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Which chip is better

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Jason145

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I want to build a new comp and was wondering which chip is better in the long run. Th 2.8C or the 3.0C
 
Well, the 2.8C is $38 cheaper than the 3.0C from Newegg, and you can overclock it to 3.0 easily. For overclocking it's always a crapshoot, but the 2.8 will give you better memory bandwidth at the same clock speed because it will have a higher FSB. It is possible that the 3.0 is slightly more likely to achieve a higher overclock, however.
 
So basically I am looking at a cost to performance ratio. If Iwant to play Doom 3 once I am able to run it. Either the 2.8 or the 3.0 will give me the performance. Since now most games are taking more advantage of the video card than the CPU.
 
Yes, either processor, coupled with a decent video card and 512mb+ ram will be plenty for Doom3.
 
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