebay it (brand new and still sealed).

Shaun

 

[ShaunBrewer]

Thanks david will check it out!

Shaun

 

[ShaunBrewer]

Oh well its on ebay

currently at £165 - so wish me luck

A friend has it on for me as my account shaunbrewer only has 2 transactions 100% but still only 2 transactions could put someone off - can't risk it.

Shaun