pokemon87654

what cpu should I get for about 250-300 I really can't make up my mind between a athlon and an intel, as for the intel the prices are a little steep, is it a better idea to wait a month, maybe two until they go way down. Thanks for the help, I've been searching newegg....

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Athlon xp 3000+ 400 bus
1 gig of ram
5600xt 256mb video
380 gigs.

Macbook pro 2.16 duo
1.5 gigs of ram
100gig 7200rpm
Windows and Mac OS

ckfordy

If you can wait awhile for the prices to go down i would get the Core 2 Duo. Otherwise if you dont want to wait the Athlon X2's are cheap and are still good processors.

Rambo

Well, what would be the point in spending $250 on an X2 when you can buy a E6300 for $30 cheaper, and get better performance?

If you want to buy a CPU now, either go with the Allendale E6300, or the Conroe E6600

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