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Old 03-07-2008, 08:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I wondered how much difference there is in speeds between
Athlon 64 X 2 6000
and a QUAD CORE 9.6Ghz Q6600
9500 QUAD CORE PHENOM

Noticed the athlon 64 prices have dropped, and as I am looking to buy a gaming pc wondered if it made much difference.

would the money be better spent say on a 8600 graphics card rather than an 8500 etc

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Old 03-07-2008, 08:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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my money would go towards the Q6600 or e8400 and a 8800gt if you can afford it. if you cant afford the q6600 and a 8800gt, then get something like the e6750 which is 100 bucks less.

fyi: the q6600 is a 2.4ghz processor not 9.6ghz. it has 4 cores that run at 2.4ghz...you don't add up the total.

the cheapest 8800 is the xfx 8800gs on newegg i believe. this would be a much better choice than a 8500 or 8600.
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quad core 9.6ghz??? are you sure?
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Old 03-07-2008, 09:06 PM   #4 (permalink)
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quad core 9.6ghz??? are you sure?
QUAD CORE 9.6Ghz Q6600 2GB/500GB & 8500GT 1GB!! & SHIN
16XPCI-E 8500GT 1024MB!, CORE2QUAD 9.6Ghz + Lightscribe

as advertised on ebay?
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Old 03-07-2008, 09:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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read the above post. hes multiplied 2.4 x4
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Anything on ebay you could reccomend?
looking to spend 450 inc delivery

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Old 03-07-2008, 09:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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QUAD CORE 9.6Ghz Q6600 2GB/500GB & 8500GT 1GB!! & SHIN
16XPCI-E 8500GT 1024MB!, CORE2QUAD 9.6Ghz + Lightscribe

as advertised on ebay?
they are trying to trick u it is a quad core @2.4GHz they might be one of those people who think u add the speed for every core making people think it is faster 9.6 / 4 = 2.4 so they have deffently just added all the speeds together for every core
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Is the intel chip a good chip, or is the AMD better?
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both are good

If your on budget AMD single cores are best

Otherwise core 2 duos are the best atm
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they are trying to trick u it is a quad core @2.4GHz they might be one of those people who think u add the speed for every core making people think it is faster 9.6 / 4 = 2.4 so they have deffently just added all the speeds together for every core
lolz yeah thats what exactly i was thinking.

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btw 8500s and 8600s is a no no for gaming... well 8600GTS is a bit ok though.
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