to OC or not to OC?

I'm not sure if this is the best time to put together a new PC considering the roll that intel is on but Im kinda tired of my old PC.

So the question is should I buy quality MOBo, ram and other componenets and go cheap on the CPU like a Intel pentium E2180 and OC it should I just spring for a Core 2 dou E6850??

The only thing I'm worried about is are these processors clock for clock, meaning the same in freequncy performance or does the C2D architecture trumph the Pentium dual core?

If Oc'in is the better route right now, is there any better Oc'er than the E2180"?

Thanks alot.

why bother with the E6850

i dont know your budget but a good setup for overclocking would be

DFI LP DX x48 mobo

intel E2180 (or E8400) scyth ninja "copper" heatsink or low cost one would be the arctic cooling freezer 7 heatsink

HDD of your choice just stay 7200rpm or higher

crucial ballistix ddr2 800 pc2 6400 2X2Gb set

windows vista home premium 64bit

corsar tx650w psu

8800gts 512mb

why bother with the E6850

i dont know your budget but a good setup for overclocking would be

DFI LP DX x48 mobo

intel E2180 (or E8400) scyth ninja "copper" heatsink or low cost one would be the arctic cooling freezer 7 heatsink

HDD of your choice just stay 7200rpm or higher

crucial ballistix ddr2 800 pc2 6400 2X2Gb set

windows vista home premium 64bit

corsar tx650w psu

8800gts 512mb

-Socrates-

How much would that setup run him do you think? I'm just curious because I like the look of it a lot and I'm trying to put prices together for myself :)

[QUOTE="-Socrates-"]

why bother with the E6850

i dont know your budget but a good setup for overclocking would be

DFI LP DX x48 mobo

intel E2180 (or E8400) scyth ninja "copper" heatsink or low cost one would be the arctic cooling freezer 7 heatsink

HDD of your choice just stay 7200rpm or higher

crucial ballistix ddr2 800 pc2 6400 2X2Gb set

windows vista home premium 64bit

corsar tx650w psu

8800gts 512mb

Frantz22

How much would that setup run him do you think? I'm just curious because I like the look of it a lot and I'm trying to put prices together for myself :)

not to sure but here are the links just add them to your cart and newegg will calculate how much it is in total

E8400 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037&Tpk=e8400

or

Intel E2180 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116052

DFI LP DX X48 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136047

crucial ballistix 2X1GB set tho unless you want to pay 109 for the 2X2Gb set

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565

corsair tx650w psu - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

8800gts 512mb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127325

arctic cooling freezer 7 heatsink - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134