I am staring at these CPUs, trying to figure out which one I want to pick up.
Tier High (189.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207
They all currently cost $189.99 at NewEgg. So I'm wondering which one I should pick up.
Tier Low (167.99~169.99)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 4MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103650
I also saw this for 189.99, but I think its strictly due to a sale on Newegg that the better one is the same price as this one.
AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103472
If you see a difference, then that ones in the candidate pool too.
Now, I'm looking for "everything". Heat, Overclock potential, Power Consumption, Speed, Games, etc., independent of what Motherboard I pick. The Video Card is a single 260 GTX.
Previously, I picked up an i7 and 2x260 GTX's, but the overall cost was more than I wanted to spend. That's why I'm locking the prices. Now, help me figure out which one is the best.
Tier High (189.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207
They all currently cost $189.99 at NewEgg. So I'm wondering which one I should pick up.
Tier Low (167.99~169.99)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 4MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103650
I also saw this for 189.99, but I think its strictly due to a sale on Newegg that the better one is the same price as this one.
AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103472
If you see a difference, then that ones in the candidate pool too.
Now, I'm looking for "everything". Heat, Overclock potential, Power Consumption, Speed, Games, etc., independent of what Motherboard I pick. The Video Card is a single 260 GTX.
Previously, I picked up an i7 and 2x260 GTX's, but the overall cost was more than I wanted to spend. That's why I'm locking the prices. Now, help me figure out which one is the best.