Which Processor???

Question

Ok so for my cisco netowork academy at school we get to build our own indiviual computer with a $400 budget.

And the two sites we are allwoed to use are tigerdirect and newegg.


I Have everything picked out except the processor. I cant decide what to pick a Pentium D clocked at 3.0GHz or AMD 64 X2 at 2.0 GHz.

The AMD has a faster bus but the Pentium D has more L2.
I have used this amd processor before and it works nice but is the Pentium D the better choice?


What should i pick???


We are going to benchmark these once they are built and see who out of my class did the best with part selection. So i want to build something good.

Answer 1

Your project is on server so AMD is better of the two.

Answer 2

AMD has never let me down and I would stay awy from a pentium D.

Answer 3

if you can "cheat " and over clock the processor

I would say get

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128073


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116037

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211174

this CPU can over clock to ~2.7 ghz and its a core 2 duo, it makes a pentium D at 3.0 ghz like a baby.


http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html

good site to look at
that overclock E2140 should be close to E6600 performance after overclocked.


the motherboard might need to get a better one but it should able to overclock these base item to very high level. learn some overclockign online.. good luck

Answer 4

AMD. All the way

Answer 5

Of those two, AMD.