[Pc_Support] The $130 Intel Pentium D 805 (dual-core) at 4.1GHz!!! -- Fwd: overclocking

[David Simmons]

> On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 20:23 -0400, William Warren wrote:
>> i'm buying one of those cpus pronto..:)
>
> Well, I started comparing benchmarks, and I think I'll just stick with
> an Athlon 64 x2 (Socket-AM2/940) purchase in a few weeks.

How so...as I remember your comment/post that AMD is going to be
introducing the new technology - at the same cost as current - I'm sure
it's not a low cost as this?  If you forgo the cost of the water cooling
system and stick with the mega-fan unit, Zalman model CNPS9500 (approx
$60)...you've got "the CPU ran at a clock rate of 3.33 GHz without any
problems at standard voltage levels of 1.3375 V, even when both cores were
fully loaded".

.....so it comes down to - for the 'most bang for the buck' - will a new
system with an Athlon 64 x2 outdo the 3.33GHz wonder?

dave