CPU price question

[keakar]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache $175

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache $230


now there is a $55 difference in price but why???????

i know its a 2.4 vs a 2.33 but is that .07 really noticable enough to pay another $55


maybe im missing something but i see no real difference between these two cpus.

can anyone explain is there any reason not to pick the 6550 over the 6600?

EDIT: i will NOT be overclocking

 

[sneekypeet]

first off the FSB's are different! one is 1066(6600) and the other is 1333 (6550)

 

[DOM]

I would spend $50 more for a Q6600

But for your ?

They need less volts for higher OC and OC better I think

 

[keakar]

first off the FSB's are different! one is 1066(6600) and the other is 1333 (6550)

but shouldnt the 1333fsb of the 2.33 be better than the 1066fsb of the higher priced e6600?

 

[sneekypeet]

lower multi with a higher bus...if that explains it....less OC potential I would think...not sure tho,as I still run 939

 

[keakar]

I would spend $50 more for a Q6600

But for your ?

They need less volts for higher OC and OC better I think

wel i was thinking about getting the e6550 which is $100 cheaper than the Q6600

and i will NOT be overclocking so it will run stock default settings

 

[DOM]

this would be better then if at stock E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz and its $200 cuz your from the US right ?

 

[keakar]

this would be better then if at stock E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz and its $200 cuz your from the US right ?

well i was thinking about that one but the point of this thread was to learn what makes those two i listed, what makes them be priced like that?

i dont understand why a higher fsb cpu is cheaper than a lower fsb one when except for .07 ghz difference they are virtually the same.

 

[DOM]

well i was thinking about that one but the point of this thread was to learn what makes those two i listed, what makes them be priced like that?

i dont understand why a higher fsb cpu is cheaper than a lower fsb one when except for .07 ghz difference they are virtually the same.

Well look at this review at xbitlabs well for those 2 the E6600 is better but since your not OCing the E6750 is better and cheaper then the E6600 the 1333MHz FSB is for just lil Performance gain

 

[keakar]

Well look at this review at xbitlabs well for those 2 the E6600 is better but since your not OCing the E6750 is better and cheaper then the E6600 the 1333MHz FSB is for just lil Performance gain

so then i was right in thinking those two are virtually the same since fsb vs extra ghz makes them about equal

 

[DOM]

well there almost the same but where you going to get a E6600 or just wanted to see how it was ?

But I would get the E6750 cuz your keeping it at stock and its only $25 more over the E6550 and its faster then a E6700 which is $320

 

[keakar]

well there almost the same but where you going to get a E6600 or just wanted to see how it was ?

But I would get the E6750 cuz your keeping it at stock and its only $25 more over the E6550 and its faster then a E6700 which is $320

actually im back tracking from getting a Q6600

im having second thoughts about ever really using the quad core before the computer would need upgrading.

i was thinking a good 2 core while prices are dropping would get me a few years down the line before i need a quad.

i naturally looked at the e6600 but then saw the e6550 and said WTF i need to figure those prices out.

 

[DOM]

well a Q6600 is better then a E6850

Multi-Core Confrontation: Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs. Core 2 Duo E6850

It beats the E6850 @ 3.85GHz at most the test and the Q6600 @ 3.6GHz

But I know you dont want to OC but you could save and get a cheaper one and just oc it a lil

 

[keakar]

well a Q6600 is better then a E6850

Multi-Core Confrontation: Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs. Core 2 Duo E6850

It beats the E6850 @ 3.85GHz at most the test and the Q6600 @ 3.6GHz

But I know you dont want to OC but you could save and get a cheaper one and just oc it a lil

now you've got me back on the merry-go-round lol.

 

[Darknova]

The prices are strange...Over here you pay less for the 1333Mhz FSB chips than the 1066Mhz FSB chips, even if they are both clocked the same.