Okay, so I'm building a new PC for a friend of mine, and I'm trying to get the best bang for his buck sort of thing, with a special emphasis on overclocking ease, since the system will be water-cooled.
I remember reading on this forum several months ago that many of you agreed that the E6420 was much more worth getting than the E6600, arguing that it's cheaper and that it can actually tolerate a higher clock speed.
Now that I revisit Newegg, I see several new dogs in the pack, with stock speeds high and prices lower than even the E6420. For example, the E6750 is ten dollars cheaper than the E6420, and the E6550 is thirty dollars cheaper as well, and all their stock speeds faster. Am I missing a factor here?
I'd also like to take into account the mobos I'm considering as well. Most of them have the higher FSB of 1333/1066. It seems that only the Exx50 CPUs are 1333 enabled, while the Exx20 and Exx00 are 1066. Is this a significant factor to consider?
What do you all recommend for the best bang for buck multi-core processor?
Thanx!
I remember reading on this forum several months ago that many of you agreed that the E6420 was much more worth getting than the E6600, arguing that it's cheaper and that it can actually tolerate a higher clock speed.
Now that I revisit Newegg, I see several new dogs in the pack, with stock speeds high and prices lower than even the E6420. For example, the E6750 is ten dollars cheaper than the E6420, and the E6550 is thirty dollars cheaper as well, and all their stock speeds faster. Am I missing a factor here?
I'd also like to take into account the mobos I'm considering as well. Most of them have the higher FSB of 1333/1066. It seems that only the Exx50 CPUs are 1333 enabled, while the Exx20 and Exx00 are 1066. Is this a significant factor to consider?
What do you all recommend for the best bang for buck multi-core processor?
Thanx!