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Okay, so I want to put together a new computer soley for 3d/rendering stuff. I should start by saying I dont know very much about computers. I think I've narrowed it down to an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.67G, or the Core 2 Duo Extreme, or the quad core kentsfield. I know the price differences are large, so I'm wondering if the performance difference will be worth it. I was also wondering if it is feasible to run two Core 2 Duo 2.67s, because even buying two of those saves about 300 dollars over the quad core kentsfield. Would performance be similar? Are any mother boards capable of running two Core 2 Dous? Sorry, all this is a bit foreign to me, I'm just trying to put together the best bang for the buck. I'd fill the rest in with the standard equip, at least 2 gb ddr2 memory, decent hard drive, video card, etc. But my real dilemma is what processor to start with.

Core 2 Duo is a very nice processor but I think the quad core will be the top and we need the top power when working with Maxwell. On the other hand I believe you should wait a little (if it's possible) because the price of the quad core will be too high at least for the first 2-3 months.

I would definitelly buy new quad core QX6700. Price is high, but if you want 4 cores, this is the cheepest solution. There are no dual motherboards for Core 2 Duo dual MB is only for xeon, so you would buy 2 PCs with ram. And 2GB of ram cost almost same amount like one Core 2 Duo. And with 2 PCs instead of one quad core you will have to render via net, that is another bothering task.

That is my opinion

Kentsfield is a nice CPU, but it never gets you twice the performance and costs like three times as much, so consider carefully if you can afford it.

Also I'd recommend 4GB of Ram.

I've got questions too that I think could be useful for you too Homegrown: If I get a dual MOBO with two Xeons do I have to buy RAM for each processor? I mean do I have to double the memory or both processors take advantage of all the RAM installed? I see that some dual MOBOs have two groups of slots for RAM.

Maybe get a DP Board with 771 Sockets, and get one dual core Xeon for ~300 bucks now and grab 2 new quadcores when their price is right.
4GB of Ram, a raptor(raid?) for OS disk and loooooaaads of storage should round it of

Im just speculating but that sounds so good i might just do it.

Okay so to some up, no motherboard would support two Core 2 duos. I dont know if it makes sense to buy a Xeon since it seems the consensus is the duo is a better processor. So I guess maybe the best bet is to wait a few months for the quad core to come down.

I thought (based on the speed tests here) that the socket 771 processors (Dual core Xeons, 5150 or 5160 specifically) were much faster/better than the core 2 duos…and it's funny how the same processor running windows through bootcamp on a Mac is faster than a true windows machine

all of You seen this thread ?

http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/view ... hp?t=20420

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