FX-60 or E6600? Cheaper and easier to get FX-60

[undeclared]

For me right now it would be about $100 cheaper to get an FX-60 than it would be to buy an E6600..

As far as I understand it, the FX-60 is +/- an E6600 except it has unlocked multiplier which would be a big plus for me.

What do you guys think?

 

[Markfw]

Well, the bigger deal, is the FX-60 won;t OC to near as high as a 6600 would, and in the end the 6600 will be way faster.

 

[undeclared]

Yeah, but on the other hand, I wouldn't have to trade my ram for something else, and the mobo would be cheaper (while remaining high quality).

I don't have gamer ram either, so unlocked multi also means that I can OC without putting up my ram at all.

 

[Accord99]

No, based on the Anandtech review, the E6600 is more like the 6000+, or the equivalent of a hypothetical FX-64.

 

[lopri]

Building an FX-60 rig at this time isn't really a great move, even after counting the money saved from existing memory. DDR2 prices are falling rapidly, and if you don't mind selling/trading your DDR you'll probably be even on RAM front. Remember socket 939 is a dead end, too. It only makes sense for simple CPU swap upgrade.

 

[thegimp03]

In the end, you're better off switching to E6600. More upgrade options in the future and can be overclocked easily. You can probably get a bit for your current pc parts so not all is lost.