After Conroe comes out and AMD drops prices..

[squizz]

Re: After Conroe comes out and AMD drops prices..

yes best price/performance ratio out right now.

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: After Conroe comes out and AMD drops prices..

is the e6600 worth it?

At zipzoomfly, the e6300 is $103/ghz, the e6400 is $114/ghz, and the e6600 is $150/ghz.... I just think it's too expensive, especially when the e6300 and e6400 give tremendous performance with a bit of overclocking.

eh, the e6600 also overclocks really well, but you'd probably want to get a 975 board for that... The Conroes tend to overclock better on that platform than a 965 board like the DS3

[Fuxy_Muxy]

Re: After Conroe comes out and AMD drops prices..

i dont think im planning on OC that much, maybe not even at all... but i think that if im gonna get a C2D, i shouldn't cheap out

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: After Conroe comes out and AMD drops prices..

i dont think im planning on OC that much, maybe not even at all... but i think that if im gonna get a C2D, i shouldn't cheap out

I suppose a DS3 and an e6600 would be a nice choice then... but these overclock so well, I don't know why you shouldn't do it :)

[Fuxy_Muxy]

Re: After Conroe comes out and AMD drops prices..

lol it just seems like if i OC it, it would like mess it up and it will die sooner...idk its just wat i think when i think about OCing

[megawhompertoo]

Re: After Conroe comes out and AMD drops prices..

lol it just seems like if i OC it, it would like mess it up and it will die sooner...idk its just wat i think when i think about OCing

for a machined part with no moving parts, yes--you are correct. you can drastically reduce your lifespan via a reasonable overclock, from 100,000 hours to well under 90,000. Of course, by then we'll all be running Pentium 12's ("The Bride of Netburst", or "The Long Bus to Hell").