Last Minute Help Please

[noroom]

Any final thoughts? I didn't go for a DX10 card, because I want to hold off for a better generation, and since there's no games, there's no rush. I have a Zalman 8000 that I'll mount on this, and everything is going in a Thermaltake Matrix VX. Kind of a budget machine, but still hoping to squeeze some juice out of it.

Thanks!

[toadeater]

Get the q6600 if it's not too expensive in the EU. In the US and Canada they're selling for only ~$80 more than the e6750. The q6600 can be OC'd to 3.0GHz on stock cooling/voltages, but with FOUR cores and with similar temperatures and power consumption.

There's little reason to get a two core Core Duo anymore unless you are trying to build a budget system, in which case the e6420 will save you ~$40 compared to the e6750, if you overclock to 3.0GHz.

[noroom]

I was thinking of going Quad, but it's too expensive. Those extra €70 would be pushing me over the edge... But I am planning on getting a Quad later on, maybe sometime next year :)

Thanks for your feedback!