building a new rig

[mordantmonkey]

sold my rig 7 months ago. now ready to build something decent.

3 options

1) get a e6750 possibly with a mild overclock, and be content with it.

2) get a e2140 or one of it's ilk, overclock like mad, then sell it if/when i desire a penryn

3) hold off all together for a couple months and get a penryn, quad core, or cheaper conroe then

honestly, i'm not even sure about the quad core. The most intensive use will be gaming, and i just don't think quad performance justifies the price premium.

help, all of the awesome recent titles are making me antsy, but i can wait a few more months if it's worth it.

 

[Comdrpopnfresh]

mix of two and three. Get something with a 1333 or 1600mhz fsb, and throw in a 2140. When penryn become more mainstream just replace. The mobo will be good, and you won't find yourself asking this question in regards to yet-to-be released products.

 

[badnewcastle]

I would go with the E6750 with minor OC to 3.2 or 3.6 if you want to push it...

For Gaming, here is an article to show that in most cases, the E6750 out performs its quad bretheryn.

If you were going to go quad, I'd say wait but why not by an E6750 and then sell it if you want upon the penryn release.

 

[tofumonster]

If you want to save money in the long run, you can just get an E2140 now, overclock its fanny off, then get a penryn or whatnot later. Its basically a matter of saving money...and how patient you are. lol

you probably DO want to go with a 1333/1600 mhz fsb. Probably an X38 supported motherboard to for some small amount of compatibility with future stuff.

 

[Denithor]

Abit IP35 + e2180 + Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 at Mwave for $230 (after $25MIR)

This should give you an easy OC to around 3GHz on stock cooling which is plenty of power for games today. Late next year pick up a Penryn quad (if you need it) when prices are favorable. Throw the $100+ you save by going low end cpu into a better GPU which makes more difference for gaming anyway.