Recommendations for a new desktop?

[PotshotPolka]

Id upgrade the cpu to an Q9400..its 189 for a significant performance upgrade..or an E8500

they both OC nicely but even if you dont they are fast!! Antec 900 is cheap right now..Id look at cool master case as well

 

His price roof was $700 and I already broke it, what you suggest would cost $100 more, and arguably we could find similar performance jumps if we spent $900 instead of $800. You just got to draw the line somewhere.

[trakaill]

His price roof was $700 and I already broke it, what you suggest would cost $100 more, and arguably we could find similar performance jumps if we spent $900 instead of $800. You just got to draw the line somewhere.

 

the cpu was really the main point which isnt 100 more (30 or 20) ..and I would still get the E8400 over what you suggested for 169....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&cm_re=antec_300-_-11-129-066-_-Product

that one comes with the fans for 10 bucks more

[PotshotPolka]

the cpu was really the main point which isnt 100 more (30 or 20) ..and I would still get the E8400 over what you suggested for 169....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&cm_re=antec_300-_-11-129-066-_-Product

that one comes with the fans for 10 bucks more

 

I hadn't seen it, good find. As far the processor, the one you're suggesting is a dual-core over a quad-core, you sure about that?

[trakaill]

I hadn't seen it, good find. As far the processor, the one you're suggesting is a dual-core over a quad-core, you sure about that?

 

I say that cause of core speed and cache..3.16GHz on the E8500 with 6MB L2 cache and 3.00GHz on the E8400 with 6MB L2 cache... the Q9400 runs at 2.66 also with 6MB L2 cache

Now Im not a computer genius so shadowx or someone else can explain exactly what CPU cache is or to wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU_cache but apparently the difference between 4 and 6 is noticeably different..so that is why I though the small amount of money was worth it imho.. Now shadow needs to come in here and comment on all this..

 

One of my buddie OCed his 8500 at 4.275GHz stable ...which I though was cool

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4389671&id=590850448 dunno if you guys can see this..it might be private

[PotshotPolka]

Cache aside, you're still saying two cores clocked at 3.16ghz are faster than four clocked at 2.33ghz?

[Itch]

Cache aside, you're still saying two cores clocked at 3.16ghz are faster than four clocked at 2.33ghz?

 

The problem is that the list of applications that will take advantage of all 4 cores is not that large. (or at least the last time I looked into it) which to be honest was quite some time ago. When I bought my proc (E8400) in most applications it was out performing the 2.4Ghz Quad Core. So it really depends I haven't regretted buying the E8400 yet.