Im trying to find the best chip for the buck. Im sure theres a better chip then the two i selected for much cheaper, if you know one please tell me. I would be using it to play lots of games and possibly backing up my most watched dvds. Im not a hard core PC gamer but want to be set for the future of gaming. Both of these processors retail for $510-530 on newegg.
A E6700 will just f^&king destroy a
single FX-74 (I know some e-tailors break up the pairs)
If you have a pair of FX74s it actually pretty close, but then we are talking about $1000 worth of FX74s versus a $530 E6700.
The FX74s, you will..maybe..get a 200 mhz overclock, 10% on a VERY good day.
E6700 typically get 30% OC without even trying.
There is just no sane reason to by a Quad FX platform, that dog just don't hunt.
ASUS dropped the ball with the mobo. ExtremeTech has just updated their BIOS and gotten new fans from AMD that cut power and noise tremendously.
The thing was already fast using both chips, especially with Vista. Not everyone cares about OCing. That's just bragging rights for those of us with penis envy.
I would recommend getting the mobo and putting 1.8GHz Opterons in it. They do work. That cuts back on power even more and may ven save you a few bucks.
I just hope AMD releases a new reference mobo with a new HT3 chipset. They have it already but it's supposedly for Agena FX but it would work with FX.
Maybe they'll start using the new 6000+ core for FX so it is actually faster than FX62 with both chips.
Besides, YOU don't have to buy it.I don't think it's fair to say that. Don't forget, they were the
only ones who were even interested in providing a platform. I'm sure that ASUS probably lost money on that decision.