Help me justify X2 3800 over E6300 please!

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: TekDemon

Originally posted by: Crusader
If you only game.. theres no advantage to using a C2D at high res.

So if you only game.. that settles it.
If you are a hobbyist video guy ect.. a 3800+ isnt going to be "slow". Sure C2D is faster.. but with C2D what we have now are great processors from BOTH AMD and Intel (finally, Intel).

If you have a AMD platform already, unless you have cash to burn or are extremely anal about "max performance" (which in most peoples cases actually means a better GPU, not CPU) then it makes far more sense to stick with your AMD stuff.

AMD is no "disgrace" now as many would have you believe.. the stuff is still smokin. Intel just finally stopped the pummelling AMDs been putting on them for years.

Dude, nobody buying an E6300 and an ASRock board is going to have some insane high end graphics setup lol.

And on a side note, gaming isn't the only thing you do with your PC, I hardly ever run games myself (although I do have a GF6800 for when I do game) but I do a lot of other CPU intensive stuff.

What are you talking about? This is exactly how to get the most out of a gaming rig. All the money saved getting the ASRock can mean that much of a better graphics card. The E6300 still wouldn't be bottlenecked by the fastest single PCI-e card. Perfect for gamers only.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I think you should just wait for the x2 to be $50. Now thats a budget system!