dpoverlord Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 I was debating if it was still worth purchasing the C2D 4300 after the price cuts when compared to the 6400. I will be using the following MOBO -- DFI infinity 975GX NB cooler = HR-05SLI CPU -- TBD Heatsink - TBD ( Thermalright Ultra 120(extreme if out), or Tuniq Tower ( if they will stay on in a tower) RAM -- OCZ Plat. REv 2 2x1gb VIDEO -- Sapphire X1950XT 256MB CASE -- Lian LiPC-70USB PSU -- OCZ POWERSTREAM 600W HDD -- 2 Seagate 400GB SATA drives DVD -- Sony, PX-760A PERIPHERALS -- Razer BoomSlang 2200 With Razor XactMat Monitor Iiyama 22" 512Pro I will be O/C and am considering if with the price cuts if I should get the E4300 and just O/C it to 3.1-3.5 GHZ and just wait for prices to go down even further so I can get a better CPU down the line. What do you think? Also is it worth waiting for the Ultra 120 Extreme? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
powsmowl Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 an e4300 @ 3ghz+ should be plenty, really cheap now too..the only real advice i could give you is get an 8800GTS for a small price increase...better performance and DX10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpoverlord Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 I already bought the Card for 220$ though :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted April 14, 2007 Posted April 14, 2007 I find it very hard to feel sorry for you with your ATI X1950XT , sure the 8800gts is better, but X1950XT is no wimp. Any Conroe you are looking to buy will hit 3ghz on air pretty easily. As far as I am concerned that is more than plenty enough of CPU muscle for anything you are ever going to need to do....for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpoverlord Posted April 15, 2007 Posted April 15, 2007 I find it very hard to feel sorry for you with your ATI X1950XT , sure the 8800gts is better, but X1950XT is no wimp. Any Conroe you are looking to buy will hit 3ghz on air pretty easily. As far as I am concerned that is more than plenty enough of CPU muscle for anything you are ever going to need to do....for now. Fisher, thanks for the coodles for my new 1950xt. I was almost beginning to think that the card was crappy. It O/C's pretty nice so thats not too bad. As to the Conroes from what I take it your recommending going with the 6300+ series over the 4300's right? I thought the Multi being lower might affect my O/C with my setup. My idea was to do the following, Get the most bang for the buck cpu wise that would give me the MHZ. Then 1 hr down the line upgrade to a higher grade proc that does more like Q4 and stuff. With that being known if I want to spend less than 200$ and save the extra money so that I can use it down the line what would you say? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Going with my logic( hahaha logic? Me?) I mentioned any Conroe(C2D) can hit 3 ghz on air failry easy. So, if you are on a tight budget , go with the cheapest C2D which would be the E4300. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splave Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 e4300 will run cooler, and you can always lower the 9 multi, you can raise the e6300 to 9x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 I think Splave meant you can't raise the E6300 to 9x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNyc Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 why will e4300 run cooler? i know amd's 65nm runs cooler than intels 65nm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Air cooling with a decent after market cooler and depending on what FSB you are at will vary, I get 30c +/- a few degrees idle and 50c stressed. Intels have higher threshold for pain imo.:beer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkorb Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 i would say go for 6320 or 6420 tbh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Great darkorb, what are the advantages of those chips? I really don't know much about them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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