Someone explain to me intel's new processors?

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quiksilverx181

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Ok i been out of the Intel research lately, so since P4 w/HT came out, i dunno what intel has in the way of processors. If i wanted to upgrade now, what should i get? I have around $200 to spend on a processor, whats the upper/middle/lower end of the new stuff intel has (what models?) Whats the sockets that are the "new ones" from intel? Does intel still support HT-like processing?
 
i would recomend you get a 630, meaning a p4 lga(land grid arary, pins are on the mobo rather than the pins on the acutal processor) socket 3.0 ghz with HT, only of course if your mobo supports a lga cpu. I recently baught mine for 175 with free shipping from www.newegg.com and its hoovering around that price all the time, of course if you want a little higher you could snag a 640 = 3.2 for twenty five dollars more on some sites.

However if you get a 630 and your going to overclock, thats a little more money for a heat sink and fan =D.

As far as new cpu's , if you havn't noticed, most/all lga socket cpu's have model numbers(i htink thats what they call it sorry if im wrong) like 555j, 551, 530, 520,etc and 630, 640, 650 = 3.4 660 = 3.6 etc but the 600 series processors are the only ones that go up in that pattern uniformly unlike the 500 series, ie: you can get a 530 3.0,2.8 550j 3.2, 3.8 etc

One major thing to look at if you want a system to last so you dont have to upgrade right away or sumtin in the near future(depends how fast 64 bit os sweep the world) the 600 series support 64bit operating systems.

One more new eddition to intel's market is their duel core processors, however i am not hugly familer with them because i havn't been to interested in them(just me), they are somewhat new you could say so in some cases they are more pricey but once again im not an expert on them.

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I have around $200 to spend on a processor
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personally i would recoomend the 630 or 640(3.0 or 3.2) its about a 20-30 $$ difference depending where you get it, but in some ways, its better b/c if you are on a budget you can use that cash for a decent heat sink and fan. The reason i chose a 630 was b/c i could use that money on the hsf and you could easily over clock to 3.2 without a sweat as long as you have a decent motherboard(p5wd2-p is the best non sli mobo on the market rightn now at 200-209$)and decent memeory.(my current build im putting together is listed in my signature)

And soon you will learn shortly there are alot more smart people out on this forum than me, and they can be really helpful if you have good questions.

Edit: forgot that 500 series cpu's that end with 1 support 64 bit as well
 
How well can that proc overclock? Another option would be the Opteron 144. They can OC to 3ghz on air.

edit: jesus, LGA boards are cheap as hell, you'd ending spending more money going with socket 939.
 
SomeoneWhoIsntMe said:
How well can that proc overclock? Another option would be the Opteron 144. They can OC to 3ghz on air.

edit: jesus, LGA boards are cheap as hell, you'd ending spending more money going with socket 939.
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well from what i have read and everything(yes havn't done it my self yet, my sig explains what im waiting for etc.) with a 630 you should beable to hit 4.0 easy with air...of course you would need decent ram and mobo to go along with it, oh and hsf.
 
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