E4300 vs Pentium D 930 - Is it worth it to buy E4300?

[BAMAVOO]

Antec 180B
Asus P5N-E SLI
2 Gig Kingston 667
BFG 7950 GT OC 512 Meg
Raid 0 - 160gig x 2
Creative Audigy 2 ZS

Using stock cooling now, but have the Schyth Ninja

Thanks

 

[Laminator]

I have an E6600 and a Pentium D 930 and I can't tell the difference between the two in everyday use. Of course, it depends on what you need it for...

 

[BAMAVOO]

Originally posted by: Laminator
I have an E6600 and a Pentium D 930 and I can't tell the difference between the two in everyday use. Of course, it depends on what you need it for...

Quake 4,Counter Strike, email, spreadsheets, and surfing.

 

[Accord99]

This is a E6300 vs a PD 945 review. Should give a reasonable picture of the relative differences between an E4300 and PD 930.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e6300_11.html

 

[f4phantom2500]

If they're similarly priced, buy the E4300.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: f4phantom2500
If they're similarly priced, buy the E4300.

Yeah why settle for less when you can have more.

 

[imported_Dekard]

e4300 is a significantly superior processor. Lower power requirements too.

 

[bobsmith1492]

There's no reason to get a PD now unless your motherboard simply doesn't support a C2D.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Yeah, what BobSmith said. I'm running an E4300 @ 2.7 with just a slight volt bump (1.35) with the stock HS. They're getting cheaper too (I think they're 169 @ the Egg w/ free ship.) Worth every penny...

 

[BAMAVOO]

I already have the PD, just wondering if it was worth the price to upgrade? I have the Asus P5NE-SLI mobo.

Thanks for the insight.

 

[f4phantom2500]

If your PD is fine for now, wait a month or two for the prices to drop even further on the C2D's. If you overclock, assuming you do with that Ninja, then it would definitely be worth it to upgrade to C2D at some point, but if it were me I'd wait until I could get a good deal, unless the PD just wasn't cutting it anymore.