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Whats the best bang-for-buck CPU at the moment?

StevieP

StevieP

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I am potentially upgrading my mobo and CPU (see my sig.) and was wondering what the best value for money CPU was at the moment? I want to stay on the core 2 duo/quad line I think (unless AMD have made vast improvements in the last 6 months!)

For example, how does the top-end Core2Duo E6850 compare with the Core2Quad Pro 6600???

Thanks in advance....

StevieP
 
Hmmm... *considers raiding the piggy bank for a bigger upgrade that was first planned* :p

Before I start considering the jump to a quad core, need to make sure a) my Akasa 460W PSU will handle my new bits & bobs ok and b) nothing else (ram, gfx card) will bottleneck it too much!?!?

Thanks for the input guys...

StevieP
 
Thing is, I will be changing the mobo too, probably to a P35 board (Gigabye or Abit I think) so was wanting to get the best out of my gfx card, memory and CPU!! :( I certainly cant afford to go buying a new (decent) PSU too!!

StevieP
 
Thanks for all the opinions guys, I did look at the X38 boards but Cob is right - the buget is tight!
I did look at the Gigabyte GA P35 DS3R as an option but it doesnt have a firewire port and I might be looking at doing some video/camcorder editing etc within the next 12 months! I'm assuming that firewire is still better for video editing that USB 2.0??

Cheers...

StevieP
 
Any recommendations for a decent P35 board for my kit that will allow me some overclocking??

Thanks..

StevieP
 
I dont know much (anything ;)) about Abit - are they considered decent overclockers then??

And what are the pro's and con's of the Abit IP35 and the Abit IP35-E (since these are the ones in my price range) - is the IP35 worth the extra £20??

Thanks again guys...

StevieP
 
Cob said:
The DS3P has Firewire.


But I didn't realise that the Abit IP35-E did too. Unless you need more than the 4 onboard SATA ports then the Abit IP35-E might be a good choice.
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Ooops, sorry, I was thinking of a different model!

Do you know what the difference is between the IP35 and the IP35-E??

StevieP

edit.

hmmm, just seen a review saying the IP35-E has limited room for a CPU cooler (I use a Coolermaster Hyper TX which is quite large!) and also a "weird double boot problem"?!?!? - anyone have any experience of this??
 
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