Which one of these is better??

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...116-158&depa=1

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...116-193&depa=1


I want to OC but like $170 is the limit for the budget. Im mainly just not wure if the 1meg cache is better than the 800 fbs. I mainly us this rig for gaming but it does do other things too, just not as ofter

Thanks
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P.S. I think ill go with the 2.6 1meg cache but i just wanted other options.

2.4c clock it at a nice 3.2 or 3.4

2.4c in my own opinion. That 2.6 is 90nm tho.. does it clock well?

The 2.4c is a way better choice, you won't miss the extra cache, the 2.66 is a prescott core and has longer pipelines, so the advantage is lost. In fact it will typically perfrom slower when speeds are under 3.0GHZ, it won't show any advantage to speak of unless you run over 4ghz.

The Northwood will also run alot cooler, and has Hyperthreading, the 533 FSB prescotts don't have that enabled...

Actually I was confused by the 2.66 with 1MB cache and 533FSB, at first I thought it was an older "B" core, but after doing a little better checking, I saw it used the Prescott core. There is also a 2.4ghz version that has been around for a while and is nuetered with 533FSB and no Hyperthreading, this is the first I've heard of a 2.66ghz version.

Thanks for the input guys ill go with the 2.4

Yeah for tax return time, that with my PTO getting payed out (new job ) to me will be a nice computer upgrade soon

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I had the same question as you but after a little bit of researching I went ahead and bought the 2.4c with the Northwood Core. It's a fast lil mammajamma. The second I get a new HSF I'm going to overclock it to 3ghz and go from there.