what is better ? Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz 1066 4MBx2 Now $266
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz 1333 4MB Now $266
not many programs use 4 cores so most people will tell you to get the the e6850
but the q6600 can be easily overcloked to 3ghz. so i would get the q6600 and overclock it. that way it will give you the same performance to programs that use 1 and 2 cores as the e6850 and in the future you will be able to use up all 4 cores ase more games and programs will be programmed to use up up 4 cores.
On the contrary, overcloking a cpu is perfectly fine if you know what your doing. If you havent done it before, a good guide and much care should lead to a succesful experience. Regardless, I would recomend the E8400 over the E6800, that is if you are looking at the dual core proc. If you want a quad core I would say go for the Q9300. It's a bit more than the Q6600, but offers a nice performance booste, and a few features not supported on the Q6600. At the moment, the gaming performance of the E8400 is greater than that of the Q9300 in most games. Some are starting to make use of quad cores, but most games remain un-optimised for them. Until the day this changes the core duos will likely hold an advantage.
A comment on your graphic cards. If you can I would suggest waiting until mid June for the release of both ATI's and Nvidia's new cards. They both promise quite a large jump in performance, and should not be any more expensive then todays cards.
If you have any questions or want help with your build, feel free to pm me.
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It is this system worth ~3000 $ ? With this money i hope is awesome...
Edit: Hmm i think i can get one cheaper; it is so expensive because all the programs? Microsoft
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- McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 full retail version is pre-loaded
- Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate Edition
- Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 pre-loaded
- CyberProducer pre-loaded
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- Adobe Acrobat Reader pre-loaded
- Microsoft Office 2003 professional full version is pre-loaded.
- Microsoft word 2003, excel 2003, Access 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft FrontPage 2003, OneNote 2003, Project 2003, Money, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft InfoPath 2003, and much more are pre-loaded.
Dont get 64 bit vista. The tech guys I talk to say its the most pain in the ass thing they have to deal with. Go with xp proff 64bit. Also is possible dump the anit virus and get the free avg stuff.
Hold on Snow Leopard, imma let you finish, but Windows had one of the best operating systems of all time.
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what is better ?
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz 1066 4MBx2 Now $266
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz 1333 4MB Now $266
not many programs use 4 cores so most people will tell you to get the the e6850
but the q6600 can be easily overcloked to 3ghz. so i would get the q6600 and overclock it. that way it will give you the same performance to programs that use 1 and 2 cores as the e6850 and in the future you will be able to use up all 4 cores ase more games and programs will be programmed to use up up 4 cores.
so imo go for the q6600
So q6600 is better for games?
I heard that is not so good to overclock a CPU
On the contrary, overcloking a cpu is perfectly fine if you know what your doing. If you havent done it before, a good guide and much care should lead to a succesful experience. Regardless, I would recomend the E8400 over the E6800, that is if you are looking at the dual core proc. If you want a quad core I would say go for the Q9300. It's a bit more than the Q6600, but offers a nice performance booste, and a few features not supported on the Q6600. At the moment, the gaming performance of the E8400 is greater than that of the Q9300 in most games. Some are starting to make use of quad cores, but most games remain un-optimised for them. Until the day this changes the core duos will likely hold an advantage.
A comment on your graphic cards. If you can I would suggest waiting until mid June for the release of both ATI's and Nvidia's new cards. They both promise quite a large jump in performance, and should not be any more expensive then todays cards.
If you have any questions or want help with your build, feel free to pm me.
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Optical Drive 1
Optical Drive 2
20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe
Blu-ray DVD-ROM Drive to play HD movies
LAN / Wireless LAN / Modem
Gigabit LAN controllers, featuring AI NET2
Marvell88E8056® PCI-E Gigabit LAN controllers
ASUS WiFi-AP Solo
54 Mbps IEEE 802.11g and backwards compatible with 11 Mbps IEEE 802.11b
- Software Access Point mode
- Station mode : Infrastruceure mode and Ad-Hoc mode
56K Fax Modem
Audio
ADI® AD1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter
IEEE 1394
Agere® FW322 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)
USB
10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 6ports at back panel)
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
- ASUS AI Gear2
- ASUS AI Nap
- ASUS 8-Phase Power Design
- ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS Crystal Sound:
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS AI Slot Detector
ASUS WiFi@Home:
- ASUS WiFi-AP Solo
Other Features
ASUS MyLogo 3
Multi-language BIOS
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate Edition
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)
2 x External SATA
1 x IEEE1394a
1 x RJ45 port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x WiFi-AP Solo antenna jack
8-channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
1 x COM connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
4 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
2 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel(Q-Connector)
BIOS
16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Power Supply
500 Watts
Software programs package
- Microsoft Office 2003 Professional full retail version pre-loaded
- McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 full retail version is pre-loaded
- Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate Edition
- Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 pre-loaded
- CyberProducer pre-loaded
- Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment pre-loaded
- Adobe Acrobat Reader pre-loaded
- Microsoft Office 2003 professional full version is pre-loaded.
- Microsoft word 2003, excel 2003, Access 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft FrontPage 2003, OneNote 2003, Project 2003, Money, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft InfoPath 2003, and much more are pre-loaded.
All the programs are valid for life.
Support CD
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
CardReader
All-in-one cardreader
Operating system
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate Edition
It is this system worth ~3000 $ ? With this money i hope is awesome...
Edit: Hmm i think i can get one cheaper; it is so expensive because all the programs? Microsoft
- Microsoft Office 2003 Professional full retail version pre-loaded
- McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 full retail version is pre-loaded
- Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate Edition
- Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 pre-loaded
- CyberProducer pre-loaded
- Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment pre-loaded
- Adobe Acrobat Reader pre-loaded
- Microsoft Office 2003 professional full version is pre-loaded.
- Microsoft word 2003, excel 2003, Access 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft FrontPage 2003, OneNote 2003, Project 2003, Money, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft InfoPath 2003, and much more are pre-loaded.
All the programs are valid for life.
Dont get 64 bit vista. The tech guys I talk to say its the most pain in the ass thing they have to deal with. Go with xp proff 64bit. Also is possible dump the anit virus and get the free avg stuff.
Hold on Snow Leopard, imma let you finish, but Windows had one of the best operating systems of all time.
If the Powerball lottery was like Lotro, nobody would win for 2 years, and then everyone in Nebraska would win on the same day.
And then Nebraska would get nerfed.-pinkwood lotro fourms
AMD 4800 2.4ghz-3GB RAM 533mhz-EVGA 9500GT 512mb-320gb HD