which of these will get me the best gaming performance ?
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which of these will get me the best gaming performance ?
4400 and 4600 mate, Pentium D 950 are crap in games, I had one before I got this system.
Personally I would have the 4400+ because of the extra cache, but its not a mega difference, I think the 4400 could be clocked to well over 2.6Ghz, and that that speed is an FX-60.
Other option is to upgrade to a Core 2 Duo E6300, which at 2.5Ghz would hammer the best AMD have to offer (FX-62)
Thanks,
James
thanks james interesting idea about the conroe but im buying a panther entry level from scan and this isnt an option. im gonna buy this for now then wait for a e6600 and upgrade to conroe in a couple of months.
so for now is it 4400 or 4600 ? i dont even know what cache does :p
4600+ the extra cache is only worth a couple of percent in almost every task. I'm using a 4600+ now, nice and quick.
3XS will most likely be doing core 2 duo systems soon btw, if you dont mind a wait, might be worth PM'ing DavidM and see if he has some kind of time frame for it.
they already are doing them, anyway scan will customise the build further if you ask.
Yeah the entry level core 2 duo machine would leave you a very nice upgrade path.
Or you could venture into your own build and spend the £300 you save on more power :P
get a core duo they are amazing