Help in CPU choice !!!!

I agree... Don't buy a cpu or motherboard now. Wait till January, if you really want to spend money buy a 320 gig hard drive :) more space is always good
 
killadoob said:
yup or you can just wait till january when price will drop

they always drop after xmas :)
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With the recent performance of the rand and prices dropped already? Ram increased fast over recent months? To wait too.... could also be a problem, but at least I think with the new toys to come the value for money could improve slightly!
 
pupa said:
That is what I am running now and the difference and performance is acceptable! Later You can upgrade the board to a better Conroe performer and the RAM to better DDr2 or DDR3 and chuck a Pentium D in this board with value ram and either sell it or use it as second system. New boards is coming to show very soon that makes best of the conroe! A Very versatile and adaptable stepping stone to gain conroe performance NOW without spending the big bucks
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If I may ask, what chip are you running in that board? This might be a good solution for a friend of mine who just bought an AGP card but wants a new processor. :cool:
 
nGAGEd55 said:
If I may ask, what chip are you running in that board? This might be a good solution for a friend of mine who just bought an AGP card but wants a new processor. :cool:
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6400! 2.1Gig The 1.8G 6300 should also be oK but I think due to lack of overclocking ability the higher ends is better, and it can be well reused in a later board upgrade!

PS the ASRock 775Dual ViSTA board for a few hundred rand, R200.00? more, is maybe a better bet as it is overclockable and have a better chipset VIA PT880 Pro/Ultra ???
http://www.asrock.com/product/775Dual-VSTA.htm
 
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pupa said:
6400! 2.1Gig The 1.8G 6300 should also be oK but I think due to lack of overclocking ability the higher ends is better, and it can be well reused in a later board upgrade!
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And it's stable and all? Havn't had any problems so far?
 
nGAGEd55 said:
And it's stable and all? Havn't had any problems so far?
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None . No problems but also look at the ASrock mentioned ....775Dual ViSTA board for a few hundred rand, R200.00? more, is maybe a better bet as it is overclockable and have a better?? chipset VIA PT880 Pro/Ultra ??? http://www.asrock.com/product/775Dual-VSTA.htm
I actually upgraded the Motherboard and Hardrives with no Win XP re-setup again. Just some simple actions to take, Plug drives in new board, chipset and graphics card and start up! Load new driver disks and Wallah Conroe at hands!
 
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Razer0 said:
He overclocked his E6600 to 4308MHz and claimed the SA record for Super PI of 11.750 seconds! OMFG! My AMD 3200 overclocked to 2.2MHz does it in 42secs!!
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42 secs is damn good for a 2.2MHz processor! I bet my old 4.77MHz Intel 8088 would have taken a few days! :D
 
Lol only 21? ;)

Aparently Abit are releasing a new range of mobos for the Core2 Duo that will support higher over-clockabilty in the 2-3 weeks. Mmm will be nice to see some marks then
 
but even the 6300 conroe is still faster than an fx 60 so i mean these cpu's at stock are fast

i wanna sell my cpu and buy me a 6300 but im worried cause bf 2 is running like a dream

ive got a problem i need to upgrade ervery 3 months :(


damn these ppl just release one awesome chip :(
 
ye agree killa, im looking to either go for the E6400 or amd 4800+ x2

Mmmm tough choice. Thing is, i'd need a new mobo+ram for the intel system. for the AMD it would just be the CPU (Very cheap too)

Eish but then again I need a new mobo/ram anyway

Sigh

btw, see you in a week at rage.. WOOHOO :D
 
killadoob said:
but even the 6300 conroe is still faster than an fx 60 so i mean these cpu's at stock are fast

i wanna sell my cpu and buy me a 6300 but im worried cause bf 2 is running like a dream

ive got a problem i need to upgrade ervery 3 months :(


damn these ppl just release one awesome chip :(
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I notice you are more positive about the Intels these days :D
 
I've always been a Intel fan, but built me a BOMB of a PC with AMD power...no turning back! I just want to upgrade my 3800+ to a 4800+ or higher. Not going for AM2 only for 1 reason. TOO EXPENSIVE. Not thwe CPU, but if I do go for that, I'll need to replace my mobo and RAM as well :(
 
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