Intel vs. AMD

I realize you were in a hurry. We could have newbs searching for new stuff though. Just an offhand comment on my part. I didn't mean to be making corrections. I make enough mistakes myself. LOL

 

If I was planning on a new build sometime in the future and wanted a good dual core cpu but didn't want to pay a premium price, I think I would wait for the release of the E6320 or E6420. 4M shared L2 cache across the board for the E6xx0 series cpu's.

On the other hand, if I was contemplating more of a high end build, I think I might wait for the release of the E6x50 1333mhz FSB series cpu's.

Hope I got the model numbers right this time.

 

I wouldn't say anything if you hadn't.

 

lol yeah the AMD Opteron 185 i got for 349.00 lasted about two weeks at that price and now its gone!!

 

Question?...
What os would you use for a conroe build.
xp
xp pro
xp pro-64

 

Unless there's some reason you need the 64 bit version, I'd go with XP Pro.

 

baltekmi , theres NO advantage over the three OS you have there as far as the performance you going to get out of the Conroe. its your choice which one suits your needs the best

 

The core 2 duo E4300 Allendales are out now at newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115013

 

It's less which OS for a Conroe build, more which OS full stop. I'd say get pro, X64 has very limited driver support and Home has a few missing features that you think you'll never need but...

 

They're finally getting them out to the consumers. Tigerdirect is selling an OEM about $15 cheaper than the Egg on that CPU. I think I'd go with the retail box though for the warranty. Looks like the Egg may have the best retail box price for now.

 

Thanks much for both replies.
Other than the discussion about the E4000, we're back to my original question, which was posted a couple above that.
So which is better out of the AMD 4200+ and the E6400 for working mostly in Photoshop and will last me for the next couple years.
I understand AMD has a larger FSB? What would you suggest just out of those two, or do I even need that much power? Please see my original post.
Thanks so much for your advice and help!
Gina
Chicago IL <COLD, COLD, COLD>

 

E6400 wins hands down.

 

gina4xoxo,

Look at that article you provided the link to. Even the E6300 outperforms the 4200+ in all but one catagory. You may want to wait for the release of the E6300 and E6400 with 4M L2 cache (due to release in Q2 of this year).

 

Mort nailed it. The extra 2MB of shared cache makes a big difference in the real world where you're doing memory intensive tasks. It shows up more in real work done over bench results. I'll just sound off like the rest of the choir, go Conroe. LOL If it's an investment for future proofing, I think I'd spend the little bit more for the E6600 like Mort's. But if sticking to a strict budget, then the E6400 would be the way to go or wait for the units coming out in Q2.

 

With the useless X2EEs and the new Core 2 Duos this is getting out of hand. WAY too many processors. I was satisfied with what AMD and Intel had already released.

*sigh*

I guess I'll have to learn some new part numbers. lol

 

more overclocking chat, sorry.

i think that the 4xxx's will be a bargain bin ocing ninja as you wont need to break the bank for its ram to get an uba overclock.

as for the 4mb cache in the 6x20's, it will be interesting how these do when it comes to punch per pound. will the 6600 still have that crown?

hey ho easter will tell.

anyone considering a nf650i? its caught my eye.

 

With it being only one position removed from the king (X6800) and several hundred dollars less, the E6700 stands between them, the E6600 should remain best buy for a little while anyway. Besides the cache which currently sets it apart from it's lesser counterparts, it starts life as a faster CPU and it has the overhead for good OCing. But without the cache as an advantage, just it's speed and relatively low cost make it a good buy.

 

thats my point, the current 6300/6400 arent conroes (only 2mb cache) but the new 6320/6420 will be real conroes, so how will the extra cache make them perform and will it make them better value than the 6600?

 

The smaller cache E6300 and E6400 are considered Conroes. They just have other names that go along with them.

With equal cache they'd have to be faster than the 6600 or the build technology would have to be improved. Things progress. There we'd need to see the heads on comparison. But without things changing, and the 6600 being faster, and with its excellent overhead for OCing, it will be hard to beat.

 

Looks like Intel really know what they're doing on the Core 2 Duo front, any word from team green on the next development?