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hodab
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_ 		12. August 2006 @ 10:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi
I am building a new pc, and I want it to run at least 2 years before I go for a new one... Please tell me which one is the best and is worth the price?

AMD:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz / 2x512kb Socket AM2
price 405$

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHz / 2x512kB Socket AM2
price 325$

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2GHz / 2x512kB Socket AM2
Price 250$

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz / 512kB Socket AM2
price 150$


Intel:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "Conroe" 2.4GHz / 1066MHz / 4MB
price: 475$

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 "Conroe" 2.13GHz / 1066MHz / 2MB
price: 345$

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 "Conroe" 1.86GHz / 1066MHz / 2MB
price: 280$


Please advise me if AM2 sockets are better than 939 or not. Please advise me which one responds best for Overclocking.

I appreciate any reply. I live in Stockholm and the prices are the Sweden prices.
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hodab
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I forgot to mention that I need the pc for gaming and especially for calculating chess moves.
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hodab
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_ 		12. August 2006 @ 10:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Please note that in the AMD section there is a wrong processor, please change look at this one instead of the single processor 3800:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz / 2x512kB Socket AM2
Price: 205$
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tailschao
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_ 		12. August 2006 @ 11:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the E6600 is the best there. Both in OCing and price/performance
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_ 		12. August 2006 @ 12:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ive just decided on the e6600 processor, but now i cant decide on the board.I note that nearly all new boards only have one ide channel for two devices.I wonder if the fu*kwit who designed them realises that most users have at least two opticals let alone any hds that need this socket.I only know of one manufacturer that makes a sata optical and thats plextor who are too expensive and aint that good.So, for a pieman that has three opticals, two pata drives and three sata drives who doesnt game but does mainly video/dvd work, which board should i go for?Budget is around £120/$200.Have had all asus boards in the past.

thanks
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hodab
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what about E6300 if I could overclock it? how much can I overclock it and how good cooling equipment is required? you see that there is a big price gap between E6600 and E6300 :)
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512 Mb RAM
160 GB HDD
256 MB ATI
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tailschao
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_ 		13. August 2006 @ 05:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
According to this
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2802&p=2
the E6300 will get to just under 2.6GHz on stock cooling, but with a good aftermarket cooler, you could probably reach around 3GHz.
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"Software is like sex. It's better when it's free." -Linus Torvalds
System:
X2 4600 AM2|Asus M2N32-SLi-Deluxe |Leadtek 7950 @550/700|2GB XMS2 6400 C4 TwinX (2X1GB)|Logitech G7|Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty|SpeedLink Medusa SL-8793|Western Digital Raptor 10,000 RPM 36GB|Western Digital Caviar 500GB x 2|Tagan EasyConn 580W|BenQ DW 1655|Maxtor 80GB|Hitatchi 250GB|Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-3000|BenQ FP241W
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