Conroes for Gaming

[kalniel]

so is it better or not!?

im getting a weird feeling i'd be better off with the am2 4600+

maybe im just findin it hard to swallow the idea of a fast 1.8ghz compared to 2.4

Then why not go for the 3.8ghz pentium 4?

[bsodmike]

Hehe. With the averate die generating enough heat per square inch similar to that of the sun, they've decided to think more about 'performance per clock'. i.e. the raw clock speed alone isn't directly prop. to how much you can achieve. Therefore, a conroe 1.8Ghz is, as seen here, faster than most offering by AMD.

I used the word 'faster', but you now know what we mean...

[Ben_]

i c ok

gibbon i am calm wasnt getting annoyed there, just have to be sure ;p

i will order tonight and record the process via photos then i could upload them if anyones interested

might not be actually seen as u guys have seen more insides of computers than [insert witty comparison]

[Goss]

so is it better or not!?

im getting a weird feeling i'd be better off with the am2 4600+

maybe im just findin it hard to swallow the idea of a fast 1.8ghz compared to 2.4

Remeber you'll have to overclock the E6300 to beat the AM2 4600+ as far as i know.

[Koolpc]

I am going to wait a while before i look into getting a Conroe. Maybe next year.

[Blackmage]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=104147

list of reviews

[Gibb0N]

pre-ordered a E6600 last night. Can't wait tbh, still running an athlon 3000 xp + haha.

[ExceededGoku]

pre-ordered a E3600 last night. Can't wait tbh, still running an athlon 3000 xp + haha.

lol you seriously needed it then!

[Gibb0N]

Hey man, tell me about it;

current rig;

amd athlon xp 3000 +
2 x IDE WD 120 gig 5200 rpm 8 mb cache
Ati Radeon 9500
2x 512 mb Kingston DDR 400 / pc3200
Asus A7N8X Deluxe

And with that^^ I play competetive css in one of the top 15 ranked css clans in the uk. I REALLY need a better rig.

New Rig;

Conroe E6600
74 gb WD raptor / 16mb cache
not sure on gpu but likely to be a geforce 7900 GT Extreme
G.Skill 2x 1gb DDR2 800mhz
Asus P5W DH
X-Fi Extreme Music

Ordered half of it last night, and I am wetting my self with anticipation of finally getting it all together.

[ExceededGoku]

lol! I thought my current system was a joke...
AMD64 3200+
9800XT
1gig Corsair XMS3200 XLPT
Asus A8V Deluxe
*shudders*
I miss my X1900 , its gathering dust in my bedroom atm .

[Ben_]

my system really is a joke

p4 2.6ghz
512mb RDRAM
radeon 9500

and its a dell

and i play not so competitive css in one of the bottom 15 ranked clans

but i still love games, hl2 was awesome, so i dunno what my reaction will be when the new rig is up and running

[Gibb0N]

one things for sure Ben, it will look a LOT better lol.

[bsodmike]

My current system, not gaming haha

p4 2.6 @ 2.8
abit IC7 mobo
seagate 80gig PATA
nvidia 550fx POS
256meg of Corsair XMS Plat.

I got 2x 17" tfts on this, and annoyingly the screen blanks randomly and wakes up a second later....very annoying!

Only my Macs are fast and I do everything on them, but for my engineering stuff I need windows...so Conroe it is.

[Gibb0N]

Conroe will do anything you need on an engineering front. CAD shouldn't be a problem even for that system. Unless you're animating 3d models I don't think you need to go as far as a conroe. But if you want to on the other hand....

[Goss]

pre-ordered a E6600 last night. Can't wait tbh, still running an athlon 3000 xp + haha.

That's the conroe i'd like, decent stock speed and room for the overclock, good choice.

[Gibb0N]

Thanks dude, the next one in the series has a serious price hike attatched to it. Just can't wait to get me mittens on it :>