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Originally posted by Aesthetic link?

http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=5107

So roughly about AUD$500 for a 2.66Ghz C2D E6700, 4MB Cache, 1066Mhz

And that's only standard price. No doubt you will be able to find it for cheaper if you look hard enough for like $400, which is half of what it costs now.

And if you don't need that much power, $200 can still get you a very nice C2D.

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Originally posted by Fledz http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=5107 So roughly about AUD$500 for a 2.66Ghz C2D E6700, 4MB Cache, 1066Mhz And that's only standard price. No doubt you will be able to find it for cheaper if you look hard enough for like $400, which is half of what it costs now. And if you don't need that much power, $200 can still get you a very nice C2D.

pfft
get an entry level and overclock it - the overclock gain is better
my 1.8ghz e4300 is at 3.24ghz
that's better than the best core2duo you can get.

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I'll take the 4mb cache E6700 with its warranty and life over an OC chip with smaller cache etc. Thanks.

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Originally posted by sunrise3500 pfft get an entry level and overclock it - the overclock gain is better my 1.8ghz e4300 is at 3.24ghz that's better than the best core2duo you can get.

lol no way. It probably runs at about a million degrees, is inneficient and a major hazard, not only to your computer but to your warranty too.

I'll stick to a C2D anyday that's not overclocked. By all reports there really is no major gain in overclocking anymore, and that will be even more true when the quads etc come out.

nah it's fine. Under orthos load, it's high 50's, which is under the Intel max Tcase spec. And since that's Orthos load, real life applications and games are cooler! (Does it even push 50? Cant remember now..) So HARR! All it takes it not using the not so great stock intel cooler

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If you're happy with it then that's fine, but once you go core 2 duo, you never go back

the difference in cache sizes makes a minor difference at best, and will depend upon your motherboard making the most out of it.

CnC3 tibit from ign review

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Those of you looking for a leap forward in gameplay mechanics won't find it here, but fans of C&C and fast action RTS games will likely find this return to roots very appealing for its pace and traditional play. While we were hoping for a little more creativity, we couldn't help but have fun through the game's long GDI and Nod campaigns and shorter Scrin campaign. The skirmish was also a good ride even with some of the balancing issues in play. If you're looking for a game that makes it fun as hell to blow things up and leave quickly, C&C 3 is definitely for you.

meaning- "if you like playing the same game you were playing 10 years ago (and you havent aged and grown up in that time) then CnC3 will be good for you"

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You're so jaded pkc

nah, i just have a gaming rig of the century and i want to make sweet love to it with new and innovative gaming moments

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the new STALKER patch apparently significantly improves performance! (and fixed gameplay issues)
you lose your saved games though.

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^^ picking up my copy today

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