Cpu advice please

[MD_Wild_Weasel]

Originally Posted by Sully_pa

I'm using the Phenom II X4 955 BE overclocked to 4.0 on air.

sweet thats the cpu i have.. what cooling you using, my setup is..

Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
ie8
msi geforce gtx 460 hawk"talon attack"1024mb
asus m4n82 deluxe nforce980a sli
Amd phenom II quad core 955 black edition @3.2 ghz(not overclocked, YET!!!!)
corsair XMS2 4gb ddr2 pc2-8500c5
Akasa venom cpu cooler
Inwin Ironclad full tower case
WD 500gb hdd

[sod16]

Q6600 is a masterpiece. It is one of THE best processors ever released. Intel released it on a 775 set as they didn't have so much power over the market. Now they there planning to release 3 NEW LGA's and the year after they'l probably do 6... Its a joke... 775 lasted from Pentium 4 too the Q series. 1156 hasn't even lasted a year.

[etzi]

Originally Posted by sod16

Q6600 is a masterpiece. It is one of THE best processors ever released.

Nice dream on!

[danjama]

Thanks for the table, it really simplifies things. On oc UK there's a i3 system for 350. There's an i5 2500 for double at 706 - is it really worth that much more, when the i3 is easily OCd to 4ghz?

Thanks for responses so far.

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by danjama

there's a i3 system for 350. There's an i5 2500 for double at 706 - is it really worth that much more, when the i3 is easily OCd to 4ghz?

Probably not. The difference can go towards a video card, or more Ram.

[danjama]

Originally Posted by Rattlehead

Probably not. The difference can go towards a video card, or more Ram.

That's my logic too.

[Sully_pa]

Originally Posted by MD_Wild_Weasel

sweet thats the cpu i have.. what cooling you using,

http://www.kingwin.com/products/cate...rs/xt_1264.asp