FX-60 VS E6300

[xjrs315]

I'm building an update rig;

My issue is CPU choice-- would I be better off using a FX-60 or a E6300 if I could build the FX-60 rig for less. I already have two gigs of DDR-400 ram.

There's a barebones unit on TigerDirect
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2937840&Sku=M452-2816%20G&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&CMP=AFC-LINKSHARE&AffiliateID=oI8a_5Zw8Rg-PmQSKr6IE9Srd42c1ep52Q)

Horrible case/mobo/psu... yeah. But it'll cost me less than a new rig with the C2D and a decent case/mobo/psu.

Advice?

 

[xjrs315]

Yeah, I've got a decent PSU lying around, the barebones PSU would probably be dead in a week anyway.

Based on performance charts the FX60 and e6300 seem identical.

I'm not interested in upgrade potential, or overclocking.

 

[Heyyou27]

I think the FX60 would be slightly faster at stock, but if you need to get a socket 939 CPU, go for an Opteron 170.