P35 is the only way to go. It has ICH9 which is the fastest southbridge to
date. In addition to DDR3 support, it's memory controller has been tweaked
to surpass the performance of older chipsets even when using DDR2.
SLI is still immeasurably stupid. 8800 GTX's and Ultras are cheaper now and
the prices keep falling.
From: "Michael Decker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [H] Looking for advice on new system.
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:48:10 -0400
Which CPU would you choose for a gaming PC, the Q6600 or the E6850?
For the chipset, would you go with the P35 Express or nForce 600i?
Why?
On 7/16/07, Greg Sevart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
With the Intel quad-core Q6600 (2.4GHz) hitting $266 next week (7/22), and
the new E6850 (3.0GHz) dual-core running at $266 now, along with the
rather
nice P35 Express chipset, why would anyone even consider an AMD-based
machine for anything but an ultra-budget box?
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