E6300 or x2 4200 or D 950

[antt]

hi
i jsut dont know what one to get the price of the new core 2 duo E6300 and the x2 4200 is the about the same and the 950 is not much more poepl been telling me that these new core 2 duo cpu are good so i dont know what one i want to buy i would like to know what one out of the 3 would be the better power for money CPU

 

[jlbenedict]

If you are also purchasing a motherboard also, then go with a Conroe compatible board and get the E6300. Do not, by all means, get a 950, if you are also in the market for a motherboard. The Conroes are so much more superior over their predecessor.

 

[antt]

yes im also going to buy a motherboard to suit the cpu that i deside to get im building a system i am jsut unsure what cpu would be the best buy for poer to money

 

[harpoon84]

Overclocker? E6300. 3GHz+ is a 'standard' air cooled overclock, outperforms an overclocked X2 4200+ by far.

Stock? X2 4200+, cheaper mobos mean it's better value.

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: antt
yes im also going to buy a motherboard to suit the cpu that i deside to get im building a system i am jsut unsure what cpu would be the best buy for poer to money

Then you can eliminate the Pentium D 950 from your list.

 

[antt]

yeah i think ill go with the E6300 i jsut had a look at a review where it did pretty good motherboards are abit more but you pay for what you get i think i would pay the bit more and get the E6300 i see some people can overclock them over 3Ghz and didnt think it would get anywhere near that at stock Vcore

 

[akshayt]

If you have a good overclockable motherboard,

E6300>FX 62>XE 965

aren't you anyways sure of that?