On Tue, 5 May 2009 13:18:58 +0100, "Rarius"
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Will be ordering an Athlon 64 X2 for a M2N-SLI DELUXE MB shortly

Question I have is Whether to get the

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W
Dual-Core Processor

Total Reviews: 1416 4x winner customer choice award

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103773

or

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W
Dual-Core Processor

Total Reviews: 477

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103228

Seems the slower of the two is more popular.

The main reason the slower chip is more popular is simply the
price/performance ratio. The 6400+ is about 7% faster than the 6000+, but
I'll bet that it is more than 7% more expensive!

When I rebuilt a few years back, I wrote myself a little spreadsheet that
listed all the processors I was interested in, their price and their
performance at stock and overclocked. It quickly became clear that the Q6600
was the best bang per muck in my price range... I was only looking at Intel
CPUs, but the principle is the same.

Rarius


Yea i just noted the original price of the 6400
but its a $9 diff now guess ill go with the 6400

6000+

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6400+

Original Price: $169.00
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Your Price:$99.00