Is Conroe right for me?

StevenNevets

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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

 

Markfw

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The 3800 is probably just fine, especially if you do a mild OC.
 

LW07

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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.
 

broly8877

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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.
 

confused1234

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why dont you overclock. with the help you can get on this forum it will be 99.9999999999999999999999999999% safe
 

StevenNevets

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Originally posted by: confused1234
why dont you overclock. with the help you can get on this forum it will be 99.9999999999999999999999999999% safe
I don't care... I just don't want to

 

johnnynodough

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your title sounds like a ED commercial :)

The question you should be asking, are there any serious side effects?

 

o1die

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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.
 

coldpower27

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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.