Thoughts on this new comp??

[mattnxtc]

In terms of operating ability. How much of a difference is there between like the q6600 (2.4) and the E6550 (2.33)?? The 2.4 is a quad while the 2.33 is teh duo.

[Neko]

not sure what you mean by operating ability? In terms of raw speed it's going to be pretty much negligible. If you're just using the comp for poker etc you're almost never going to be taxing all four processors and the duo is going to work fine.

I went with the quad because I usually have two processors dedicated full time to numerical calculations.

[mattnxtc]

Neko

Thats kind of what I was wondering. I think the most taxing load I would put on a computer at one time is to have like 4 tables open, pt, pokerace, websites, music. So not a whole lot for a computer to deal with. So the 2.33 duo is just fine?

Thanks,

[Neko]

yeah the duo will def be able to handle that load with ease. Before my current system I would run all that stuff on an old pentium 4 without too much trouble.

[Beavis68]

unless you are running highly threaded applications you wont notice any performance boost from Quad core.

If you are a few applications it may help to have quad core if you

[mattnxtc]

haha..well i am currently on a 5 year old laptop so its all good...as soon as i figure out my company discount I will be buying that new computer.

[Josem]

where are you getting that from?

[enzed]

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where are you getting that from?

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Me? I Am buying it from one of the stores on Trademe.co.nz (A Ebay type site in NZ), I was going to build it myself but the cost of parts and aggravation of building and getting it set up vs buying already built and tested was only about $200 so I figure it's worth it.

[enzed]

O.K so since OP I have been researching and came up with a couple of changes and your opinions would be welcome.....

- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600(GO Stepping) 2.4GHz 8MB L2 Cache Dual-Core Processor

- Transcend 4GB DDRII 800MHz Dual-Channel Memory

- Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35/ICH9 Chipset Motherboard
**Was going to get this mobo but after reading the Asus forums am not so sure, anyway still want to get either an Asus or Gigabyte board so recommend away**

**XFX nVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512mb (Alpha dog edition)Graphics Adaptor** changed from 8800gts 640mb

- Western Digital 500GB 16MB Cache SATA2 Hard Disk Drive

- LiteOn 20x SATA Dual Layer DVDRW Drive

- Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 case
- 3 x 12cm System Coolers

- AcBel R8 PS 700W Power Supply Unit

- 8 Channel High Definition Audio
- Gigabit High Speed Network
- External SATA Connector
- 10 x USB 2.0 Connectors

[Josem]

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Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35/ICH9 Chipset Motherboard
**Was going to get this mobo but after reading the Asus forums am not so sure, anyway still want to get either an Asus or Gigabyte board so recommend away**

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if this is the same mobo as the asus p5k deluxe wifi one, it is apparently awesome.