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Cheapest QUADCORE CPU

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Athlon X4 860K is probably the cheapest one worth a damn, it's about double what a Q6600 has to offer IIRC

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Just now, GeorgeKellow said:

I'm looking at that now 

Q6600 is a pretty good chip BUT the down factor is that it is a very old chip. If you can get something higher than a Q6600 go for it (Q####)

Also if you decide to go for the 6600 get a decent cooler and overclock the crap out of it. 

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138 is a good number.

 

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Just now, GeorgeKellow said:

My friend has like no money xD

tell him wait a bit. 

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138 is a good number.

 

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Just now, themctipers said:

Q6600 is a pretty good chip BUT the down factor is that it is a very old chip. If you can get something higher than a Q6600 go for it (Q####)

Also if you decide to go for the 6600 get a decent cooler and overclock the crap out of it. 

Would a 212evo fit on it? 

 

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Just now, themctipers said:

Also if you decide to go for the 6600 get a decent cooler and overclock the crap out of it. 

You will need it...  to run a GTX 660.

You might want to look at used i5s since I bet people are willing to sell them for less than they are worth.  (While Haswell might be possible, I was thinking of older gens.)

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Just now, GeorgeKellow said:

Would a 212evo fit on it? 

 

Yes a 212 evo would fit on it. The 212 evo supports LGA 775 which the Q6600 is LGA 775.

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138 is a good number.

 

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What would be the cheapest overclockable mobo to go with it? 

Any decent motherboard. Even a entry grade mobo would overclock it but it wont get as good and as stable of a overclock than a better motherboard. Personally, I have a ASUS P5Q SE and it overclocks from 2.8ghz to 3.4ghz.

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AMD 5350.

 

36£ @Overclockers.co.uk 

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-athlon-5350-2.05ghz-quad-core-processor-retail-socket-am1-cp-377-am.html

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1 minute ago, VirusStorm said:

EDIT: found a better one

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i3-2100-SR05C-3-10GHz-Socket-LGA1155-CPU-/331786917568?hash=item4d400a96c0:g:yj0AAOSwDuJWx1jX

I may have found a even better option...  for dirt cheap PCs anyways.

It is probably a little slower but a true quad core with HYPER THREADING

X5550 for 13 euros LGA 1136

 

For the Best builds and Price lists here is a world where many points of the price have been predefined already for your convenience!

The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers.

The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't.

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