Which is faster?

[Wertoz]

Intel Dual-Core E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

or


Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott 3.2GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

[crenn]

I'd say the Dual core is.

[Zephik]

I've asked similar questions in the past, everyone always says to go for the dual core. So, going from that, I would say go for the dual core processor. Don't let the lower Ghz fool you, that 2Ghz Allendale should make the Prescott eat dust. At least, thats my understanding anyways.

[crenn]

There is 2 factors.

The Prescott isn't as efficient per clock cycle as the dual core, but it doesn't have as much L2 cache, but I'd say it wouldn't matter if you took up core speed to around 2.4GHz.

[Indybird]

Intel Dual-Core E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

or


Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott 3.2GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

The E2180 by far. The allendale is 2x+ the power of the Prescott.

Hope that helps,
Indybird

[haha49]

depends on what your runing.. 1 program or many..

[Wertoz]

Well I see the consensus point to the dual core.....
but now i feel like holding out a month because I got a job and that means more money:)


Now its a fight between the
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

and

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

PS: this is a gaming PC and both processors are the same price

[Indybird]

Well I see the consensus point to the dual core.....
but now i feel like holding out a month because I got a job and that means more money:)


Now its a fight between the
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

and

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

PS: this is a gaming PC and both processors are the same price
Now thats a slightly harder desicion...I'll have to ask you some questions:
1) Will you be willing to/do you know how to overclock?
2) Do you need to multitask alot?

If you answer yes to both of those then I'd 100% recommend the Q6600. If you answer no to both of those then I'd recommend the E6850. However if you don't want to overclock alot and you need to multitask then definitely go with the Q6600. If you're just using it for gaming or you don't want to overclock then go with the E6850: I can recommend it from current usage.

By the way, if you're overclocking the Q6600 you'll probably be able to get it to ~3.0GHz using the stock cooling. If you want the E6850 and still want a faster clock speed, you'll be able to get that to ~3.6GHz (That is the exact situation I'm running).

If you want help overclocking, then me and many other members are ready and willing to help.

-Indybird

[Wertoz]

OK well i was looking up how to OC earlier on a site but it was to cryptic to understand.So how would I go about OCing the Q6600? This is going to be my cooling unit BTW so I wonder how far I could get it with non standard stock cooling...
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g78/john_rivera/nitrogon_nt02_silverstone.jpg
Its a Silverstone Nitrogon NT05

[Indybird]

OK well i was looking up how to OC earlier on a site but it was to cryptic to understand.So how would I go about OCing the Q6600? This is going to be my cooling unit BTW so I wonder how far I could get it with non standard stock cooling...
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g78/john_rivera/nitrogon_nt02_silverstone.jpg
Its a Silverstone Nitrogon NT05

That cooling unit should be fine, though I'm not sure how much better it is than the stock intel cooler (the stock coolers are actually pretty nice).

About the overclocking though, I have one question: What brand of motherboard do you have? (If you don't know then download CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php), it will tell you)

I'm afraid I can only help if you have an ASUS motherboard; they all work differently and I'm only accustomed to ASUS.

-Indybird

[Wertoz]

Its an ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 btw

[Indybird]

First of all, I have read some reviews and thought about it; your after-market cooler might actually perform slightly worse than the stock intel cooler, so I'd stick with the stock.

Heres the real problem though, your board is much older. The first thing you'll need is the latest BIOS from ASUS. Even then though, I'm not sure how successful overclocking will be on that board. You'll be able to do it, but not by very much because the 945 Chipset on your motherboard wasn't too good at OCing. Unless someone else on here has some overclocking ideas for your Q6600, I would recommend getting the E6850 and keeping it at it's stock speed.

Sorry I can't help. Let's see if we can get some members in here that can though!

-Indybird

[Wertoz]

The board has no fan ATM so I may just get a different one..
Its ok TY for the help :)

[Zephik]

You could always buy a cheaper dual core processor and use the money you save to buy a better motherboard. You could also just save your money or even buy a new rig piece by piece. Get a good processor for now, then get a good motherboard later. Then I suppose if you want a higher overclock you can buy a water cooling kit sometime down the road.

Christmas is also coming, so better make some phone calls. ;)

[Wertoz]

lol well im using alot of air cooling on this PC its not my first I have liquid cooling in my computer now I'm make a make shift PC for my future case mod.