Which CPU?

[SK07]

Will be upgrading soon and just wondering, I was thinking of the Intel Duo Core q6600, but then I saw this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-197-AM

What a cheap price? I mean is it what it makes out to be, is it better than the Intel or not, it's bein said as the gamers choice? not an expert on CPU's. Cheers.

 

[Skyboat]

The Q6600 is a quad-core processor (well technically it's 2x E6600 C2Ds stuck together but that's just nitpicking ) and the AMD X2 is dual-core. Whilst some of the AMD lines are well-priced, Intel's C2Ds are simply way more overclockable - the Q6600 can be clocked from it's stock setting of 2.4Ghz -> 3.6Ghz, on air. The even cheaper dual-core E2180 (on offer this week) can get similar gains (2Ghz to 3.2Ghz, ish) even with the stock HSF.

 

[Kelt]

...The even cheaper dual-core E2180 (on offer this week) can get similar gains (2Ghz to 3.2Ghz, ish) even with the stock HSF.

Amen to that!

Living proof as in sig.

 

[easyrider]

Will be upgrading soon and just wondering, I was thinking of the Intel Duo Core q6600, but then I saw this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-197-AM

What a cheap price? I mean is it what it makes out to be, is it better than the Intel or not, it's bein said as the gamers choice? not an expert on CPU's. Cheers.

Get a Q6600,nothing beats it for price and performance.