Cheapest Core 2 Duo Processor That Won't Bottleneck A Pair Of 4850's

What's the cheapest (oldest) Core 2 Duo Processor that won't bottleneck a pair of 4850's?

I will buy used on eBay. And when I say cheap, I mean $50 used cheap.

I want to run Crysis @ 1920*1080 high settings with a 23 fps min with a pair of ATI HD 4850's in crossfire.

If your budget is $50, your choices are going to be limited on EBay.

I'm not sure what motherboard you're running but on a good board, I have an old E6600 that performs well.

http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.ph...42&postcount=7

The 4MB of L2 cache on these chips helps out when gaming compared to most CPUs in this price range.

For $60 including shipping, it's all yours. Send me a PM if you're interested.

Find ur self a E5200 and overclock it to 4G and u will not see BN on 4850s

Yeah, [H] FS/FT is going to be far cheaper then eBay, depending how how hard you look into it. On [H], you can find Q6600 for about 120USD, and E6600 for about 45USD.

E6600 would certainly be a decent CPU and they OC fairly well.

Originally Posted by PC_User

E6600 would certainly be a decent CPU and they OC fairly well.

I have one and can confirm this

Originally Posted by /rant/

I have one and can confirm this

I simply remember getting the E6750 because it was about $20 less than the E6600, and I couldn't understand why the latter was more expensive. Having that higher multiplier really helps when overclocking, especially if the motherboard cannot go over a certain FSB speed.

Originally Posted by PC_User

I simply remember getting the E6750 because it was about $20 less than the E6600, and I couldn't understand why the latter was more expensive. Having that higher multiplier really helps when overclocking, especially if the motherboard cannot go over a certain FSB speed.

Supply and demand.

Originally Posted by PC_User

I simply remember getting the E6750 because it was about $20 less than the E6600, and I couldn't understand why the latter was more expensive. Having that higher multiplier really helps when overclocking, especially if the motherboard cannot go over a certain FSB speed.

probably a whole bunch of people who read about the q6600, but accidentally bought the e6600 because they thought it was the q?

Originally Posted by SolidBladez

Supply and demand.

I think the higher multiplier had something to do with it as well.