Best Cpu for the Money *POLL*

[Tempered81]

VOTE OR VOICE OPINION:

given that everyone is overclocking these days, which cpu do you prefer?

 

[v8envy]

Best bang for purely CPU price, or total system price? When viewed from the system price POV (including OS, video, hard drives, etc) the processor price difference between e.g E8400 and E4300 shrinks from 50% to around 10%. But 4.3 ghz w/ 6mb cache >>>>> 3.6 ghz with 2mb.

 

[Tempered81]

i guess it just boils down to whatever gets you the best performance for whatever is your application of choice. for example, if you enjoy xvid encoding, and the 8500 will give you 70fps and the 4500 will give you 40fps when both overclocked; which is the better deal given the prices: $120 and $205

the 8500 is a better deal in that case, i suppose

I am talking "purely cpu price" in this thread.

 

[Tempered81]

ttt- getting some votes now!

 

[harpoon84]

Originally posted by: v8envy
Best bang for purely CPU price, or total system price? When viewed from the system price POV (including OS, video, hard drives, etc) the processor price difference between e.g E8400 and E4300 shrinks from 50% to around 10%. But 4.3 ghz w/ 6mb cache >>>>> 3.6 ghz with 2mb.

Good point. I find CPU price alone misleading as you can't really just buy a CPU and be done with it, you need a platform to go with the CPU.

A $75 E2160 chip that overclocks to 3.0GHz may seem much better value than a $190 E6750 @ 3.6GHz, but if you are talking overall system or platform cost then the price/performance curve takes on a totally new look.

 

[Goldfish4209]

The E4xxx CPUs offer a balance between large cache and uber-value. The Pentium dual core cpus simply don't have enough cache to keep up with the other CPUs at similar speeds, and 4Mb of cache isn't really necessary, although it's good for future proofing. If you have the cash, go for a e6xxx, but e4xxxs are just fine.

 

[Tempered81]

well true,

if you do an entire new build that has a 6750 in it, it may cost $900, and a similar build with an e2180 may cost $810

but im speaking just in terms of cpu value

guess noone thinks athlon x2's are good buys...

 

[covert24]

in todays market they fall behind dramatically. i currently have a x2 4000 and it lags a bit when using things such as photoshop or vb.net. i have heard flawless things about the E4xxx series so id say go ith that.

 

[Markfw]

It depends on what you do. For pure computational power, a Q6600@3.5 is way too easy, and way too cheap for anything to touch it. DS3R motherboard, XP90 cooling, Fortron 450 PSU.

 

[Tempered81]

mark you have some nice & fast cpus! how do you think a wolfdale will compare to one of your 3.5ghz q6600's at 3.5ghz itself?

i voted 4300 in this poll, since thats what i have, but i believe a 8400 to be an extremely great value

 

[Zenoth]

E8400 in my opinion.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
mark you have some nice & fast cpus! how do you think a wolfdale will compare to one of your 3.5ghz q6600's at 3.5ghz itself?

i voted 4300 in this poll, since thats what i have, but i believe a 8400 to be an extremely great value

Probably 20% faster @ the same clock, but thats a guess based on other guesses. I don't really care since you can't buy one yet. When they come out, then I decide.

 

[aigomorla]

most definitely the best value hands down, also for upgrade reasons...

A Q6600 G0 with a great board + great air sink = unbeatable in performance and long term upgrade. Also price and value. The Yorkies wil have a 8.5x multi.

Now im suprised no one remembers these half multi's. They absolutely suck hardcore. The ram portion gets clocked at 9x while the Mhz on the CPU is 8.5x

Thats if i remember how the .5 multi's worked on my DFI a while back ago...

No other CPU can come close right now. Not even a phenom as it is....
And a kents has been shown to keep up with yorkies by a slight margin. So i really dont see the point in yorkies right now.

Holy COW! Mark you have 1 more quads then i do

Very nice....

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Im going with E6750 now then E8400 when its out.

 

[Tempered81]

Everyone is voting for the q6xxx quad core conroes, but Man I still think the 8400/8500 is better than any 65nm quad core

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
Everyone is voting for the q6xxx quad core conroes, but Man I still think the 8400/8500 is better than any 65nm quad core

not at the price... also its a dual core and not quadcore. Why buy 2 cores when 4 cores is only 10-20 dollars more expensive on the upper ends?

Your also going to need some nice ram to keep that CPU in par with a Q6600.

Also, i cant stress this enough.... realistically a 3.2ghz Quad 400fsbx8 should hold you out for whatever you need until neha comes around.

Thats why i decided to skip penryn entirely and jump straight to neha.

The only penryn chip i'll touch is the X9000 for my HP 8710p.

 

[Team42]

Given that the e4300 has been available, used and proven to overclock to at least 50%, and cost less than a tank of diesel, I'll go for that. And I did!

Ask again in about 6 months time, and I'll probably say the same thing, except you could probably substitute "e4300" with "e8400"...

 

[Avalon]

I'd say the E2xxx series is the biggest bang for the buck, but strictly performance wise, even after overclocked they are still lacking.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
Now im suprised no one remembers these half multi's. They absolutely suck hardcore. The ram portion gets clocked at 9x while the Mhz on the CPU is 8.5x

Thats if i remember how the .5 multi's worked on my DFI a while back ago...

No one remembered, because Intel CPU's don't have HTT buses yet, and that only applied to Athlon64's with their IMC. With a FSB, it makes no difference.

 

[dingetje]

i vote e2160 as best-bang-for-the-euro-cpu, maybe the e8200 will surpass it's bang though (seeing the e8400 has reached 5 ghz already)

 

[konakona]

if all I care about is gaming performance at a bargain basement price, e2xxx should be as good as anything right? I have an e6400 on my main rig, and considering going for a e2160 on my secondary...

 

[RaptureMe]

Well for price I would say X2 5000+ Black for $99.00 at Newegg.
For Pure power I would say C2Q Q6600 GO I got mine for like $200.00.
I have both of these CPU's and both are great for everything from gaming,burning cdr/dvdr,downloading verious crap,watch HD movies ect. you name it and they can do it.

 

[JimiP]

Agreed. An E6750 @ ~$180 is a great value. It's fast out of the box and it will go even faster with minimal effort.

I feel I'm a bit behind... I haven't read a THING about the E8 series chips... lol

 

[GuitarDaddy]

The results of this thread seem to indicate that it really matters what you do with your machine. If your heavy into encoding,folding, or other multi-threaded crunching the Q6600 is by far the king at least until the new 45nm quads come out. For gamers and general users the E8400 will likely be the BFB champ once prices stabalize.

 

[Tempered81]

yea i am surprised at all the q6600 votes, what do they excel in that is multi threaded??