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Is Conroe right for me?

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StevenNevets

Senior member
I've been stuck many times thinking about weather or not I should get an

X2 3800 (AM2)
or an
E6300

I DON"T overclock

This is for Battlefield 2, CS:S, web browsing, word proccessing - Maybe Crysis in the future


I realise that the Conroe is great CPUs but...
- they are very new, you never know what can happen
- they may be good for the price but still I don't have that much money to spend on this
- I don't hardcore multitask, just play Bf2 with music in the backround
- I'm getting a 7600 GT KO anyway, the E6300 is probobly to fast for me
- I would have $100 to spend elsewhere or save

But... I will be getting one of the cheaper DX10 cards in the future - Something equivalent to a 7900 GT ___ will a X2 3800 be powerfull enough

And on top of that the X2 3800 + a decent motherboard is over $100 cheaper then the E6300 with a decent motherboard

 
The X2 3800+ will be powerful enough for a 7900GT-equivelant card. The video card has more of an impact on the speed and playability of games than the CPU does.
 
E6300 is between a 4200 and a 4600+ in performance.

OC'ing on air, no X2 can touch it.

I think it's worth the extra ~$50 you'll pay for it.
 
If your system works well, don't buy it. Wait for a board or cpu problem before your next upgrade. By then, you'll be ready for the next fad. Conroe isn't that much faster for normal use.
 
If your coming from older technology such as Socket 754 or Socket 478 and older then you should upgrade to the new Conroe ready platform.
 
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