5600+ or the 6550

lynxthechosen0 · 10-11-2007, 05:50 PM

Is the amd athlon x2 5600+ better or worse than the intel core 2 duo 6550.
I wont be overclockng.

ThatGuy16 · 10-11-2007, 05:56 PM

Its the same at stock speeds, but the E6550 will oc much better. Since the price is almost the same i would probably get a 6550

[-0MEGA-] · 10-11-2007, 07:45 PM

I would go with the E6550, but it also depends on the motherboard since those vary as well.

10-11-2007, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
lynxthechosen0 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 45	5600+ or the 6550 Is the amd athlon x2 5600+ better or worse than the intel core 2 duo 6550. I wont be overclockng.

10-11-2007, 05:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,046	Its the same at stock speeds, but the E6550 will oc much better. Since the price is almost the same i would probably get a 6550 __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.23v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: HD3870 @ 837/1152 LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ My Old 3DMark06: 20008 =(

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,397	I would go with the E6550, but it also depends on the motherboard since those vary as well. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

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