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Originally Posted by ExtremePC
Astro,
Yeah but even the core2duo e6400 with a slight overclock beats the AMD flagship FX62 which is about a thousand dollars more expensive, in benchmarks. Whats more is that the core2duo's remain completely rock solid stable when overclocked.
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yep, I think intel definitely caught AMD(and many of us!) off guard with the great numbers the conroes are capable of(as far as benchies go). The thermals are better than the P4s by a mile, but in instances of intensive high end use, the AMDs seem to keep their cool better. It is a brave gamer indeed who carts around an OCd intel rig without some well thought out thermal countermeasures in there. 35C is as high as Im happy to go with a super clocked up rig, let it get too hot and you are inviting trouble....
this is a very interesting topic but probably not too MCE related ! Most sane system builders find us gamers/overclockers to be akin to petrolheads
astro