Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>> How on earth do you justify that statement?
>>  
>
>
> AMD Athlon64 X2 EE 6000+ 129€ (boxed)
>
> Intel® Core 2 Duo E6850 234€
> Intel® Core 2 Duo E4700 134€ (not boxed).
>  

There is no equivalence there in terms of actual processing power. The
best buy on the market for "bang per buck" is the Intel Q6600. Also,
whilst nominally a 2.4 GHz chip, it runs happily at 3.0 GHz with the
standard cooler - some examples even faster. ;)

From Overclockers.co.uk:

> Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition"
> 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
> <http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-172-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=>
>
> Quad Core Technology, 2.40GHz clock speed, 8MB L2 Cache, Intel
> Speedstep Technology, EM64T 64-Bit Technology, Execute Disable Bit,
> Energy Efficient Version, 1yr Warranty.
>
> Average rating of 5.0
> <http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-172-IN&tool=3&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=>
>  Intel  10+ in stock  £123.99
> (£145.69)
>


Be lucky,

Neil




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