My Build So far..

[Nagasama]

lol true enough only freaks like us...
but still...i dont think that even if i had the money to spend that i would be able to justify the price difference vs performance. but there aint no way i would ever spend 1k on a cpu, so i guess my point is moot. woot lol.

 

[gurusan]

lol true enough only freaks like us...
but still...i dont think that even if i had the money to spend that i would be able to justify the price difference vs performance. but there aint no way i would ever spend 1k on a cpu, so i guess my point is moot. woot lol.

I'm not saying buy an ex6800! I was just showing the benchmark to compare clock speeds via C2D and AMD x2.

but if you have the money I would imagine you'd choose something like a e4300, e6320...something like that, right?

I chose an e6300 and going from my 4400x2 @ 3.03 ghz I noticed a huge difference.

 

[Nagasama]

I'm not saying buy an ex6800! I was just showing the benchmark to compare clock speeds via C2D and AMD x2.

but if you have the money I would imagine you'd choose something like a e4300, e6320...something like that, right?

I chose an e6300 and going from my 4400x2 @ 3.03 ghz I noticed a huge difference.

where (ie what applications) did you notice the difference, if i may ask? also, did you notice the difference with your c2d clocked as it is now, or at its stock speed? a c2d @ 3ghz vs an x2 @ 3ghz...lol yepper, there is certainly a difference there.

 

[dario03]

buying a dell, is another sin woot woot can i made the thrad if we do?

Well we need 8 more commandments for it to work.

 

[gurusan]

where (ie what applications) did you notice the difference, if i may ask? also, did you notice the difference with your c2d clocked as it is now, or at its stock speed? a c2d @ 3ghz vs an x2 @ 3ghz...lol yepper, there is certainly a difference there.

General windows use, particularly in Vista Ultimate 64 is much smoother and snappier...much of this is probably due to faster ddr2 memory as well.

and I play a lot of Quake 4....during heavy multiplayer fights (ctf) the fps used to drop down to 45 or even lower sometimes and I thought this was due to my GPU...but now it never happens on my C2D setup.

And yes I was comparing 3ghz to 3ghz. My AMD x2 @ 3.03 would have stomped on the e6300 @ 1.83

 

[gurusan]

Well we need 8 more commandments for it to work.

3) "Thou shalt not skimp on thy power supply"

 

[Nagasama]

^^lol^^ good one.

"thou shalt not cut or modify your gpu to fit a slot it was not intended for."
"thou shalt not use ice and saran wrap as a cooling system" (my favorite...)

 

[Nagasama]

General windows use, particularly in Vista Ultimate 64 is much smoother and snappier...much of this is probably due to faster ddr2 memory as well.

and I play a lot of Quake 4....during heavy multiplayer fights (ctf) the fps used to drop down to 45 or even lower sometimes and I thought this was due to my GPU...but now it never happens on my C2D setup.

And yes I was comparing 3ghz to 3ghz. My AMD x2 @ 3.03 would have stomped on the e6300 @ 1.83

hrmm, really? i heard that the x2's were better performers in 64 bit applications, but have not seen evidence of this.
ah, yes the ol' s939 x2's. you made a quality upgrade. tho the s939's are still pretty awesome.

 

[gurusan]

hrmm, really? i heard that the x2's were better performers in 64 bit applications, but have not seen evidence of this.
ah, yes the ol' s939 x2's. you made a quality upgrade. tho the s939's are still pretty awesome.

...where'd you hear that? From what I've seen the C2D's outperform AMD in every way at the same clockspeeds.

 

[Nagasama]

...where'd you hear that? From what I've seen the C2D's outperform AMD in every way at the same clockspeeds.

yeah, really depends on the app/bench, though. at close clock speeds (stock) they perform pretty darn close. amd does win a few benches with a stock clock a little higher (i.e. e6300 vs x2 4000). but not many lol. but i cant remember where i read about the 64 bit performance...and i definitely am not professing it to be the truth. heh...could likely be just a nasty rumor.