accordidng to the wild rumours circulating aftet conroe is released, the X2 4600+ and the E6600 (the 2.40Ghz conroe) will both be about $300, so which should I buy, bearing in mind I want it entirely for gaming.

No Contest.

Start reading from message #153; 3rd post on the page:

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/har [...] c-150.html

I'm honestly amazed that this thread hasn't progressed to death threats yet. I guess most people have already got that out of their system!

If you're building a new system, I'd suggest you go for the conroe. You may have to wait for a cheaper motherboard and for the processor to be in stock ( I have no idea), but it will perform very well, especially when considering the price.

I'd only consider getting an X2 if you already have a 939 system. That is the path I am taking, but if I was building a new rig, it would be conroe for sure.

No contest; get the conroe.

16% on this forum are AMD fanboys or NOOBz, so far.

It has been said before in this thread, but I would get the Conroe.

If you are looking for a processor costing ~$200 or more, get Conroe.
If you are looking for a processor costing ~$150 or less, get AMD.

It's not really that simple, if you are looking at upgrading to Conroe later get a cheap intel dual core, that goes without saying.

The only thing I could think of to add is that it apears the Conroe will OC like crazy. If you dont do that then the difference would break down to if you have a 939 system or not. The other thing you may be thinking about is if you just have to have the faster of the two. 99% seem to think Conroe will be faster in most aps So there you have it the 4600 is a great chip if you already have the system to pop it in !

None of the above man. Go Cyrix. It wastes all contenders

None of the above man. Go Cyrix. It wastes all contenders

Now if your talking about Mortal Kombat 3 then oh yes indeed !!! LOL

None of the above man. Go Cyrix. It wastes all contenders

Now if your talking about Mortal Kombat 3 then oh yes indeed !!! LOL

I just cant resist whiping out the old Cyrix response every once in awhile. Its always great for comic relief.

Yeah~~4600+ x2 will be worth getting if it is $100 comparing to E6600's $300.

You pay any more for that CPU when going up against that Conroe, it's just a waste of money~~~~and its not just for gaming, its for everything you can do on a PC!!!!!

If you're getting a new powerful machine, Conroe is the way to go.....

Since you're bulding it to play games, maybe you concentrate on getting a decent video card instead.....

3 votes for X2. REALLY? Oh yeah that must of been MMM, 9cm, and sharikou.

Nah it'd be BM, 9nm and parrot.

Oh yeah the new wantabee fanboys....I doubt them fanboys could ever fill sharikou and MMM's shoes. They are just wantabees, and nothing more.

The Conroe E6300 will have a street price of $210 - $220. It will have the same performance of a X2 4400+ (or faster) in most applications. When converting video to DivX using VirtualDub, the E6300 has the same performance as the FX-62.

Gaming benchmarks basically shows that a lowly E6300 with a stock speed of just 1.86GHz can perform almost just as well as the FX-60. Gaming benchmarks for a CPU uses minimum graphics settings since CPUs are being compared, not video cards.

Click on the link I provided in my post above to see the benchmarks I am refering to.

Also, the Conroe E6600 will cost $316 in lots of 1,000. Street price will likely be between $360 - $380 per CPU.