csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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im not really sure what to look for,
was going to get a pentium D 940 3.2GHz 800MHz FSB L2 4MB
but its a 3year old chip now (although going for good prices)
how would it compare to a Q6600 core2 2.4GHZ 1066MHz L2 8MB
being a newer chip.
as i wont really use the quad core to its full potential.
any input/ recomendations/ alternatives appreciated
cheers
callum
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Daveskater
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If you're into overclocking, the Q6600 can be taken to well over 3.0GHz if you know exactly what you're doing and you have the right BIOS.
You'd be better off getting an E series chip over a Pentium D, or maybe even a T but I'm not sure what sort of speed that series goes up to.
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Dom
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D 940 is old hat these days, it's older than the Q6600 and out of those two i go for the latter (atleast it's future proofing you to an extent and you can overclock the nuts out of Q6600s).
However, i'm assuming you're after a scoket 775 processor? I'd have a look at the newer 45nm Core2Duos E8400/E8500 which are similar priced.
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