I should have said, I have an existing PC with a socket 939. I am looking strictly at the AMD's. :-)
-Gary Jin-Wei Tioh said the following on 5/25/2006 1:24 PM: > At 10:46 AM 5/25/2006, you wrote: >> I am planning on upgrading my PC to a new dual core CPU. Which CPU is >> the has the best price/performance ratio at this time? >> >> Thanks >> -Gary > > Hello Gary, > > Some folks seem to like the Pentium D 805 since it runs 2.66GHz @ 533 > FSB. > Most people can hit 3.5 - 3.7 on air, as high as 4.2 on water - quite > a nice deal for ~$130. > > That said, it is a Smithfield and puts out quite a bit of heat. Also > have to watch out for > thermal throttling. > > HTH > > Best regards.
