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Macbeth:
Hello all.

I have a quick question. My main Boinc crunching rig is getting old, (Athlon XP 2200+) I was thinking of getting either a Athlon 64 dual core 4400 or a Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180.

Which one would you recommend and what would be my the rac of each system if it was to run  Seti with a optimized client 24/7.

Thanks.  ;D

michael37:
I'd say about 1500 RAC either way. 

If you are looking for higher RAC, consider Intel Core 2 processor, such as E4XXX or E6XXX series processors.

Macbeth:
Thanks for the advice.

I'd like to go for the E6XXX series but alas my budget wont stretch that far.  :'(
Currently the processors that I mentioned are currently around the £50 mark near where I live.

sunu:
Core 2 Duo processors are highly overclockable so you could gain some more speed for free.

In various forums there are posts of people running their "low" E2xxx over 3Ghz.

Look around for which Core 2 Duo is more easily overclocked that  will give you more bang for your buck/quid.

msattler:
Bottom line.....if Seti crunching is one of your priorities, get a Core 2.  You can get an E2140 for about $75.00 (US)  and it should crunch the shorts off of any AMD in it's price range.

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