I have 400 Dollars what 939 chip is best?

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i do alot of rhino rendering and auto CAD work.. what chip would be best. i was thinking of a opertron 170 which is about $395 any ideas
 
Why are you going with a socket 939 chip? If you can wait a week then I would recommend the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 for $319.
 
thealmightyone said:
...you cant put a Core 2 Duo in a 939 Socket. Are you just upgrading your processor, or doing a full overhaul of your system?
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Well obviously, I was saying that if he's getting a new computer, he should wait until Conroe.

In either case, he should wait until after Conroe comes out since the prices will be drastically lower.
 
nope just putting a new chip in... i bought a 3200 to keep the price of the build down and now i have to money to get a chip
 
metstalker said:
nope just putting a new chip in... i bought a 3200 to keep the price of the build down and now i have to money to get a chip
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Oh ok, well I would actually go with the X2 3800+, since it's significantly cheaper and the Opteron 170 isnt that much better then it. Like I said before, wait until next week before buying since then the prices will be almost cut in half.
 
thats odd the stats of the 3800 to the 170 indicate is a great buy compared to any of the X2's not that im argueing but since its a server chip its more durable better quality silicon higher potential for overclocking. huge amount of internal chip memory L1 128 kb x 128 kb and L2 2x 1mb just a thought
 
metstalker said:
thats odd the stats of the 3800 to the 170 indicate is a great buy compared to any of the X2's not that im argueing but since its a server chip its more durable better quality silicon higher potential for overclocking. huge amount of internal chip memory L1 128 kb x 128 kb and L2 2x 1mb just a thought
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The difference between the Opteron 170 and X2 3800+ is that of the X2 3800+ and X2 4200+. And the difference between those two is very minimal in most tasks. Basically you're just paying $100 more to get another 1MB of Cache, it may or may not be worth it for you.
 
i agree omega but the programs i use are very memory intensive so the extra memory will be worth the effort plus i dont want to put the money into something and then wish i had spent 100 dollars more after spending 300 ya know.
 
metstalker said:
i agree omega but the programs i use are very memory intensive so the extra memory will be worth the effort plus i dont want to put the money into something and then wish i had spent 100 dollars more after spending 300 ya know.
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Ok so it may be worth it for you in the long run, but it's not going to be an Earth shattering difference, just to point out ;).
 
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