Athlon X2 or Core Duo?

Athlon X2 or Core Duo - Discuss

 

overclocking wise...CORE2DUO ! i went from 2.13 GHz to 3.60 GHz without a problem....no overheating, shutting down, nor burning chips!!!

check it out ...i have a nice ass heatsink though....;along with mobo, ram, cpu, video card, girlfriend...oh wait sorry got off topic...

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e352/shockwavecs/Computer2.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e352/shockwavecs/Computer1.jpg

 

c2d overclock destroys anything AMD including FX. If you upgrade from s939 single core, picking up an x2 will save you hundreds dollars on mobo & ram.

 

Kick ass heatsink and fan alright....It nearly swallows the mobo!

Nice (but don't underestimate AMD just yet)!

What's your OC equation shockwavecs? FSB x Multiplier = CPU clock!
vcore voltage?

Regards...

 

That's pretty much the same setup I wanted. I want E6400, 2GB 800Mhz, ASUS P5B Deluxe (or similar), and 7900GT(s) or the DX10 cards that are coming out.

You have the case I want as well! Stealerer!

 

lol well my settings are as follows:

VC: 1.38xx
VDimm: 2.20
PCI-e: 101
PCI: 33.33
everything set to auto

timings:
4-4-4-12 4 35

CPU FSB: 450!
RAM: 900

lower the multiplier to x7

while 7 times 450 = 3150MHz... windows states 3600MHz

i had it at above 1000mhz ram but it doesnt work on these settings so i ditched it

 

Do ya have the Corsair XMS Series?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/20-145-034-05.JPG

 

Are you me, in another body? :|

 

yessum

 

Anyway. I had a look at the Core 2 Quad benchmarks and stuff, it seems they aren't that great, they just seem like a brute-force/power/american-muscle sorta CPU, compared with the efficient/japanese/european sorta feel of the Core 2 Duo. Or is it just me?

They aren't good for gaming, perform worse than the Core 2 Duo (probably because no games are made to use 4 cores, but who cares). Pretty much the only thing they're good for is server activity. Hardly worth the 800+ price tag.

Also, I can't wait until the Intel Core 2 Duo MacBooks come out.... *drools* Too bad I don't have the money.

 

I DO!! lol o well its just a laptop...think about it what would you it for?

i have a 700 mhz p3 laptop with a 12.1" screen, 256 ram, 20 gb hdd,...just use it to browse and music player. not too much all for 250 bux

 

Yeah... but when I'm older I'm going to be using a laptop a lot more often because I'll have a car, which means driving to places.

Yay!

 

Sorry to be offtopic.. but what case is that you have?