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Old 05-31-2006, 09:39 PM
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Talking Re: Whats the best desktop CPU for around $200

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Originally Posted by wayout44
I'd suggest you look at the Pentium D930 as it's about that price and as it's a dual core it'll do your video editing much faster than those single core alternatives (it's a shame that cheapest dual core Athlon is about $100us dearer) but it will be a little slower at games than those other CPU's.
Yes, I am thinking of getting this same CPU for my 955chipset Foxconn motherboard. Price of CPU are getting cheaper because of the USDlrs fluctuation. Am using this for rendering and video editing.
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