On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 02:34:27PM +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: > Then you definitely don't need a quad core CPU and even if you insist > you shouldn't use the Q6600.
Yeah something like an E8400 is a nice choice. TDP of 65W (versus 95 or 105 on the Q6600 or newer quads), and cheap, and 3GHz, which for people that don't use 4 heavy threads at a time, will work out a lot faster. I use a Q6600 in a mythtv/fileserver/webserver/everything else I needed box running linux. When I built a cad system for my father, I used the E8400 because solidworks doesn't do that much threading and gains nothing going beyond 2 cores, and 3ghz dual with 1333MT/s bus for less money than a 2.4GHz quad with a 1066MT/s bus just made more sense. The fact it runs cooler too was a bonus. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
