Better multitasker

[RaphaelVinceti]

Im having a hard time deciding which processor to get. Im trying to look a bit into the future, and I want to be able to upgrade to whichever the better Quad core will be. I know it really isnt all to easy to determine which is going to be better right now, but going off of how Intel is doing things for kentsfield, and how the current processors stack up in multitasking, (which is something I do alot of, so i need the better of the two for it). Im trying to decide between either the e6700, or the x2 4800+, if i get the 6700, Im going with the Bad Axe board, if i get the x2, im going with the DFI SLI board (would be nice to have a Bad Axe with SLI, but thats not possible, ATM, I wont be doing SLI until at least G80 anyway, probably not until the first refresh). Thanks for looking, and thanks for the advice. (The question is pretty much, which is better at running multiple programs at the same time without lagging, like, gaming/ripping, gaming/dvdshrinking, two rips at the same time, things like that)


Mod Edit: Please don't cross post the same topic across multiple forums,one open thread here : http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1107341~ Thank-you Papa-Ming

 

[Orayn]

E6700 is a bit of a waste. I'd go for the E6600. Mine's OCed to 3GHz without any fuss whatsoever, and I got a "meh" week. You'd hit 3.2GHz easily, especially with the Bad Axe board. Also, the Bad Axe is on the 975X chipset, so you could upgrade to Kentsfield later on.

 

[50Stang]

E6700 is a bit of a waste. I'd go for the E6600. Mine's OCed to 3GHz without any fuss whatsoever, and I got a "meh" week. You'd hit 3.2GHz easily, especially with the Bad Axe board. Also, the Bad Axe is on the 975X chipset, so you could upgrade to Kentsfield later on.

You can do this with the DQ6 as well even though its 965

 

[thrawn86]

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1107341

You really, really don't have to post this thread twice man. :/

 

[RaphaelVinceti]

I put it in three different forums to get Intel users opinons, AMD user opinions, and hopefully, unbiased opinions from the General forum

 

[savantu]

I put it in three different forums to get Intel users opinons, AMD user opinions, and hopefully, unbiased opinions from the General forum

So same arguments of the same people but in different forums will help you make a choice ?

Simply putting E6700 in the same sentence with a 4800+ makes me wonder about your real intentions ( that is to stir up s**t IMO ).

 

[RaphaelVinceti]

no, it wasnt. I had heard about response delays in the Core 2 chips when multitasking, so i was wondering what the better multitasking chip was.

 

[drizzt81]

I put it in three different forums to get Intel users opinons, AMD user opinions, and hopefully, unbiased opinions from the General forum

cross posting is generally frowned upon.

If you are looking for the super-multitakser, I would suggest to wait until after the Kentsfield release and compare price for a quad-core, dual processor xeon pricing to what you'd expect to pay for the 4x4 platform, which should come out at the same time. Depending on your needs, either purchase the 8-core workstation then, or get the 4 core, DP 4x4 platform with your eyes on the AMD QC release next year.

no, it wasnt. I had heard about response delays in the Core 2 chips when multitasking, so i was wondering what the better multitasking chip was.

Would you mind sharing where you "heard" this? I am seriously curious if it's just some f-boi rant or whether there are benchmarks to back that claim up.

 

[RaphaelVinceti]

i think it might have been a !!! rant. I havent found anything on the web to back it up.

 

[InorganicMatter]

The worst Core 2 will beat the best Athlon X2. Tough choice. I say get an E6400.

 

[PLmatt91]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300.

Cheap, easy to over clock, okay temps, great multi-tasker. Water cooling would be nice with it though.

 

[chrisf6969]

I put it in three different forums to get Intel users opinons, AMD user opinions, and hopefully, unbiased opinions from the General forum

same question 3 forums? You just like to "hear" yourself talk huh?

Core 2 is the fastest, most bestestestest, super dooppperrest chip eva.

Core 2 will handle your "multi-tasking" better than any other chip out there. PERIOD. Intel will also have quad-core out long before AMD. By the time AMD gets a quad core out, Intel will probably have a Core 2 Quad chip with integrated memory controller, so you'd be upgrading anyway.