stewpotty Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi All, I am about to build my first Hackintosh and have a list of parts just stuck on which processor to buy. I am torn between the; Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Kentsfield Core, S775, 2.40 GHz 1066MHz 8MB Cache, 9x Multiplier, Retail £120.90 or Intel Core 2 Duo, E8400, Wolfdale Core, S775, 3.0 GHz, 1333MHz, 6MB Cache, 9x Multiplier, Retail £113.38 It is mainly for Core Apps, 3D rendering, plus general use.. Here is the rest of the list so far, hoping to order this week.... 512MB Sapphire HD3850 PCI-E2.0 (x16), 1656MHz GDDR3, GPU 668MHz, 320 Cores, 2xDVI-I/HDTV, HDCP Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R, iP45 Express, S775, PCI-E 2.0x16, DDR2 1066/1200/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-18 I am sure both will be fine, any comments appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodeguerriero Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi, check this out: Tests It's in italian, but it's easy. You have to choose the two CPUs and the test (which are listed in english). You'll be shown a chart giving you the results of all the CPUs listed and the two you chose will be in red. maybe there is something that can help you to decide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnx12 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Wow i've been trying to decide that exact same thing. Weird on that site the dual-core does better on a lot of the tests.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpotty Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi, Quad core it is, great as I can get this for £399.95 delivered and was hoping to be under £400. I figure the GPU is more important for core apps especially motion and I can look into overclocking the processor should I become impatient. Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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