New CPU

Iluvpenguins

Iluvpenguins

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Hey guys, i'm basically building a new computer now that I got my hands on an 8800GTS. Now my budget is only $300 for a cpu, ram, and motherboard. I've secured the ram so i have $250 for a cpu and mobo. Thats besides the point though.

I was looking at the X2 5000+ for $120, i don't really know much about intel's newer lines of Core 2's like the E4xxx and etc. I know they run at 800mhz on the FSB which sort of turns me off of them. What do you guys think? Should I push the budget to accomodate something that is worth it? I can only push about 30-40 dollars more, but i prefer not to. Thanks!
 
AMD athlon x2 6000+ is just a very good CPU! Trust me, if you have this, you'll be safe for like 4 years.
 
Although the 6000 and 6400 are fast and all that, they are around the 180 range if i were to buy it where i want to buy it, i might as well get a C2D e6550 for that price. I was looking at the X2 5000+ because its only $120, mind you, the motherboard will be another 120 and then theres 14% tax(God damn Canada...) so i'm afraid those are far out of budget.


In terms of the E2200, it doesn't suit my fancy...low FSB of only 800mhz i believe. It doesn't seem like the best bang for the buck.
 
Depends on what 5000 your talking about, theres 2 89 watt models, 4 65 watt models. A Brisbane and a Black box Brisbane and a Windsor core.
 
Hate to be a pest...but i've been looking at the E4500 vs the E6550...is there any real means in putting down more money on the E6550...or can the E4500 perform just as well with an overclock?
 
Iluvpenguins said:
Hate to be a pest...but i've been looking at the E4500 vs the E6550...is there any real means in putting down more money on the E6550...or can the E4500 perform just as well with an overclock?
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The E4500 runs at 2.2GHz, has an 800MHz bus speed, and 2MB of L2 Cache.

The E6550 runs at 2.33GHz, has a 1333MHz bus speed, and 4MB of L2 Cache.

For the extra $40, I'd say it's worth it since you can't overclock to compensate for the extra cache of the E6550.
 
And...every opinion has its opposite.

As to what OMEGA stated:

The E4500 won't have quite as much performance at a given speed as the E6550 will....but it will get there much easier. Given the E6550's 7X multiplier, you'll need some outrageous motherboard and memory to reach the speeds that the E4500's 11X can reach without any problems. The E4500 is less prone to encountering a motherboard hole and not overclocking well. Take, for instance, 3.2Ghz:

The E6550: Only one practical option: 457x7. That speed will be pushing normal DDR2-800 memory, and if your motherboard doesn't like that FSB, you're out of luck.

The E4500: 291x11, 320x10, 356x9, 400x8, 457x7
 
considering that I won't be purchasing an aftermarket Heatsink/fan. Would I still be able to get a pretty good overclock with the E4500? The motherboard i'll be getting is one of the gigabyte DS3 ones. If the E4500 can perform similar to the E6550, i may purchase it, simply because i'd rather save $40 and lose a bit of performance rather than spend $40 and gain a slight edge in performance.
 
Yep. My E4500 is very stable at 3.11Ghz @ roughly 1.38V. I have pushed it to 3.5, and even booted at 3.57, though at 3.57 I barely got into windows before it crashed :P. After 3.1Ghz, the required Vcore starts ramping up quite a bit.
 
Jet said:
Yep. My E4500 is very stable at 3.11Ghz @ roughly 1.38V. I have pushed it to 3.5, and even booted at 3.57, though at 3.57 I barely got into windows before it crashed :P. After 3.1Ghz, the required Vcore starts ramping up quite a bit.
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You have made my decision for me. Thanks a bunch. I'll be going with the E4500 and hopefully getting an overclock similar to that of yours!
 
Jet said:
Yep. My E4500 is very stable at 3.11Ghz @ roughly 1.38V. I have pushed it to 3.5, and even booted at 3.57, though at 3.57 I barely got into windows before it crashed :P. After 3.1Ghz, the required Vcore starts ramping up quite a bit.
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but you can't overclock to 3.0ghz with a stock heatsink fan can you?
 
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