Pentium-DC E2160 performance at 3GHz

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Originally Posted by perkam

E2160 -> Under $100.

Perkam

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Here, in Serbia, prices are:
E2140 - 73.50€
E2160 - 83.50€

OMG!

I hope this becomes the next biostar/3600 amazing deal
http://www.penstarsys.com/reviews/mo...550/index.html

$80 for a mobo and chip that oc's very nicely

the performance diff between the E6850 , E4300 and E2160 in gaming is very big

If you consider overclocking then Pentium E2xxx is the best CPU for the price, without competition.
Someone asked about cheap mainboard.

Biostar 945P-A7A V8.X, $38
It does over 1200MHz FSB, so there are very cheap mainboards with great OC headroom for the budget Core2 Duos.

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Originally Posted by Thorry

LOL

No if everything were a dollar I wouldn't be able to buy anything as I do not live in the US ;)

But hey, let's look at AMD platform... wow 40$ for a mobo, excellent performance (equal to the 100$ mobo) and even some overclocking :P

Mobos don't need to be expensive, they never were but the last couple of years the prices been spiking to 300$ and above... That's just crazy...

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Ive never seen a am2 amd board for $40.
Thanks

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Originally Posted by Thorry

Mobos don't need to be expensive, they never were but the last couple of years the prices been spiking to 300$ and above... That's just crazy...

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That's because enthusiasts have been asking so much more from enthusiast mobo makers. Like the use of solid-state caps, more demanding power regulation and cooling requirements, more complicated/compatible/feature rich BIOS support (even for CPUs they're not required to support), LAN and sound has become standard, more quality diodes, more convenient user features like diagnostics LEDs and on-board power switches, among many other things users have been demanding over the years.

very nice results.. :) hahaha.. budget processors are nice.. :D

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Originally Posted by gOJDO

If you consider overclocking then Pentium E2xxx is the best CPU for the price, without competition.
Someone asked about cheap mainboard.

Biostar 945P-A7A V8.X, $38
It does over 1200MHz FSB, so there are very cheap mainboards with great OC headroom for the budget Core2 Duos.

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Thanks, that'll kick in once the $40 Celeron is out :up:

This should be a very nice budget processor

id like to see more benches.

A Pentium who actually is good and dosent burn down your House:D

This will be great Bang for The buck for an Wcg cruncher:)

i think i may pair one of these up with my current DS3, and use it for testing and reviewing, and then get one of the 45nm core 2 duos and the P35 DS3 when they are released for my gaming rig :)