Budget CPU At Top Speeds

[ND66]

Interesting article at Toms Hardware site.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/10/dual_41_ghz_cores/

This should bring some prices down... .

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[Marshmallowman]

Not bad, but you have to spend a bit on cooling once you get over 3.5 or so.
And interstingly they don't show gaming benchmarks, the actual things overclockers atually use there computers for, I would think it would be left a bit wanting in that respect.

But still the 805 is dead cheap

[Helevitia]

They do show gaming benchmarks:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/10/dual_41_ghz_cores/page29.html

[schmosef]

This really speaks of the sorry state of current gen cpus.

[Marshmallowman]

That is pretty good.
I have been hearing the shared fsb of the 805 was a real bottlneck, looks like it isn't so bad.

....as long as you have heat and the power requirements covered

[Tjalfe]

we are so close to Intels next gen CPU being released that buying now is silly.. unless you really really need to

[Mehen]

but its dirt cheap, good for gaming, and its dualcore. its a winner in my books. If anyone is buying a computer right now I couldn't see myself recommending anything else (unless they aren't doing ANY overclocking)

[Admiral]

I want a reverse hyperthreaded Athlon X2

Just wondering if it must have the technology on DIE or it can be done later for older X2, bios and driver...

[KeiFront]

Watch the power consumption http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/...es/page14.html should bring the running costs a bit up .

[Paddy]

So you would need a CPU, mobo and RAM then.... Hmm....

Nope, the wife wont let me

[cjolley]

Looks neeto.
But, you could buy three or four of the motherboards my overclocked XP2600 runs on for the price of a motherboard that supports the 805.

My power supply and what not are ok and I think it would still cost me $500 to do the upgrade.

And that would include just a mediocre video card.

[TransformX]

I'd prefer a stock Athlon X2, half the power consumption, less heat generated, less cooling, less electricity bills.

[ND66]

I'd prefer a stock Athlon X2, half the power consumption, less heat generated, less cooling, less electricity bills.

I'm with you on that.
The one think I like about the Intel chip, it should drive the prices down some more.
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