Which processor?

[Rawmaterial]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103546


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115005

 

[maroon1]

Core 2 Duo E6300 is better

 

[dario03]

At stock speeds their comparable. Overclocked the E6300 is much faster. Plus the E6300 is cheaper so I would go with that.

 

[Meithan]

These two processors are pretty much equally powerful. The E6300 is cheaper (and not by a small difference!), so I'd definitely go for it.

Here's a review comparing the 65nm version of the X2 4400+ (Brisbane core) to the Conroe E6300: link. The review kinda sucks, but it's the best (and closest) I could found for a 6300 vs 4400+ comparison.

FYI, the 65nm Brisbane 4400+ should perform only slightly better than the Toledo core 4400+ you posted.

 

[Ronnie]

you will be able to oc an e6300 a **** of alot more then any amd out there

 

[Rawmaterial]

should i bump it to a e6400 for 30 bucks more?

 

[TriEclipse]

Don't bother, it'll offer roughly the same overclocking.

 

[Meithan]

Don't bother, it'll offer roughly the same overclocking.

Uhm.. I think I'll have to disagree. For overclocking, the higher multiplier (even if it's only a tad higher) is desirable. Let me throw some figures in.

It's been proven that when overclocking Conroes, the main limitation is the FSB. I don't think anyone knows for sure what's the overclocking limit of the chip itself - not even the best motherboard can push these babies to their fullest potential.

So, let's pretend you have a good motherboard that can handle a 400Mhz FSB (overclocked from 266Mhz). With an E6300, that'd produce 400Mhz x 7 = 2.8Ghz. With an E6400, that'd be 400Mhz * 8 = 3.2Ghz. It's a 400Mhz difference (naturally), which could be very noticeable, considering the two Conroes are similar in every way except the multiplier ... and you only had to pay $35 for these extra 400Mhz. Push the FSB past 400Mhz, and your gainings will be even larger.

Rawmaterial: if you're definitely going to overclock your CPU, you might wanna consider an E6400. If not, there's no point in getting it; settle with an E6300. At stock speeds, the difference between the two is minimal.

 

[Rawmaterial]

someone suggested this -->

"Opteron 165 @ 2.7ghz overclocked on stock voltage from stock 1.8ghz"

 

[Meithan]

Opterons are server CPUs. This means they're designed with the "slower but safer" concept in mind. The instruction set is limited, not containing as many game-oriented instructions as normal desktop CPUs. Opterons tend to suck at SuperPi for some reason (weak FPU?)

As I said above, for normal use, get an E6300; for overclocking, get an E6400.