someone asked me this but i have no clue

is it better to have a higher bus speed or higher processor speed? what would you recommend out of these 2 processors?!

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz FSB:1066 Cache: 2MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz FSB:800 Cache: 2MB

 

If you plan to overclock I believe the higher FSB is better.

 

higher is always better

 

I thought FSB was old tech by now.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_side_bus

 

6300

 

If I already have a decent monitor and a case that can handle alot of stuff... you all think I can build a decent gaming/media PC for $600?

 

you can get a good mobo and processor for that, do you have the hard drive mem ect?

But i guess i assume everyone builds computers.

 

It's a bit against the grain of most people. But if you go with an AMD 690G chipset on the mobo with an AMD Phenom, toss in at least a Nvidia 9600GT card and 4gb ram. You are set. That should come in well under $600.

 

Labarinth and I shopped for a NICE desktop setup minus the monitor and case maybe 9 - 12 months ago and we built a nice setup for $600 and a VERY NICE one for $800.

Within the next month or so I will be piecing together a new system.

 

The way I always understood it, if you plan to OC *at all* the higher FSB is a lot better. Though that could very well apply to just regular un-OC speeds too.