freestyler105
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I'm planning on building a PC in the upcoming months, and I have some kind of idea of what I want, but I am totally lost when it comes the the CPU. I know only some basic things about processors, so my question is :
Which CPU is going to perform better in gaming - the Core 2 Duo E6600 or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 of a similar price, say the 4800 or 5000+?
My purposes for the computer will primarily gaming, with a little iTunes, internet browsing, and AIM mixed in there.
I've heard only good things about the E6600 so far, and that's what I'm leaning towards right now.
Also, overclocking will be a factor, as I am planning on installing some kind of cooling into this system, but I won't be spending more than around $100 on that. This site says that they got the E6600 to 4 GHz. Is that really possible? As the article says, that's a 67% overclock, which is pretty amazing.
Which CPU is going to perform better in gaming - the Core 2 Duo E6600 or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 of a similar price, say the 4800 or 5000+?
My purposes for the computer will primarily gaming, with a little iTunes, internet browsing, and AIM mixed in there.
I've heard only good things about the E6600 so far, and that's what I'm leaning towards right now.
Also, overclocking will be a factor, as I am planning on installing some kind of cooling into this system, but I won't be spending more than around $100 on that. This site says that they got the E6600 to 4 GHz. Is that really possible? As the article says, that's a 67% overclock, which is pretty amazing.