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| ahofle:
--- Quote from: divemaster127 on October 06, 2006, 11:26:30 am ---I looked yesterday & on pricewatch the Intels are now cheaper than the slower AMD x2 chips dm --- End quote --- The Core 2 Duo was cheaper? Or the older intel chips were cheaper? |
| krick:
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/WCPG/article.php/3636096 Weekly CPU Prices - Week of October 2, 2006 October 4, 2006 Dual core AMD Athlon64 and Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, sorted by price... $160 Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz AM2 Retail $175 Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz S939 Retail $183 Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz LGA775 Retail $185 Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2GHz S939 Retail $186 Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2GHz AM2 Retail $224 Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz LGA775 Retail $227 Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.2GHz S939 Retail $234 Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHz S939 Retail $245 Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHz AM2 Retail $280 Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.4GHz S939 Retail $318 Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz LGA775 Retail $524 Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz LGA775 Retail $569 Athlon 64 FX-60 2.6GHz S939 Retail $965 Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz LGA775 Retail |
| divemaster127:
The core duo 6400 is cheaper than the fastest amd X2 chips, its the low end of the intel duo chips but its kills the amd x2 chips in speed dm |
| krick:
If I was going to buy any of the Core 2 chips, I'd only consider the chips with 4MB cache... Extreme X6800 2,933 MHz x11 266 MHz (FSB1066 QDR) 4 MB cache Duo E6700 2,666 MHz X10 266 MHz (FSB1066 QDR) 4 MB cache Duo E6600 2,400 MHz X9 266 MHz (FSB1066 QDR) 4 MB cache Duo E6400 2,133 MHz X8 266 MHz (FSB1066 QDR) 2 MB cache Duo E6300 1,866 MHz X7 266 MHz (FSB1066 QDR) 2 MB cache ...so that's basically the E6600 and up. |
| Level42:
I hope you guys are all talking about your desktop PC's, cause I really don't see the sense of a dua core proc in a Mame cab :D I've been actualy switching between AMD and Intel over the past years. However the PC I had before the one I have now (which is starting to build up some serious dust since I got my Mac Mini a couple of weeks ago) was AMD, but was having quite some problems. I think most were BIOS related (soundcard, later other newer cards, even after BIOS upgrades) so not AMD's fault, but still this made me decide for an Intel chipset Mobo + proc back then. However, the el-cheapo mobo and proc in my mame machine is AMD again, plenty of power and since I opted for a "mobile" proc and doesn't need so much cooling......which brings me to my ultra-silent Mac Mini.......yes Intel Core2 and I gotta say I love every minute with it. I haven't used a computer in such silence since my Atari 130XE :D |
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