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05-02-2008, 01:40 PM
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| Best Bang...... Any opinions on the best bang for the buck on Core two Duo's right now? It should overclock well but also be fast right out of the box. |
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05-02-2008, 01:43 PM
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| Re: Best Bang...... Quote:
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05-02-2008, 01:47 PM
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| Re: Best Bang...... I was recommended the E8400 Wolfdale ( Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors ) at one time but ended up getting a Q6600, which overclocks great for about the same price.  If your looking for specifically a Core 2 Duo then take a look at the E8400 but my recommendation is a Quad. 
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05-02-2008, 02:14 PM
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| Re: Best Bang...... Here's something completely different that has caught my eye... A Phenom 9550 and an AMD 780G chipset Mobo..... Tremendous, onboard expandable graphics (if you want----you can slap in an additional PCIe card and go SLI with the onboard video) but the onboard is VERY good.... All for about $250 if you shop around...and if you look hard enough----add four gigs of RAM for another $50-60 bucks A quad core workhorse---with four gigs of RAM and Great graphics----without any of the AMD errata problems For right at $300 I think it is totally the best bang for the buck right now.....
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